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This WEEK!
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L@s Ganas Ambassadors

Happy 9th Week of the Semester!

*Take time to develop a schedule and stay organized for midterm season 🗓️
*Friday, March 21, 2025 is the LAST DAY to late drop an individual course for the Spring 2025 term: las.uic.edu/latedrop
*Go to office hours and tutoring centers for support 📚
*Take a break and be patient with yourself, you are halfway there! 💖
- L@s GANAS Team

How are we doing? 

We’d Love Your Feedback on the L@s GANAS Newsletter! Let us know how we are doing, we appreciate any thoughts or recommendations you have! 
Newsletter Review Form
Button up with L@s Ganas - come destress and create pin buttons along with other art activities! (March 12th from 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM at SSB ACE Building Room 2940)
Spotlight
Samantha Bravo - Congratulations to Samantha on the publication of her inspiring article, 'A Holistic Approach to Health: How One Student Found Her Passion at LAS.' Your dedication and passion for promoting well-being are truly admirable. Wishing you continued success as you make a difference through your work!
2025 ILSAMP Symposium - Research topic: Science Education, research title: Women's Satisfaction with Patient-Clinician Communication Before Mastectomy, Award won: 1st Place Poster Presentation in Science Education, Research lab: Lindau Lab at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Staying on Track
L@s Ganas Merch Giveaway -Each study session attended = 1 giveaway entry (Winner announced 04/27)
Study with L@s Ganas this semester!
Talks with L@s Ganas

Study tips from L@S GANAS students who have already taken these classes
Tips for Math
Helpful Tips for Physics
Mentoring con Ganas
In ASP, students were given resources, including upcoming conferences and lab field trips. Mentees and mentors were given 1:1 time while filling out a mid-semester reflection on ways L@s Ganas can better support students.
Undergraduate Research Forum
Looking for 1:1 Abstract Reviewers - Sign up to provide feedback to students as they revise their abstracts
Prepare for the undergraduate research forum
Research/volunteer/opportunities

 Get a Head Start in STEM with these events! 
2025 Volunteer Impact Days - Volunteer with L@s Ganas on March 25th from 10:00 to 2:00
Unidos en La Lucha 32nd Annual Conference - April 11th, 2025 / Join L@s Ganas and go to the conference!!
Attend the 2025 Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium (CAURS) with L@s Ganas! - April 19th 2025 from 10:00 AM to 6:00PM at Robert H. Lurie Medical Research
The Chicago Area Undergraduate Research SYmposium Volunteers need and QR code link
UIC Urban Public Policy Fellowship Program - 2025-26 Applications OPEN!
Learn how to become a science educator at UIC - MEd in Science Education Info Session on March 12 at 12:30 PM, in-person at 3427 ETMSW
PURE Tox - May 19 to July 11 2025 (Deadline: March 31st 2025)
3 Week Summer CNA Program - May 19th to June 8th (3 Weeks)
Money Talk
LARES Tuition Award - Deadline April 20, 2025
Social Events
Commuter Appreciation Week Spring 2025 - March 10-14

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