Hiya Hughesies!

We made it!!! It’s the FINAL week of the 2010 Hughes Summer!

For the last time this year….Here’s the “411” for the week

Symposium Prep-

Regardless of your symposium presentation format, or other opportunities to practice,  ALL scholars are expected to attend one practice session this week (8/3 or 8/4) and review their FINAL presentation with a grad student.

We’ll provide dinner in 216 Stimson Hall at 5pm, and then break out into practice rooms at 5:30pm.

Upcoming events:

*Monday, August 2nd  –Panel on Scientific Information & Informed Consent- The Case of Henrietta Lacks, 206 Stimson Hall, 5pm – 7pm. We will have invited guest speakers join us to talk about the many different aspects of the book. Dinner will be provided.

*Tuesday, August 3rd – Symposium Practice Session #2. 5:00PM – 7:30PM, Stimson Hall.

*Wednesday, August 4th – Symposium Practice Session #2. 5:00pm- 7:30pm, Stimson Hall.

*Friday, August 6th– 3^rd Annual Cornell Hughes Scholars Research Symposium. Invites were sent last week to all Biology faculty members, including your mentors. Please invite you friends and lab mates to join us as well.

Here is the Symposium schedule for the day:

Morning Session (9:30am – 11:00am):

226 Weill Hall- Stem Cell

221 Weill Hall – Cell Biology / Biochemistry & Chemistry

Poster Session & Reception (12noon – 1:30pm) 2^nd Floor Atrium, Weill Hall

Afternoon Session (2:00pm – 4:00pm)

224 Weill Hall- Ecology & Evolutionary Biology/Neurobiology & Behavior

226 Weill Hall- Microbiology & Virology

221 Weill Hall- Genetics/Diseases & Pathogenesis

4:30pm – Group Picture (Weill Hall Staircase- near Biotech)

Program Evaluations-Please stay tuned for an email from us about completing a program evaluation for the summer.

Have a good week!

Pam

Hiya Hughesies!

Hope you enjoyed your weekend. I was in NYC on Friday to visit Weill Cornell and then spent some time at my heaven on earth, MACY’S!

Symposium Sign-ups- CLOSED!

Symposium Practice #1 Sign-ups- CLOSED!

Symposium Abstract-due NO LATER than TODAY!

The formatting requirements for your Final Symposium Abstract are:

•Please include a title & your name

•Also include faculty mentor & department

•Should include brief background on the project, the approach/methods used, and any preliminary data or results

•Should be no longer than 300 words in length

•Should be written in 11pt font – Times

All abstracts should be sent electronically to me at pd43.

Upcoming events:

* Symposium Practice Session #1 – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday this week (July 27^th -29^th) 5pm – 7pm, Stimson Hall. ALL Scholars are expected to attend a practice session this week. We will meet at 5pm in 216 Stimson for dinner. Practice will begin at 5:30pm.  Each evening, scholars will be broken into groups of 6-7 each and will meet with a graduate student. At this practice, regardless of symposium presentation format (Talk or Poster), every scholar will display a draft of their presentation and speak for 12 minutes. Data IS NOT required at this point, this is a first draft of your work!

*Stem Cell Journal Club- Two events this week! Wednesday, July 28^th- 12:00pm – 1:30pm- Butcher Lab tour & Pizza lunch. Thursday, July 29^th – 12:00pm – 1:30pm- Lunch and discussion with Dr. Lisa Fortier in S1007 Schurman Hall.

*Thursday, July 29^th, Hughes Faculty Lecture & Lunch: w/ Guest Speaker: Dr. Ian Hewson, 12- 1:30pm, 226 Weill Hall. We have asked Dr. Hewson to give a presentation on his research on biological oceanography and microbial ecology (known as microbial oceanography) and understanding the structure and function of the marine microbial loop and how it relates to biogeochemical function on local and global scales. For more information on his work, visit this link:

http://www.micro.cornell.edu/cals/micro/research/labs/hewson-lab/index.cfm

Lunch will be provided. Students interested in attending should email me (pd43) NO LATER than 10am Wednesday (7/28) morning.

