HAPPY FALL 2019 SEMESTER

This newsletter is filled with opportunities, information and important dates! Check it out and let us know if you have any questions or feel free to stop by the offfice!

GA Position Con GANAS

It is with great sadness that the L@S GANAS office is saying farewell to Priscila our mentoring coordinator. Priscilla is changing the world by pursuing her PhD and needs more time to focus on her dissertation.

The Latin@s Gaining Access to Networks for Advancement in Science program is looking for a graduate research assistant to provide leadership for the peer mentoring initiative, Mentoring con GANAS. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about higher education administration.

For more information and to apply click here!

Faculty Lunch

Please join us Wednesday, September 4th at noon. Room to be announced soon!

Apple Picking Con GANAS

Join us at on Saturday, September 28th! More information will be provided closer to the date.

From UIC students to UIC Alumni. Congratulations to all of the L@S GANAS students who graduated and are now apart of the post bachelor life! Whether you are working, in graduate school or taking a gap year keep in touch and let us know all of the amazing things you are accomplishing!

Aletia Rebollar

Ana Hernandez

Ana Ongtengco

Andrea Ochoa-Raya

Brianna Betzaida Davíd*^

Clemencia Garnica-Palao

Dyese Moody

Estefani Diaz

Estefania Zarate Espinoza*

Jocelin Vanegas

Jocelyn Garcia

Jocelyne Lemus

Julian Victor Pacheco

Karen Nava

Marta Medina

Rigoberto Mejia

Samantha Hernandez*

Sarah Sanchez*

Stella Udoetuk

* Earned Department of Biological Sciences Honors

^ Graduated cum laude

GLOW UP CONTINUED!

Here are some amazing accomplishments our L@S GANAS students earned!

Accepted into the UIC Hispanic Center of Excellence's SURPHD summer research program
American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Undergraduate Research Fellowship
American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP) Undergraduate Research Award
Scripps Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Accepted)
Vice President and Treasurer of the Latino Pre-medical Student Association
Chancellor’s Student Service Award
Dean's List x2
Accepted to the NASA L' Space Academy
Participating in the NorthWest Passage Project to the Arctic
Student coordinator for the new EAES project funded by LAS Diversity Initiative
Selected as a AHEC Scholar
Vice President for Christian on Campus
Highest grade in Microbiology labFirst aid/ CPR certification
UIC Impact Scholar
United Airlines Scholarship
Honors College Study Abroad Scholarship

Full-time Tutoring Fellow

Saga Education is hiring full-time tutoring fellows for Fall 2019

See their website for more information. Contact Camille Ehlers (cehlers@sagaeducation.org) with questions.

Research Opportunities

Prof. Luke Hanley is looking for upperclass students majoring in chemistry, biochemistry, or pre-health sciences to participate in a research project involving chemical analysis using portable mass spectrometry. Student will get hands on experience with advanced instrumentation and research course credit. If interested, please contact Prof. Luke Hanley, UIC Chemistry, email: LHanley@uic.edu

Graduate Research Assistantship at the Institute for Health Research and Policy

David DuBois (Professor, Community Health Sciences) is hiring UIC graduate students to assist with a project that involves coding programmatic, methodological, and statistical information in evaluations of mentoring programs for youth. Candidates should have completed doctoral level coursework in research design as well as statistics. Substantive knowledge of community-based programs, ideally those directed toward youth, is essential.

Positions will begin immediately and will require a commitment of at least 20 hours per week throughout the summer. Applications should be directed todldubois@uic.edu and should include a) a brief cover letter that includes a list of graduate level course work completed in research methods/statistics and grades received and b) a CV/resume.

CCUSC Open Houses

September 3rd-13th
Times vary

Each week different centers are open where you can meet their staff, learn about their histories, student resources, upcoming public programs and TASTE delicious and diverse food offerings. For details about the timing of each centers' open house click here.

On-Campus Job Fair

September 5th 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Student Center East - Illinois Room

On campus departments seeking student employees! If you are seriously interested in finding on-campus employmeent it is sugessted to dress business casual and come prepared with some resumes on hand to pass out.

Walk-In Career Services Advising Hours

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 1-4pm
Wednesday and Fridays from 10am-1pm
Career Services- SSB Suite 3050

Need an extra set of qualified eyes to look over your resume, CV, personal statement or do you need some new strategies for finding a job? Stop by for a 10-15 minute walk-in session!

With everything going on in our world, many people are losing trust in media, politicians and even relegious leaders. However, Pew Research Center released a survey earlier this month and according to their findings, 86% hold a fair ammount of confidence that scientist work for the public good. Now more than ever Latinx presence in STEM is needed to continue giving the people something to believe in that is still truly working for the public good.

The young inventor was recently recognized by the Nuclear Sciences Institute at Mexico's Autonomous University for her solar-powered water-heating device, which has the potential to improve lives and the environment not only in rural Mexican communities, but in countries around the world.

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