- Personal Statement Workshop with Kaplan: Wednesday, March 18 at 7PM in 114 Gore Hall. Come get some great pointers from Kaplan for how to go about writing a personal statement for graduate school.
- Pharmacy School Info Panel with ASBMB: Friday, March 20 from 3-5PM in Wolf Hall 318. Learn about the new joint program between UD and Thomas Jefferson University's School of Pharmacy.
- Blood Drive: Tuesday March 24 and Wednesday March 25 from 12-6PM in the Trabant multipurpose rooms.
- APPLICATIONS DUE FRIDAY, APRIL 10: Applications can be handed in to the BBB mailbox in the graduate student mailroom in Wolf Hall, or to any of our faculty advisors.
- Trip to Baltimore Aquarium: April 26 during the afternoon. Please email Lauren Isaacs at isaacsl@udel.edu if you are interested in going!
- Spring 2009 Induction Ceremony: Wednesday, May 20 at 6PM in Wolf Hall 318. Elections for the 09/10 officers will be held at the induction ceremony.
- Blood Drive: Thursday, February 14th in Trabant Multi-purpose room. Contact our President, Krista Neal at klneal@udel.edu, for more information on donating blood or volunteering at the canteen.
- Spring General Meeting: Wednesday, February 20th at 7 pm, at Wolf 318. We will have food, refreshments and copies of the application. This is THE meeting to attend if you are interested in joining or getting involved this year!
- Bagels, Banter, Brew: Wednesday, March 5th from 8-11 am in the Wolf Mail Room- we will have bagels, coffee, etc. for the students and Biology department. Get to know your fellow professors and students. Find out about professors research and other student's classes. Also a perfect time to submit your application.
- Take a practice Biology Subject Test with Kaplan!: Wednesday, March 19th in Gore 223, 7-8pm. The GRE is the test college students must take to apply to graduate school. Take advantage of this opportunity to practice on your test-taking skills and fine-tune what you need to focus on.
- APPLICATION DUE: Wednesday, March 5th - to BBB Mailbox in Wolf Hall or Advisors.
- Kaplan First Year Experience Med-School Panel: Wednesday, April 16th at 7 pm at 318 Wolf Hall. Medical/Grad School/Undergrad Research Q & A Session: A group of panelists will come to answer questions about grad school, med school, dental school, the application process and undergrad research.
- Biology Classes Q&A: Sunday, May 4th at 7pm in 109 Willard. Co-hosted with Making Doctor's. BBB Officers and MD's will be available to answer any questions you may have about scheduling, professors, classes, and undergraduate research! We are your own personal advisors!
- NY Museum of Natural History: Sunday, May 18th. For more information, contact Stephanie Culver at sanne@udel.edu. Check out the website http://www.amnh.org/ for information on the museum and its exhibits.
- Spring Induction: Wednesday, May 14th in 318 Wolf from 7-9 pm. Start your experience as an official BBB member! There will be a guest speaker and refreshments. A great opportunity to meet fellow members and see how you can get involved. Dr. Hal White is speaking at our Induction this Wednesday. His talk is entitled "Research and the ASBMB Undergraduate Affiliate Network". He will be speaking about research, ASBMB UAN and the EB conference that many of us just went on. He is speaking after the induction and officer elections.
Fall 2007 Events
- Fall Members Meeting: Wednesday, September 12th at 7 pm, at GORE 118. We will have food, refreshments and copies of the application. This is THE meeting to attend if you are interested in joining or getting involved this year!
- Bagels, Banter, Brew: 10/8/2007 8-11 am Wolf Mail Room- we will have bagels, coffee, etc. for the students and Biology department.
- Kaplan Grad Admissions Seminar/GRE Test Strategy: 10/16/2006 at 7-9 pm in 124 Memorial Hall.
- Mutter Museum: 10/21/2007, cosponsored with ASBMB/ MDs
- APPLICATION DUE: 11/5/2007 - to BBB Mailbox in Wolf Hall or Advisors.
- Biology Classes Q&A: 11/12/2007 from 7-8 pm in 124 Memorial Hall.
BBB Officers will be available to answer any questions you may have about scheduling, professors, classes, and undergraduate research! We are your own personal advisors!