*Friday, July 30^th, Laurel & Pam Out of the Office. This Friday, we’ll be taking our Leadership Alliance Summer Program to a symposium in East Brunswick, NJ. We will be available by email all day.

Travel/Leave Request forms

If folks are going to be away for a short period of time during the program, they must complete a travel/leave request form. It must be signed by your research mentor and provide dates for when you will make up the absence. The forms are in my office.

On Deck Items (Information on stuff in the weeks to come):

-Week of August 2^nd- Final symposium practices

-August 6^th – 3^rd Annual Hughes Research Symposium

-August 5^th- Program Evaluations and Progress reports DUE!!

Have a good week!

Pam

Hiya Hughesies!

Hope you enjoyed your weekend. I went to Harris Hill in Elmira to watch gliders take off (http://www.harrishillsoaring.org/). Unfortunately the wind picked up to 15 knots and it was too rough to fly. The view was spectacular nonetheless!

JOURNAL CLUBS are finished! Thanks to everyone for making an effort to attend journal clubs.

Symposium Sign-ups- Signups went live on Friday. If you haven’t done so yet, please be sure to sign up for a talk or poster. Talks are scheduled and organized by research disciplines.

https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1eyY_QU4fD3tUkUHa3sksw8pv55uIvPgRsU-LGZ90H5g&hl=en&authkey=CJqyxR0

Symposium Abstract-due NO LATER than Monday, July 26^th.

The formatting requirements for your Final Symposium Abstract are:

•Please include a title & your name

•Also include faculty mentor & department

•Should include brief background on the project, the approach/methods used, and any preliminary data or results

•Should be no longer than 300 words in length

•Should be written in 11pt font – Times

All abstracts should be sent electronically to me at pd43.

Upcoming events:

*Tuesday, July 20^th, How to Give a Truly Wonderful Hughes Presentation, 4:45pm – 6:00pm, Morrison Room, Corson-Mudd Halls (FINAL SESSION!) Attendance at ONE of these sessions is mandatory for all Hughes Scholars. This is step one in prep for the Hughes Scholars Research Symposium on August 6^th. Laurel will discuss the various parts of a scientific presentation, and share expectations for poster and oral presentations at the symposium.

*Wednesday, July 21^st, FINAL Summer Book Discussion, 5:00pm – 7:00pm, 206 Stimson Hall. We’ll meet one last time to discuss the third section of the book. We will also have two guest speakers with us. Dr. Nick Salvatore from the school of Industrial Labor Relations, and Dr. Gary Evans, from Human Ecology.

Dr. Salvatore is a noted scholar and author and will share his experience of “giving birth” to his works. He’s written books on Eugene V. Debbs, Rev. C.L. Franklin, and Amos Webber.

http://www.nicksalvatore.com/default.cfm

Dr. Evans will share his experience working with human subjects. He is an environmental and developmental psychologist. He has been conducting a longitudinal study on the effect physical environments have on health and well being among children. In particular he is looking at the environment of poverty.

http://www.human.cornell.edu/che/bio.cfm?netid=gwe1

*Stem Cell Journal Club- NO Meeting this week

*Thursday, July 22^nd, Hughes Faculty Lecture & Lunch: w/ Guest Speaker: Dr. Chris Fromme, 12- 1:30pm, 226 Weill Hall. We have asked Dr. Fromme to give a presentation on his research on how proteins and membranes are trafficked within eukaryotic cells. For more information on his work, visit this link:

http://mbg.cornell.edu/cals/mbg/faculty-staff/faculty/fromme.cfm

Lunch will be provided. Students interested in attending should email me (pd43) NO LATER than 10am Wednesday (7/21) morning.

*Friday, July 23^rd, Bus Trip to NYC. We will depart campus by 6:15am to arrive in NYC as close to 11:30am as possible. Students who have signed up will receive another email discussing final details of the trip. We will be dropped off at Weill Cornell Medical College. We will depart NYC by 7pm. Students who miss our return trip will be responsible for finding their own transportation back to Ithaca. We will provide, breakfast, snacks, and movies on the bus. If you are attending, please remind your research mentors that you will not be on campus.

