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Hi Everyone,
Happy
Holidays! I am always glad to highlight the collaborations
of our volunteer state which support Girls Raised In Tennessee
Science! One
of our mini-grants is featured in the NGCP December newsletter! Congratulations to Tracey Wilkes and her collaborative programs: Tea for
Two and Buds & Blooms!
Next,
I am delighted to announce that the GRITS Collaborative Project
Mini-Grants are now open! We are accepting applications from
December 8, 2010 to January 14, 2011. Funding decisions will
be made by February 1, 2011. Contact us if you have any questions about the mini-grant process.
Note the special announcement about graduate training opportunities at UT Knoxville for doctoral
students underrepresented in the areas of science, engineering, and
mathematics to prepare for teaching and/or research careers.
Keep warm!
Judith |
Tea for Two and Buds & Blooms | |
Tea for Two and Buds
& Blooms served middle school girls and their mothers in rural
middle Tennessee. The events used fun hands-on activities as a way to
introduce girls to STEM careers. Both events were a collaboration
between GRITS (Girls Raised in Tennessee Science), University of
Tennessee Extension Services, Three Rivers Community Health-Hickman, and
Perry County Medical Center. Women in a variety of STEM related
professions served as role models. Girls were introduced to science and
chemistry by making personal beauty products using everyday household
items. In addition, they discovered the effects of UV rays when reacting
with a photochromic substance in nail polish. Girls reported these
events opened their mind to science as something fun and accessible as a
career choice. Contact Tracey Wilkes at
tracey.wilkes@perrymedcenter.org for more information about these engaging programs for girls and their parents. |
| Program for Excellence & Equity in Research (PEER) |
The
University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK) in collaboration with the
Program for Excellence & Equity in Research (PEER) provides
opportunities for doctoral students underrepresented in the areas of
science, engineering, and mathematics to prepare for teaching and/or
research careers. PEER has a team of researchers from
UTK and Oak Ridge National Laboratory to serve as mentors for Scholars'
research training in molecular genetics and systems biology, molecular
biophysics, structural and cell biology, biochemistry, plant biology,
neurobiology, microbiology, biomedical engineering, electrical
engineering and computer science, and mathematics. PEER
is a NIH-funded training program that provides a variety of enrichment
activities to support the training of students accepted as Ph.D.
students in a wide variety of departments: Biochemistry &
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Microbiology,
Mathematics, etc. at UTK. PEER offers a two-year
$25,000 salary with tuition and health benefits, paid travel to a
scientific conference, a strong mentoring network, and professional
development. PEER's mission is to create a "program of excellence" that
implements and leverages existing resources which will produce from PEER
and across the university, more accomplished, competitive and
determined underrepresented minority Ph.D.s who attain careers in
research characterized by significant contributions to their fields,
take their place at the tables where the nation's science policy and
research agendas are determined, and contribute to our nations' health
and well-being. We are currently accepting PEER applications at http://web.utk.edu/~peer, and our programs in STEM disciplines are also accepting applications
for Ph.D. students entering in the 2011-2012 academic year. Contact the Program Manager for more information about PEER.
Sekeenia Haynes, Ph.D.
PEER Program Manager
University of Tennessee
M407 Walters Life Science Bldg.
1414 Cumberland Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37996-0830
865.974.5148; fax 865.974.6306
E-mail: shaynes6@utk.edu |
Thank you for supporting Girls Raised In Tennessee Science! Happy Holidays!
Judith Iriarte-Gross Ph.D.
GRITS Collaborative Project
WISTEM Center 615.494.7763 |
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