-Dr. Brooker's Seminar on "Transporters and Textbooks": 11/16/2007 12:15-1:15 pm in Wolf 100. The author of the introductory biology class's textbook is coming to Delaware to talk about his fascinating research on sugar/metal transporters, the process of writing a text book, and the important of writing in a biology career. This should be a fun and exciting talk. Check out the below links and please take time to join us that Friday.
- Kaplan Personal Statement Workshop: 11/20/2007 from 7-9pm in 124 Memorial Hall.
Kaplan will guide you through the process and start you on the way to an award-winning personal statement. Remember: it's never to early to think about post-graduation plans and start looking at colleges!
- Fall Induction: Monday, November 26th 2007 from 6-8pm in 318 Wolf. Start your experience as an official BBB member! There will be a guest speaker and refreshments. A great opportunity to meet fellow members and see how you can get involved.
- Ted Cieslak talks on Bioterrorism
- Rob Brooker talks on research, academic pathway, interested, etc.
- Blood Drive- 2/14/07
- NY Museum of Natural History - Spring: hopefully collaboration with MD or ASBMB
Up Coming Events Spring 2007
Baltimore Aquarium
Tuesday, November 7th
2006
Time: 10am – 6pm
Cost: $10 for ticket
and transportation
Meeting for Departure
at: TBD
Join BBB on a trip to
the Aquarium. Bring your money to the Graduate Student/BBB Mailbox in Wolf
(across from Ramona Wilson) on Monday October 30th. A BBB officer
will be there to collect money from 10am – 1pm. Hope to see you there!
What Classes Should I Take
Q/A
Monday, November 13th
2006
Time: 8pm
Location: TBD
Not sure what classes
to take, when, or who to take them with? The BBB officers and a few
upperclassmen will be available to answer any questions you have about
scheduling.
Fall Induction
Monday, November 20th
2006
Time: TBD
Location: 318 Wolf
Hall
Start your experience
as an official BBB member! There will be a guest speaker and refreshments. Applications
are due November 1st. They must be signed by a faculty member and
placed in the BBB Mailbox along with a check for $50 (full membership) or $40
(associate membership). The mailbox is located with the graduate student
mailboxes in the room across from Ramona Wilson’s office in Wolf Hall. If
you have any questions email watseng@udel.edu
or ask Linda Dion or Robert Hodson, our faculty
advisors.
Admissions Process
cosponsored w/ Kaplan
Date: Tuesday November
8th 2006
Location: TBD
Time: tentative 8-9pm
Learn about the
admissions process for graduate and professional school from real admissions
associates and other people that know what they’re talking about!
Have an awesome Winter
Break!
Spring Events to be
planned:
Philadelphia Zoo
Bagels, Banter, and
Brew
Med/Grad School
Q&A
Kaplan Events
Reminder:
There is no membership requirement to attend these events. Bring your friends!
We only ask that you be courteous to others. Contact us by the date requested
in order to reserve a spot.
Other Events:
If you have any suggestions be
sure to let us know! Email - Greg Madden (Secretary)
Spring
Induction (Late April/Early May)
Guest
Speakers/Lectures
Student
Advising Sessions
Medical/Graduate
School Question/Answer Sessions
Tutoring
Mixers with
Faculty and other Groups
Philly/Brandywine
Zoo
Fun Trips
Nature Outings
BBB Group
Picnic
Past BBB Meetings and Events
2005/2006
May 13th 2006
Location/Time: Harrington Beach 12-2pm
Tri-Beta’s End of
Year Picnic – Join BBB in celebrating the end of the 2006 school year before
cracking down for finals. Come out to do some grilling, socializing, relaxing,
and just have some plain old fun! Plans are still in progress and ideas for
events or a place are welcomed. E-mail Stevie Dreher
with any suggestions. We hope to see you all there!
May 8th 2006
Location/Time: Wolf 318 at
5:30pm
BBB Spring Induction –
Join BBB as we induct new students for the Spring
semester as either full or associate members. Come listen to an awesome guest
speaker (TBD), grab some dinner, and join the fun. Officers for next year will
be elected and some plans discussed. Bring friends and any suggestions. Get the
application from the website, Dr. Hodson‘s
office (225 McKinly Lab) or Prof. Dion‘s
office (241 Wolf Hall). Applications are due on April 7th to Dr
Hodson, Prof Dion or the BBB mailbox in Wolf (120
Wolf Hall, next to the elevator in the bio dept lobby area) or BBB mailbox in
the Student Activities office (218 Trabant Student Center). If you have any
questions, don’t hesitate to ask.