Travel/Leave Request forms

If folks are going to be away for a short period of time during the program, they must complete a travel/leave request form. It must be signed by your research mentor and provide dates for when you will make up the absence. The forms are in my office.

On Deck Items (Information on stuff in the weeks to come):

-July 26^th, ABSOLUTELY FINAL DEADLINE for symposium Abstract!

-July 27^th, Symposium presentation practices begin

-Week of August 2^nd- Final symposium practices

-August 6^th – 3^rd Annual Hughes Research Symposium

Have a good week!

Pam

Hiya Hughesies!

Hope you enjoyed your weekend. I spent most of my weekend at one of my most favorite places in the world, Seneca Lake. We are in our 6^th week of the Hughes program. Summer is moving fast!

Journal Clubs – FINAL WEEK of SESSION #2:

If you have done so yet, this is your FINAL chance to sign up for a journal club:

Click to open or copy and paste into your web browser:

• 2010 Hughes Journal Club Session #2 https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AaYoSSWBHrLPZHY3NWNwdl8xNzNnd3M2N3JjZA&hl=en&authkey=CPyV_dME4JEF

A few notes to remember about Journal Clubs:

1.) Links to the journal articles have been provided in the chart.
2.) Each scholar is expected to attend one session #2 during the next two weeks.  Each session should have no less than three people, but no more than six.
3.) Scholars are expected to have read the article prior to the session day.
4.) Scholars should arrive in 216 Stimson Hall by 5pm. We’ll provide dinner and information on what room in Stimson you will be meeting.

Upcoming events:

*Tuesday, July 13^th, Hughes Faculty Lecture & Lunch: w/ Guest Speaker: Dr. Joe Fetcho, Neurobiology & Behavior, 12- 1:30pm, Whittaker Room 4^th Floor, Corson Hall. We have asked Dr. Fetcho to give a presentation on his research on movements produced by the brain and spinal cord. For more information on his work, visit this link:

http://www.nbb.cornell.edu/neurobio/Fetcho/index.htm

Lunch will be provided. Students interested in attending should email me (pd43) no later than 10am tomorrow morning.

*Tuesday, July 13^th, Journal Clubs (Session #2). 5:00p -7:00pm, 216 Stimson Hall. Students must check in with me in 216 Stimson. Grab a bite to eat, and then report to assigned seminar rooms.

*Thursday, July 15^th, Stem Cell Journal Club- Weekly meeting and lunch. 12-1:30pm, S1007 Schurman Hall.

*Thursday, July 15^th, Journal Clubs (Session #2). 5:00pm -7:00pm, 216 Stimson Hall. Students must check in with me in 216 Stimson. Grab a bite to eat, and then report to assigned seminar rooms.

*Friday, July 16^th, How to Give a Truly Wonderful Hughes Presentation, 12:00pm – 1:30pm, Morrison Room, Corson-Mudd Halls. Attendance at ONE of these sessions is mandatory for all Hughes Scholars. This is step one in prep for the Hughes Scholars Research Symposium on August 6^th. Laurel will discuss the various parts of a scientific presentation, and share expectations for poster and oral presentations at the symposium.

*Friday, July 16^th, Sign-ups for Symposium Presentations will go “LIVE.”

Travel/Leave Request forms

If folks are going to be away for a short period of time during the program, they must complete a travel/leave request form. It must be signed by your research mentor and provide dates for when you will make up the absence. The forms are in my office.

On Deck Items (Information on stuff in the weeks to come):

-July 20^th How to Give a Truly Wonderful Hughes Presentation (Last chance!)

-July 21^st – Panel Discussion on the Case of Henrietta Lacks (*NEW*)

-July 22^nd, Hughes Symposium Abstract Submission Deadline!!!

-July 22^nd, Hughes Faculty Lecture & Lunch: Guest Speaker, Dr. Chris Fromme (Cornell and Hughesie Alum!!)

-July 23^rd, Bus trip to NYC

Have a good week!

Pam

Hiya Hughesies!

