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ASM Education Department News
CALL FOR PAPERS - MICROBIOLOGY EDUCATION JOURNAL
The Editorial Board of ASM's Microbiology Education journal
is now accepting papers for consideration for the 2003 volume.
Microbiology Education is devoted to the dissemination
of research on teaching and learning microbiology. Submissions for the
next round
of review and selection are due October 4, 2002.
Authors of manuscripts which fall within the scope of the publication must follow the Instructions for Authors:
Instructions for Authors (HTML) http://www.microbelibrary.org/Submissions/MEinstauthors.htm
Guidelines for Reviewers http://www.microbelibrary.org/Journal/reviewgde.htm
For more information, contact either the co-chairs of
the Editorial Board - Amy Cheng Vollmer <avollme1@swarthmore.edu> or
Jeffrey Byrd <jjbyrd@smcm.edu>, or Susan Musante in
the ASM Education Department at 202-942-9282 or <smusante@asmusa.org>.
To read past issues of the Journal and learn more about
the types of papers that are accepted, visit the Journal website:
http://www.microbelibrary.org/Journal/page4.htm
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CALL FOR MATERIALS
Anyone with curriculum activities or visual images, animations,
or videos used to teach undergraduate microbiology should consider
submitting them to ASM's MicrobeLibrary - a portal to
a peer reviewed collection of curriculum activities, visuals, articles,
and
reviews of educational materials.
Deadline for Submissions is November 1st, 2002.
For more information, contact MicrobeLibrary@asmusa.org or visit http://www.microbelibrary.org/Submissions/page7.htm
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10th ANNIVERSARY of the UNDERGRADUATE MICROBIOLOGY EDUCATION CONFERENCE
http://www.asmusa.org/edusrc/edu4c.htm
May 16-18, 2003. University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Three day conference for microbiology and life science
faculty. Events include scientific and education plenary sessions, workshops,
poster, exhibits, and concurrent sessions, and small
group discussions. Excellent opportunity for undergraduate faculty to learn
and
share teaching practices, receive updates in the science,
and network with other educators. 2003 plenary sessions include:
Biocomplexity - Rita Colwell,
Director, National Science Foundation
The Human Genome Project - Francis
S. Collins, Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, National
Institutes of Health
The Scholarship of Teaching
and Learning - Lee S. Schulman, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement
of Teaching
Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: March 14, 2003.
Discounted Early Registration Deadline: March 14, 2003.
Final Registration Deadline: April 11, 2003.
For more information, contact Carlos Pelham at <EducationResources@asmusa.org> or 202-942-9317.
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Travel Awards for Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty
http://www.asmusa.org/edusrc/edu23i.htm
Graduate students and early career faculty are eligible
to apply for travel awards to attend American Society for Microbiology's
Education Conference for microbiology and biology educators.
Deadline for Applications: March 14, 2003.
For more information, contact Carlos Pelham at <EducationResources@asmusa.org> or 202-942-9317.
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Faculty Enhancement Program - Supporting Undergraduate Faculty at
Minority Serving Institutions
to Attend Education Conference
http://www.asmusa.org/edusrc/edu38b.htm
Faculty who are not members of American Society for Microbiology
(ASM) and who teach at 2 or 4 year institutions with a
large percentage of minority students are eligible to
apply for a travel award to attend the ASM's Undergraduate Conference
and a one-year membership to the Society.
Deadline for Applications: March 14, 2003.
For more information, contact Carlos Pelham at <EducationResources@asmusa.org> or 202-942-9317.
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All of the above information was submitted by:
Susan Musante
Manager, Education Programs
Education Department
American Society for Microbiology
1752 N Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-2904
phone: 202-942-9282
fax: 202-942-9329
smusante@asmusa.org
http://www.asmusa.org
http://www.microbelibrary.org
