Judges for student poster and oral presentations in all science areas are needed! If you are a professional joining us in Anaheim for the 2010 SACNAS National Conference, we kindly request that you volunteer to serve as a student presentation judge. Atleast 150 individuals are needed to ensure all student presenters are mentored and presentations are judged fairly.

• Eligibility- Postdoctoral scientist, faculty member or program director
• Additional Information: Judges review approximately 10 --15 student posters over the course of the two-day poster event. And approximately
4 --5 graduate oral presentations.

Sign up today! Please contact Nancy Rocha at nancy@sacnas.org with your area of experitse.

Please register now for the 2010 SACNAS National Conference , "Science, Technology, & Diversity for a Sustainable Future", at the Anaheim Convention Center from September 30 - October 3.  Less that 20 exhibit booths remain, and we will sell out this year.  Contact sigolene@sacnas.org for support with your reservation or to inquire about availability.  Log in to your MySACNAS account and register for SACNAS today. 

SACNAS offers travel and lodging support for undergraduates, graduates, postdocs, and precollege teachers to attend the SACNAS National Conference. A complete Travel Scholarship application includes the online form (including a 500-word Statement of Purpose), an unofficial Transcript, and Letter of Reccomendation. For more information visit the Travel Scholarship section of the SACNAS website.

The SACNAS Distinguished Awards program recognizes the contributions of mentors, researchers, and educators dedicated to the advancement of minority scientists. Individuals are encouraged to nominate a colleague (or themselves) for one of the following awards:

• SACNAS Distinguished Service to the Society Award
• SACNAS Distinguished Scientist Award
• SACNAS Distinguished Undergraduate Institution Mentor Award
• SACNAS Distinguished Community/Tribal College Mentor Award
• SACNAS Distinguished Professional Mentor Award
• SACNAS Distinguished STEM Education Award

All award recipients will be honored at the 2010 SACNAS National Conference taking place September 30-October 3 in Anaheim, California.

Call for Community News - Fall SACNAS News   Community News In each issue, the SACNAS News highlights recent achievements—honors, awards, new positions, etc.—of members. All members are invited to submit their accomplishments within this area. Maximum length of submission is 50 words. Community News submissions should include the following information:  

1. Full name, including salutation  
2. Highest degree earned  
3. 50-words or less—edited and ready for print  

Call for New Ph.D.s, Masters and Bachelors Degrees - Fall SACNAS News   New Ph.D.s Every edition of the SACNAS News honors members who have completed a doctoral degree within the current year. New Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D., Dr.P.H., etc. submissions should include the following information:  

1. Full name   
2. Email address for networking purposes   
3. Ethnicity  
4. Degree received and degree field  
5. Full name of institution and department granting degree   
6. Dissertation title  
7. Thesis advisor  
8. Research interests  
9. Current position/information regarding acceptance into postdoc, job, fellowship, etc.  

New Predoctoral Degrees On an annual basis, the SACNAS News spotlights members who have completed a pre-doctoral degree within the current year. New pre-doctoral degree submissions should include the following information:  

1. Full name, including salutation  
2. Degree received  
3. Full name of institution granting degree  
4. Degree field/major  

You are invited to the SACNAS Greater Boston Regional Meeting hosted by the new SACNAS Chapter at Brandeis University taking place on April 24.

There will be opportunities to present student research and presentation awards, listen to dynamic scientists from academia and the corporate world, and network with other SACNAS students and chapter members.

Learn more about this event at http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/undergrad/SACNAS/regionalmeeting.html

This event is FREE. Register online HERE.

Deadline to register is April 7!

Significant changes have been made to reduce the complexity and required documentation in the application process for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program. It is now faster and easier to apply!

The NHSC awards up to $50,000 toward repayment of qualifying, outstanding, educational loans for primary medical, dental and mental health clinicians. Funds are provided in exchange for a commitment of two years of service at an approved site in a Health Professional Shortage Area.

The ACS Women Chemists Committee Overcoming Challenges Award is designed to recognize a woman undergraduate from a two-year or four-year institution for her efforts in overcoming hardship to achieve success in chemistry. The recipient of the Overcoming Challenges Award will receive a plaque, a monetary award of $250, and a $1,000 travel stipend for expenses to attend the Fall 2010 ACS National Meeting where she will be recognized at the WCC Luncheon.

The Fellowship in University Innovation at Arizona State University (ASU) is designed to engage early career policy-makers, analysts, researchers, communicators, writers and leaders in big ideas and real program building processes that can transform higher education institutions. Fellows will develop skills essential to building and communicating programs linked to institutional and societal change, and will be given a unique opportunity to reimagine existing institutions.

The Inter-Tribal Council of AT&T Employees (ICAE) has developed the 2010 Spring Scholarship Program as a way of reaching back into local communities to financially assist distinguished students in continuing their higher education.  The ICAE Scholarship Program will issue scholarship grants to qualified applicants who are selected primarily for their individual merit. Download application.

Keystone Symposia Scholarship Opportunities Keystone Symposia offers a variety of scholarships and student discounts to attend upcoming conferences. Keystone Symposia scholarships are awarded based on abstract quality. Application deadlines are four months prior to the start of each meeting. Specific deadline dates are viewable on each meeting webpage.

Part of the Keystone Symposia Global Health Series, Supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Organizers: Bali Pulendran, Rino Rappuoli and Bruce A. Beutler. October 27-November 1, 2010, Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA. Scholarship application deadline: June 28, 2010.