Sorry for the tardiness of this posting. The long Holiday weekend had us playing catch up for most of the day! Hope you were able to enjoy some fireworks and a cookout. I hear that there are BIG plans going on for a World Cup BBQ too! Very cool!

Short Post this week:

Journal Clubs – SESSION #2 Start this week:

Sign-ups for Session#2 are provided via a Google document found at the link below:

Click to open or copy and paste into your web browser:

• 2010 Hughes Journal Club Session #2 https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AaYoSSWBHrLPZHY3NWNwdl8xNzNnd3M2N3JjZA&hl=en&authkey=CPyV_dME4JEF

A few notes to remember about Journal Clubs:

1.) Links to the journal articles have been provided in the chart.
2.) Each scholar is expected to attend one session #2 during the next two weeks.  Each session should have no less than three people, but no more than six.
3.) Scholars are expected to have read the article prior to the session day.
4.) Scholars should arrive in 216 Stimson Hall by 5pm. We’ll provide dinner and information on what room in Stimson you will be meeting.

Upcoming events:

*Tuesday, July 6^th, Journal Clubs (Session #2). 5:00pm -7:00pm, 216 Stimson Hall. Students must check in with me in 216 Stimson. Grab a bite to eat, and then report to assigned seminar rooms.

*Wednesday, July 7^th, 2nd  Meeting for Henrietta Lacks Summer Book Club, 206 Stimson Hall. We’ll provide dinner at 5pm, and then our group discussion will begin at 5:30pm. Just a reminder to read through the end of Part II and post your first blog post by the end of today!!  https://sites.google.com/site/helabook/ If you have trouble accessing the site let Srich (sm443) know. You must log in to your Cmail account and click on ‘Sites’. This will take you to the helabook website as an author. Then just go to Hela Blogs Part I and click on ‘new post’ to get started.

*Thursday, July 8^th, Stem Cell Journal Club- Weekly meeting and lunch. 12-1:30pm, S1007 Schurman Hall.

*Thursday, July 8^th, Journal Clubs (Session #2). 5:00pm -7:00pm, 216 Stimson Hall. Students must check in with me in 216 Stimson. Grab a bite to eat, and then report to assigned seminar rooms.

Travel/Leave Request forms

If folks are going to be away for a short period of time during the program, they must complete a travel/leave request form. It must be signed by your research mentor and provide dates for when you will make up the absence. The forms are in my office.

On Deck Items (Information on stuff in the weeks to come):

-July 13^th, Hughes Faculty Lecture & Luncheon, Guest Speaker- Dr. Joe Fetcho

-Wk of July 12^th, Final Hughes Journal Clubs

-July 16^th, How to Give a Truly Wonderful Hughes Presentation

-July 22^nd, Hughes Symposium Abstract Submission Deadline!!!

Have a good week!

Pam

Hiya Hughesies!

I am posting a bit early this week, because Laurel and I will be in a day-long retreat tomorrow. I hope you were able to stay cool this weekend. I was sad to see the USA lose to Ghana, but I did order my Tim Howard Club Everton jersey today! Watch out Derek Jeter, I have a new crush

JULY 4^th Holiday!

In Ithaca, the fireworks are NEVER on the 4^th, but rather before. This year the Community Fireworks have been moved to the campus of TC3 in Dryden on Thursday, July 1^st.

http://communityfireworks.com/

Also, the University (including our office) will be closed on Monday, July 5^th in observance of the holiday. Please check with your faculty member and lab to see what is expected of you for that day as well.

Journal Clubs continue this week:

This is the final week of Session#1 journal clubs. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do so ASAP! For more information, please read on:

Sign-ups for Session#1 are provided via a Google document found at the link below:

Click to open or copy and paste into your web browser:

• 2010 Hughes Journal Club Session #1 <https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AaYoSSWBHrLPZHY3NWNwdl8xNzJkaHJqYmpkNg&hl=en&invite=CIrF4JEF>

A few notes to remember about Journal Clubs:

1.) Links to the journal articles have been provided in the chart.
2.) Each scholar is expected to attend one session #1 during the next two weeks.  Each session should have no less than three people, but no more than six.
3.) Scholars are expected to have read the article prior to the session day.
4.) Scholars should arrive in 216 Stimson Hall by 5pm. We’ll provide dinner and information on what room in Stimson you will be meeting.

