ACADEMIC, RESEARCH AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIOLOGY MAJORS

National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado offers “Explorations in Statistics Research:  An Undergraduate Summer Program,” June 19-26.  Application deadline:  March 3.  For more information, visit:  www.stat.berkeley.edu/~summer

Chicago Botanic Garden offers summer field research internships for NSF-funded evolution and ecology plants and plant-animal interactions in fragmented prairies project.   Housing and stipend included.  Application deadline:  March 5.  For more information, visit:  http://echinacea.umn.edu/ or contact Stuart Wagenius, 847-835-6978, stuart09@echinaceaproject.org

University of Nevada, Reno and Great Basin Institute offers undergraduate summer research experience studying fire effects on watershed restoration, June 7-August 13.  $4250 stipend plus housing on campus included.   Full-time student with junior or senior status required.  Application deadline:  March 8.  For more information, visit:  http://www.thegreatbasininstitute.org/programs/research-associates/research-associates-employment/research-experience-for-undergraduates

Pennington Marine Science Center, Camp Emerald Bay, Santa Catalina Island, CA seeks Marine Science Education and Aquarist Interns, May 30-September 1.  Room, board and stipend included.  Application deadline:  March 12.  For more information, contact:  Kevin Erickson, KErickson@BSA-LA.org, 310-510-1795 ext. 36

Field Assistant needed for 3-6 month (September 2010-March 2011) coral reef study, Comoros Islands.  Deadline:  March 15.  Send cover letter, resume and two letters of reference to: freeds@pdx.edu

University of Virginia’s Mountain Lake Biological Station offers summer field-based undergraduate and graduate courses and workshops focused on ecology, evolution, physiology and behavior.  Application deadline:  March 15.  For more information, visit:  http://mlbs.org/courses.html

University of Glasgow seeks field assistants to investigate individual variation in steroid hormones and fitness in blue tits population, Loch Lomond National Park, Scotland, April-June.  Basic living costs provided.  Application deadline:  March 19.  For more information, visit:  www.gla.ac.uk:443//ibls/staff/staff.php?who=PGe~Pn or http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/scene/ or contact Lindsay Henderson, l.henderson.1@research.gla.ac.uk

NASA Ames Research Center offers paid 10-12 week summer graduate student internship opportunities in biotechnology and fundamental space biology.  Application deadline:  March 20.  For more information, visit:  http://uarc.ucsc.edu/sti/grad_09.shtml or contact Amy.Gilbert@ADM.UCSC.edu

University of Washington/Friday Harbor offers spring (March 29-June 4) and summer (July 19-August 20) courses.  For more information, visit:  http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/student/Spring2010.html or http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/studentSummer2010.html#SumB-1

Women Evolving Biological Sciences symposium, October 24-27, Pack Forest Conference Center, Seattle, Washington Application deadline:  April 15.  For more information, visit:  http://www.webs.washington.edu

Science Foundation, Ireland, offers undergraduate summer school program in evolutionary biology and bioinformatics beginning June 8.  $300 Euro stipend and assistance with travel included.  For more information, visit:  http://bioinf.nuim.ie/ureka/ or contact 2010ureka@gmail.com

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease’s STEP-UP Program offers support for ten week summer research education for undergraduate students from racial and ethnic minorities or disadvantaged backgrounds.  Stipend:  $4K.  For more information, visit:  http://stepup.niddk.nih.gov/

University of Colorado, Boulder offers 2-week summer ecosystem field study courses, June 6-July 31.  Cost:  $1,400 includes meals, camping, travel during course, and equipment.  To learn more, visit:  www.coefs.org

Danta:  Association for Conservation of the Tropics and State University of New York, Oneonta offers summer tropical biology field courses in Costa Rica.  For more information, visit:  www.DANTA.INFO

UCSF’s Division of Vascular Surgery seeks undergraduate and graduate students to study in vitro and in vivo models of vascular disease.  Email resume to khanh.p.nguyen@ucsfmedctr.org