May
6th 2006
Location:
Perkins Time: 9:00am-1:00pm
Students pursuing a Senior
Thesis are presenting their research for all to see.
April 29th 2006
Time and Departure Location:
1-6pm, McKinly Lab on Delaware Ave entrance
Camden Adventure Aquarium –
Come join BBB on a trip to explore the aquarium. This isn’t just your
average trip to see some fish. They have amazing exhibits and shows that put
you in the ocean world, with the sharks. Check out their website: http://www.adventureaquarium.com
. Let us know if there is anything you find interesting that you would like to
do. Check for updates on this trip.
April 17th 2006
Location: Smith 120 Time: 7pm
Along
with the Secular Student Alliance, we are presenting a talk regarding the issue
of intelligent design and the recent controversy in the classroom and the
courtroom. Our very own Dr. McDonald of the Biological Sciences
Department will be speaking about this hot topic. Come on out for a good
debate.
March 12th 2006
Location: Franklin Inst Leave: 12:30pm from Trabant Leave: from Philly at 5:30pm
Body Worlds – BBB is going
on the UD trip to see the exhibit of real preserved human bodies. http://www.fi.edu/bodyworlds
UD expanded its buses and there are limited seats, so go to 217 Trabant ASAP
and tell Lori Hill, the office assistant in 217, that you are affiliated with
Tri-Beta to get a seat! Same prices--$15 for UD students, $25
for non-UD students. Hope to see you there.
March 7th 2006, McKinly Lounge (basement), 12:00-1:30pm
Poster Session Practice for
students going to San Francisco with their undergrad research project. Come
check it out. It’s a good opportunity to see current research, talk to
students, and learn about research opportunities at University of Delaware.
March 1st, 2006. Wolf
Faculty Mail Room. 8-11am
Bagels, Banter, and Brew: A social gathering of
students and professors over Panera’s Bagels
and Dunkin Donuts’ coffee and sweets. Get to know your fellow professors
and students. Find out about a professors research and other student’s
classes.
February 13th, 2006. Location: Gore
222 Time:
General Info Meeting for Spring:
Not in BBB and thinking about joining? Come get information. Have any
suggestions for events or trips? Come tell us! Ready to start
participating in BBB? Come join in the activities for Spring
2006! Bring a friend.
November 30th 2005. Room: 318
Wolf Time: 5:30 – 6:30pm
Fall Induction for New BBB Members: Application were
due to Dr. Hodson‘s office (225 McKinly Lab), Prof. Dion‘s
office (241 Wolf Hall), BBB mailbox in Wolf (120 Wolf Hall, next to the elevator
in the bio dept lobby area) or BBB mailbox in the Student Activities office
(218 Trabant Student Center). We had our ceremony accompanied by a tasty dinner
and an awesome speaker, Josh Idjadi, a graduate
student who shared his cool research in
coral ecology, for all you marine biology lovers out there. He
also shared his life experiences and
his road to graduate school. We welcome 20 new members.
November 17,2005 Time: 4:00 PM Place: Wolf Hall 318
Info Meeting for Bio Juniors and Seniors: There was a meeting for Biology Junior and Senior majors. There were presentations by a panel of three people with useful advice and suggestions for you at this stage of your career:
Dr. Melinda Duncan, Graduate Program Director in Biology, will discuss graduate school, including application points
Dr. Florence Schmieg, Professor in Biology, will discuss medical and dental school application procedures and considerations.
Mr. Steve Sciscione, from the Career Services Center, will address topics and options in career choices.
November 16th, 2005 Time: 7:30am – 9:00pm Place: Trabant Multipurpose Rooms
Blood Drive: If you missed this opportunity to give
blood and save a life, call 302-737-8400 to schedule an appointment.
November 8th, 2005 Time: 7pm
Place: Wolf 318
Medical/Grad School/Undergrad Research Q & A
Session: A big group of panelists came to answer questions about grad school,
med school, dental school, and undergrad research. The audience was very
responsive and the panel was helpful. Refreshments were served. If you missed
this meeting and would still like information, please visit the Biology Website
or your advisor for other information:
Biological
Sciences @ UD - http://www.udel.edu/bio
Undergrad
Research - http://www.udel.edu/bio/ed/undergrad/research
Preprofessional Programs - http://www.udel.edu/Biology/premed/home.html
Graduate
Programs @ UD - http://www.udel.edu/bio/ed/grad
October 26th, 2005 From:
Delaware Biotechnology Institute: BBB went on a tour through
the Delaware Biotechnology Institute with Associate Director, Karl Steiner. We
learned about research and current issues in the Biotechnology field. As well
as, explored job opportunities.