Upcoming events:

*Tuesday, June 29^th, Lunch w/ Laurel (Mudd, & Uris Halls), 12:00pm – 1:30pm, Rosenblatt Room, Mudd Hall. Students in these buildings will meet Laurel for lunch to talk science. We’ll order lunch, you only need to show up!

*Tuesday, June 29^th, Lab Tours and Talk about Getting Involved with Research, 2:30pm-4:00pm We are looking for about 8 students who would be willing to take 3 students to your lab and show them around- talk to them about how you got interested in research and got involved.  The tour should last about 30 minutes, then everyone will come back together for a panel discussion and questions.

The students are admitted freshmen in the College of Arts and Sciences that are here for the summer in the Pre-freshmen Summer Program.  They will be very excited to be at Cornell and to meet you!

If interested, please send an email to Laurel (les3). Any one have any friends working in chemistry or physics?- we need them also!

*Tuesday, June 29^th, Journal Clubs (Session #1). 5:00pm -7:00pm, 216 Stimson Hall. Students must check in with me in 216 Stimson. Grab a bite to eat, and then report to assigned seminar rooms.

*Wednesday, June 30^th, Graduate Student & Hughes Alumni Panel Discussion, 5:00pm – 7:00pm, 206 Stimson Hall. We have asked some graduate students and a few Hughes Alums to join us for dinner and discussion about their experiences in graduate school. They come from varied backgrounds and research areas. They will be candid and share their unique perspectives about life as a graduate student.

We STRONGLY encourage scholars to attend this event. These invited guests are excited to meet with you and answer any questions you might have. We’ll provide a tasty dinner. Scholars interested in attending, please send me an email (pd43) by Tuesday, June 29^th.

*Thursday, July 1^st, Stem Cell Journal Club- Weekly meeting and lunch. 12-1:30pm, S1007 Schurman Hall.

*Thursday, July 1st, Journal Clubs (Session #1). 5:00pm -7:00pm, 216 Stimson Hall. Students must check in with me in 216 Stimson. Grab a bite to eat, and then report to assigned seminar rooms.

*Friday, July 2^nd, Lunch w/ Laurel  (Baker Institute & VMC) 12:00pm – 1:30pm, S1007 Schurman Hall. Students in these buildings will meet Laurel for lunch to talk science. We’ll provide lunch, you only need to show up!

Travel/Leave Request forms

If folks are going to be away for a short period of time during the program, they must complete a travel/leave request form. It must be signed by your research mentor and provide dates for when you will make up the absence. The forms are in my office.

On Deck Items (Information on stuff in the weeks to come):

-Week of July 2^nd, Hughes Journal Club (Session #2) begins

-July 13^th, Hughes Faculty Lecture & Luncheon, Guest Speaker- Dr. Joe Fetcho

-July 16th, “How to Give a Truly Wonderful Talk,” w/ Laurel

Have a good week!

Pam

June 21 2010

Happy First Day of Summer and Wimbledon Opening day!! I hope you were able to enjoy the nice weather this weekend.

Journal Clubs begin this week!

During the next 4 weeks, each scholar will attend 2 Journal club sessions (Session #1 and Session#2). Sign-ups for Session#1 are provided via a Google document found at the link below:

Click to open or copy and paste into your web browser:

• 2010 Hughes Journal Club Session #1 <https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AaYoSSWBHrLPZHY3NWNwdl8xNzJkaHJqYmpkNg&hl=en&invite=CIrF4JEF>

A few notes to remember about Journal Clubs:

1.) Links to the journal articles have been provided in the chart.
2.) Each scholar is expected to attend one session #1 during the next two weeks.  Each session should have no less than three people, but no more than six.
3.) Scholars are expected to have read the article prior to the session day.
4.) Scholars should arrive in 216 Stimson Hall by 5pm. We’ll provide dinner and information on what room in Stimson you will be meeting.

