Thursday 12 February 2015

Symposium on "Exploring Careers in a Scientific Environment"

Greetings,

I want to alert you to a great opportunity next week at Hood.  The National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research (NICBR) is holding a symposium on "Exploring Careers in a Scientific Environment".  The symposium was originally set up for FCPS teachers (specifically local Science and STEM coordinators/curriculum specialists) who could, in turn, share this information with their students.  However, once the venue was moved from Fort Detrick to Hood, the organizers were delighted to open this up to Hood faculty, staff and students.

The event is on Friday, February 13, 2015, from 12:30-3:00 p.m. in the Hodson auditorium in Rosenstock Hall.  You and your students are welcome to attend.

As the attached flyer notes: 

The event is sponsored by the NICBR, a partnership of government laboratories located on the Fort Detrick-Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research campus.  The partners include the U.S. Army; National Cancer Institute; Department of Homeland Security; Department of Agriculture; U.S. Navy; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The goal of the symposium is to present information regarding science-related career paths to educators.  The symposium will include presentations by the NICBR partners that will:
*             Give an overview of research being performed at Fort Detrick
*             Illustrate the types of careers that require science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, and
*             Highlight internship opportunities.

Please encourage your students (undergrad/grad) to attend.  There is no need to register for the event.   I will send out a separate email to the student listservs.

Cheers,
Maria

Maria Green Cowles, Ph.D. Dean of the Graduate School
and Professor of Political Science   The Graduate School at Hood College
  401 Rosemont Avenue 
  Frederick, MD 21701
  Email: 
cowles@hood.edu
  Phone: 301-696-3811 Fax: 301 696-3597

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