October 2, 2005 – BBB went to Coast Day! University of Delaware's Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes opened its doors to the public. We discover the fascinating world of marine science through lectures, research demonstrations, ship tours, touch tanks, activities, a nautical crafts show, crab cook-off, seafood chowder challenge, delicious seafood and much more! It was a blast with so much to keep you busy and interested.
September 20, 2005 -- BBB's first general information meeting for the 2005-2006 school year in Gore Hall! The new officers introduced themselves. The upcoming events for this year and new ideas were discussed. Thanks to all of you that came, the turn out was great! Here's to an eventful and exciting year!
2004
May 5, 2004 – Spring
Induction for New Members of BBB.
Tons of fun as the members of BBB, associate and full, came
together to welcome our newest inductees. Two Graduate students from the
U of D came to enlighten us on their research projects and sparked the interest
of everyone. In addition, 2005’s officers were elected. Congratulations
to President Liang Kang, Vice President Christy Nichols, Secretary Jeff Wyrwa, Treasurer Allen Tseng, and Historians Krista Neal,
Sarah Swain, and Stevie Dreher. Last but not least, completed with delicious
dinner and refreshments
2003
February 18, 2003 -- Dr Carolyn Booker of Virginia
Commonwealth University gave a talk on Dentistry and other health professions
to aid students in their decisions on post-graduation plans.
February 25, 2003 -- Dr Florence Schmieg hosted a
question and answer session on Medical School Applications in 214 Brown Lab.
March 1, 2003 -- Dye the Night Away Event. T-shirts
were dyed and fun was had in the Trabant MPR-C. This
event was hosted by the American Chemical Society.
March 3, 2003 -- Deadline to Register
for the BBB Regional Conference scheduled for the end of March. Applications available in Dr. Linda K. Dion's
office in 241 Wolf Hall.
March 7th, 2003 -- Deadline to submit abstracts for
BBB Regional Conference.
March 22, 2003 -- BBB Regional Conference @ University of Delaware.
2002
February 20, 2002-- BBB met in the Blue and Gold Room of Perkins Student Center for the first informational meeting of the semester. The executive board and attendees introduced themselves. A tentative schedule and applications for the semester were handed out.
April 13, 2002-- BBB member Melanie Evans presented a poster entitled "The Role of Bcl2 in Brain Migration and Survival" at the BBB Regional Conference At Washington College in MD. Congratulations to her for winning the third place Frank G. Brooks Award for Excellence in Student Research in her group!
April 24, 2002-- Dr. Karlson spoke to the group about his research.
May 5, 2002-- The
newest members of BBB were initiated. Officers for the 2002/03 year were
elected. Congratulations to Michelle Rulon,
President; Michelle Skinner, Vice President; Erin Zoranski,
Secretary; Lisa Attanasio, Treasurer; and Erwin
Puente, Historian. Dinner followed the induction.
2001
September 12, 2001-- BBB held their first meeting of the new school year in Smith Hall. The new executive board introduced themselves, and ideas for activities for the upcoming year were discussed.
September 17, 2001-- BBB members and faculty met in the McKinley skylight between 8-10 AM for Bagels, Banter, and Brew--an informal gathering were students can grab some breakfast and talk to fellow members of the biology community on campus.
October 9, 2001-- BBB co-hosted an undergraduate research informational session with the American Chemical Society. Dr. Usher and Dr. White were the featured speakers, and informed the gathered students on the benefits of undergraduate research and the application processes. Students who were currently doing undergraduate research also spoke at the meeting.
October 25, 2001-- BBB and the American Chemical Society co-hosted a Movie Night study break in 101 Brown Lab. Students were able to relax and enjoy a snack and a movie.
November 15, 2001-- BBB and the American Chemical Society co-hosted a second Movie Night study break.
November 28, 2001-- BBB met in the Kirkwood Room of
Perkins Student Center to induct the new members of Beta Beta
Beta. The induction ceremony was followed by
dinner and refreshments.