Upcoming events:

*Monday, June 21st, Lunch w/ Laurel (Olin, Savage, Stocking, &  Wing), 12:00pm – 1:30pm, 101 Kennedy Hall. Students in this building will meet Laurel for lunch to talk science. We’ll order lunch, you only need to show up!

*Tuesday, June 22nd, Lunch w/ Laurel (Weill Hall), 12:00pm – 1:30pm, 121 Weill Hall. Students in this building will meet Laurel for lunch to talk science. We’ll order lunch, you only need to show up!

*Tuesday, June 22^nd, Journal Clubs (Session #1). 5:00pm -7:00pm, 216 Stimson Hall. Students must check in with me in 216 Stimson. Grab a bite to eat, and then report to assigned seminar rooms.

*Wednesday, June 23^rd, Summer Book Club, 1^st Meeting, 5:00pm – 7:00pm, 216 Stimson Hall. Srich has been in touch with book club members. Please have your reading assignment (pp 1- 86) completed by the first meeting. We will meet in 216 Stimson, grab a bite to eat, and then proceed on to our group discussion.

*Thursday, June 24th, Stem Cell Journal Club- Weekly meeting and lunch. 12-1:30pm, S1007 Schurman Hall. Stem Cell Scholars will be meeting with Laurel.

*Thursday, June 24^th, Journal Clubs (Session #1). 5:00pm -7:00pm, 216 Stimson Hall. Students must check in with me in 216 Stimson. Grab a bite to eat, and then report to assigned seminar rooms.

*Friday, June 25th, Lunch w/ Laurel  (BTI, Bradfield, Emerson) 12:00pm – 1:30pm, Room 100 Mann Library. Students in this building will meet Laurel for lunch to talk science. We’ll provide lunch, you only need to show up!

Lab Tours and Talk about Getting Involved with Research

On June 29th from 2:30-4:00 we are looking for about 8 students who would be willing to take 3 students to your lab and show them around- talk to them about how you got interested in research and got involved.  The tour should last about 30 minutes, then everyone will come back together for a panel discussion and questions.

The students are admitted freshmen in the College of Arts and Sciences that are here for the summer in the Prefreshmen Summer Program.  They will be very excited to be at Cornell and to meet you!

If interested, please send an email to Laurel (les3). Any one have any friends working in chemistry or physics?- we need them also!

Travel/Leave Request forms

If folks are going to be away for a short period of time during the program, they must complete a travel/leave request form. It must be signed by your research mentor and provide dates for when you will make up the absence. The forms are in my office.

On Deck Items (Information on stuff in the weeks to come):

-June 30^th- Graduate Student & Hughes Alumni Panel

-Week of July 2^nd, Hughes Journal Club (Session #2) begins

-July 13^th, Hughes Faculty Lecture & Luncheon, Guest Speaker- Dr. Joe Fetcho

Have a good week!

Pam

June 14, 2010

Hope your weekend was pleasant. Saturday, I had a blast watching the World Cup match with England and the USA. I will admit I now have a BIG crush on USA goalie Tim Howard, and did feel a little bad for England’s goalie, Robert Green.

Stipend Checks

Scholars receiving a stipend this summer- we hope to have your checks this week. I have confirmed that they were processed, and have been assured that money will be available no later than the end of this week. I know for many this isn’t the best news, and I apologize for the delay. The system by which we have appointed you, is processed through the bursar’s office. So students will need to submit a request to the Bursar’s office for a check from your account. Scholars who have questions, please stop in and see me.

COLTS

Scholars who are being paid hourly- COLTS Approvals are due Wednesday, June 16^th by 10am. Please remind your supervisor they must approve your hours no later than 12noon on Wednesday. Questions about access to the online COLTS system, should be directed to your research department payroll representative.

OSHA Lab Safety Training on Blackboard

Scholars who were not able to attend the OSHA Lab Safety training seminar on Wednesday, June 10^th, should go to the following link:

http://blackboard.cornell.edu/, create an account using your Cornell Net ID. The course is listed under Environmental Health & Safety.

Research Project Description were due LAST Friday, June 11^th.

