 |
|
A Publication of Guidry News Service |
|
|
|
|
A Publication of Guidry News Service |
The University of Texas Medical Branch Office of Educational Outreach is offering its Saturday Biomedical Science Academy to fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students on the mainland. The application deadline is Monday, February 23. Students from La Marque, Texas City, Hitchcock, Santa Fe and Dickinson who are enrolled in private and public schools, as well as those who are home-schooled, are eligible to apply. The academy is a five-session program that will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on March 13, March 27, April 10, April 24 and May 8. All sessions will be held on the UTMB campus. The program is free to accepted participants. For more information about the academy or to obtain an application, contact Alicia C. Simmons in the UTMB Office of Educational Outreach at (409) 772-7972 or email acsimmon@utmb.edu. Applications also are being accepted for the UTMB Summer Research Program for High School Students and Teachers, which prepares highly motivated high school students for future careers in science. It also provides K-12 math or science teachers an opportunity to perform research during their summer break. The program is scheduled for June 7 through July 30. Applications must be received by 5 p.m., Friday, March 5. For more information, contact Sylvia Torres in the UTMB Office of Educational Outreach at (409) 772-7970 or visit the web site at www.utmb.edu/oeo. To obtain an application, choose “Student Programs” and scroll down to “Summer Research Program for High School Students and Teachers.”
|