You should describe the project that you will be working on this summer. Please include the question that you are asking, general background information on the project and the approach that you are taking to answer this question.

It should be approximately 1 page in length. In general, 4-5 sentences should be sufficient to cover the specific background information and the same amount to describe your project. All descriptions must be submitted electronically to me at pd43.

Upcoming events:

*Tuesday, June 15th, Lunch w/ Laurel (Vet Research Tower), 12:00pm – 1:30pm, S1007 Schurman Hall. Students in this building will meet Laurel for lunch to talk science. We’ll order lunch, you only need to show up! (Please Note- STEM CELL SCHOLARS at the VET School will meet separately for lunch.)

*Tuesday, June 15th, Walk-in Appointments w/ Dr. Joel Oppenheim, Sr. Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, NYU. Scholars who would like to make an appointment to meet with Dean Oppenheim one on one, he has sent aside some time on Tuesday afternoon for student appointments. He will be meeting with students from 1:30pm – 4:15pm in 216 Stimson. Interested scholars should email me at pd43 by Monday, June 14th. Appointment slots STILL AVAILABLE!

*Tuesday, June 15^th, “Applying to PhD and MD/PhD Programs: A Dean’s Perspective”w/ Dr. Joel Oppenheim, Sr. Associate Dean for Graduate Studies , NYU School of Medicine- 5pm, Morrison Room, Corson-Mudd Halls.  We STRONGLY encourage you to attend this very informative and useful seminar.

*Thursday, June 17^th, Stem Cell Journal Club- 1^st meeting and luncheon. 12-1:30pm, Location TBA. Stem Cell Scholars will meet with Laurel to discuss the format for journal club and funding updates.

*Friday, June 18^th, Lunch w/ Laurel  (Corson & Comstock Halls) 12:00pm – 1:30pm, A306 Corson Hall. Students in this building will meet Laurel for lunch to talk science. We’ll order lunch, you only need to show up!

Books for Summer Book Club have been ordered. Hope to have them by the end of the week. Students who signed up at Retreat will receive an email to pick up their book. First meeting is June 23rd at 5pm, in Stimson hall.

Lab Tours and Talk about Getting Involved with Research

On June 29th from 2:30-4:00 we are looking for about 8 students who would be willing to take 3 students to your lab and show them around- talk to them about how you got interested in research and got involved.  The tour should last about 30 minutes, then everyone will come back together for a panel discussion and questions.

The students are admitted freshmen in the College of Arts and Sciences that are here for the summer in the Prefreshmen Summer Program.  They will be very excited to be at Cornell and to meet you!

If interested, please send an email to Laurel (les3). Any one have any friends working in chemistry or physics?- we need them also!

Travel/Leave Request forms

If folks are going to be away for a short period of time during the program, they must complete a travel/leave request form. It must be signed by your research mentor and provide dates for when you will make up the absence. The forms are in my office, and will be made available online by the end of the week.

On Deck Items (Information on stuff in the weeks to come):

-Week of June 22^nd- Hughes Journal Clubs begin!

-June 23rd – Summer Book Club 1^st meeting

-June 30^th- Graduate Student & Hughes Alumni Panel

Have a good week!

Pam

Hiya Hughesies!

This is the first official Hughes 411 of Summer 2010!

What’s the “411?”

Each week I will post the 411 with info on events happening in the program. Most weeks I will post on Mondays.

Hughes Retreat at Arnot Forest

Yesterday was fantastic! We hope you had fun and met some new people. Rick made a special point to tell me how much he appreciated all your hard work, and was impressed with how willing every one was to help.

Head Into the Lab

Now that we kicked off the program with our retreat… it’s time to get down to work in lab. Just a reminder that we expect you started working the lab today.

List-serve sign ups

I wrote at the beginning of the month about signing up for the Hughes List serve. If you haven’t done so yet, please do it ASAP. This will be the 1^st and only time I will send the 411 message to your individual emails.

To sign up, please send an email to lyris@cornell.edu from the email address you’d prefer the mail to be delivered to and in the body of the message write:

join CORNELLHUGHES-L “Insert Your Name”

Research Project Description due by this Friday, June 11^th

You should describe the project that you will be working on this summer. Please include the question that you are asking, general background information on the project and the approach that you are taking to answer this question.

It should be approximately 1 page in length. In general, 4-5 sentences should be sufficient to cover the specific background information and the same amount to describe your project. All descriptions must be submitted electronically to me at pd43.

Upcoming events:

*Wednesday, June 10th, OSHA Lab Safety, 9am -11am, Auditorium, Boyce Thompson Institute. This training is MANDATORY for all undergraduates working in a lab. If you have taken the training already (Seminar or blackboard session), AND you haven’t shared the month and date you did the training, please do so ASAP.

*Friday, June 11^th, Lunch w/ Laurel (Biotech. Bldg), 12:00pm – 1:30pm, 202 Biotechnology Bldg. Students in this building will meet Laurel for lunch to talk science. We’ll order lunch, you only need to show up!

*Friday, June 11^th, Summer Programs ICE CREAM SOCIAL, Stimson Hall (Outside facing Arts Quad) 4:30pm – 5:30pm. Please bring your faculty mentor and lab mates. We’ll have plenty of ice cream and lots of toppings!

Travel/Leave Request forms

If folks are going to be away for a short period of time during the program, they must complete a travel/leave request form. It must be signed by your research mentor and provide dates for when you will make up the absence. The forms are in my office, and will be made available online by the end of the week.

A Note about Participation this summer:

In general, Laurel and I expect that your research is your #1 priority.  There are a few sessions that we schedule that we expect every  scholar to attend as well. They are:

*Opening day retreat (DONE!)

*How to give a Wonderful Hughes Talk (one of the two sessions offered)

*Lunches with Laurel

*Journal Clubs (2 sessions)

*Symposium practices

*Hughes Research Symposium- August 6^th

We have planned some very valuable sessions during June that will help you begin to make your post-Cornell plans. We have invited speakers who will be a tremendous resource for you. We encourage you to take FULL advantage of these opportunities.

On Deck Items (Information on stuff in the weeks to come):

-June 15^th – Office Hours w/ Joel Oppenheim, Senior Associate Dean for Biomedical Sciences; Director, Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences

-June 15^th – Applying to PhD, and MD/PhD Programs Info Session, w/ Dean Oppenheim

Have a good week!

Pam

Hiya Hughesies!

This is it…..drum roll please…….the FINAL week of the 2009 Hughes Summer! Where has the time gone???

For the last time this year….Here’s the “411” for the week

Symposium Prep-

Symposium Practice Sessions- ALL scholars are expected to attend one session this week: (8/3, 8/4, 8/5) PLEASE SIGN UP! Students should sign up at:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AWtHj9Hc0SWfZGZoN3BtbWRfMTFjM25ycnRjNg&hl=en

and then plan on checking in with me in 216 Stimson before the practice begins

•    NOTE- Regardless of your symposium presentation format, ALL scholars are expected to attend a practice session and review their presentation with a grad student.

Upcoming events:

*Monday, August 3rd  – Symposium Practice Session #2. 6:00PM – 7:30PM, Stimson Hall. Students should come prepared to go over with a graduate student their final symposium presentation.

*Tuesday, August 4th – Symposium Practice Session #2. 6:00PM – 7:30PM, Stimson Hall.

*Wednesday, August 5th – Symposium Practice Session #2. 6:00pm- 7:30pm, Stimson Hall.

*Friday, August 7th– Cornell Hughes Scholars Research Symposium. Invites were sent last week to all Biology faculty members, including your mentors. Please invite you friends and lab mates to join us as well.

Here is the schedule for the day:

10:00am -11:30am – Oral Presentations (I & IV)  (251 & 253 Mallott Hall)
12:30pm – 2:00pm – Poster Presentations (Atrium of Biotech Bldg)
* Refreshments provided*
2:30pm – 4:00pm – Oral Presentations (II & III) (251 & 253 Mallott Hall)
4:15pm – 2009 Group Picture (Weill Hall Staircase)

Program Evaluations- Please stay tuned for an email from us about completing a program evaluation for the summer.

Have a good week!
Pam