Gordon Conference on Physics Research and Education: Experimental Research and Labs in Physics Education will take place in Mount Holyoke College from June 6-11.   http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2010&program=physedu

Carl Storm Minority Fellowships are available for $600 to defray the cost of registration/room/meals etc. (which adds up to $825 for single room in Mount Holyoke College dorm where everybody will stay). The website for the Fellowship is http://www.grc.org/diversity.aspx There is no limit on the number of fellowships.  

You're invited to apply for a three-day all expenses paid conference in September in Cincinnati. You'll have the unique opportunity to hear technical challenges and career options for PhDs in industry. Preferred disciplines: chemistry, life sciences, toxicology, chemical, material science/polymer and mechanical engineering. You'd be a PhD or expected to become one within a year of conference date. To learn more, visit www.pg.com/careers and search job number RND00001818. Deadline 6/30/10.

Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) - a Washington, DC-based nonprofit that was founded in 2007 to foster a better understanding of issues related to US-Turkish relations and Turkish Americans. As part of its mission, TCA offers scholarships to African American, Hispanic American and Native American students who choose as their study abroad destination. Inspired by TCA’s efforts to build bridges between minority communities in the US and Turkey, Istanbul Technical University (Turkey’s oldest and one of Europe’s leading engineering schools) has offered 10 comprehensive scholarships (tuition+room+monthly stipend) per semester solely to Native American students, whereas Bahcesehir University – a dynamic school in social sciences – offers tuition scholarships to up to 8 students of African American, Hispanic American and Native American heritage per semester.

Native Americans into Medicine (NAM) is a program for disadvantaged, primarily Native American students who are pursuing an education that will enable them to become health professionals. the aim of this program is to provide promising students with experience and support to help them become more informed, better prepared, and more competitive as they move towards their health professions goal.

The SACNAS Summer Leadership Institute is the premier training module for underrepresented minority (URM) scientists interested in amplifying their leadership skills. Developed in collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Summer Leadership Institute is an intensive five-day course featuring small group exercises, keynote speakers, leadership development planning, networking opportunities, and extensive community building among selected participants.

Dates: July 19-23, 2010
Location:   AAAS National Office, Washington D.C.
A total of 30 participants will be selected for this exclusive opportunity.

Learn more about the facilitators and session topics at
http://www.sacnas.org/leadershipSummer.cfm

The Center for Enabling New Technologies through Catalysis (CENTC) hosts a 4-day in-residence summer school, Emerging Perspectives in Catalysis, July 19-22, 2010 in Seattle, Washington on the University of Washington Campus. All expenses paid. Appropriate for advanced graduate students, postdocs and early-career researchers. Applications due April 5, 2010.

The National Science Resources Center invites you to take part in an exciting opportunity to transform the science education programs in your district or state and see real gains in student achievement. The theme of this K-12 Leadership institute is Meeting the Challenges of Science Education in a High-Stakes Environment. This conference will take place July 11-16th at the Westin Hotel in Alexandria, Virginia.

The 2010 Gordon Research Conference on Physics Research and Education, the sixth in this series of conferences, will focus on the expanding and deepening role of and connection between experimental research and laboratories in physics instruction, with particular emphasis on undergraduate education. This conference will take place June 6-11, 2010 at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA.

CUR 2010 National Conference UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AS TRANSFORMATIVE PRACTICE: Developing Leaders and Solutions for a Better Society Weber State University, Ogden, Utah June 19-22, 2010

The annual FFCEP is one of a series of recruitment strategies designed to build relationships and fuel the future pipeline of faculty. The FFCEP program is a unique and exciting opportunity to explore potential career choices through interviews, discussions, and meetings. The RIT mission is to provide technology-based educational programs for personal and professional development.

Keystone Symposia Scholarship Opportunities Keystone Symposia offers a variety of scholarships and student discounts to attend upcoming conferences. Keystone Symposia scholarships are awarded based on abstract quality. Application deadlines are four months prior to the start of each meeting. Specific deadline dates are viewable on each meeting webpage.

On Saturday, May 1, 2010, 1:00-4:00 pm, in Atlanta, GA, SEM Link is having a career fair to expose K-12 students to STEM careers. We are in need of STEM professionals, undergraduate and graduate students to volunteer to serve as exhibitors to expose the kids to your career path. We welcome K-12 students, parents and educators to take advantage of this opportunity to meet and interact with the STEM community.

I'm a PhD candidate conducting research on bicultural life experiences of professional women of color. Data is being gathered from women who represent diverse ethnic & professional backgrounds. The survey should take approximately 30 minutes and all information will be kept confidential. Please find below the link to the survey  http://www.kwiksurveys.com/online-survey.php?surveyID=CBLLN_5c445d08 Thanks!

Keystone Symposia is pleased to announce receipt of a $1.37 million, five-year MARC grant from NIGMS/NIH Entitled "Empowering Visible Ethnic Minority Scientists and Trainees at Keystone Symposia," the grant will fund the organizations efforts to enhance participation in biomedical research by historically underrepresented US ethnic minorities.

12th ANNUAL LANGUAGE OF SPIRIT CONFERENCE will be held in Albuquerque, N.M. from August 14-17, 2010 Theme: Time Travel
The Seed Graduate Insitute was founded in 1992 to bridge indigenous wisdom and western ways of knowing. Native Americans receive a 25% registration discount.

SACNAS accepts submission of short items (75 words or less) via the online e-nouncements form for posting to the SACNAS e-nouncements free of charge. Job/position advertisements are not accepted as free postings to e-nouncements. For information on posting a job opportunity, see section C. Job Listings below.

NEW ONLINE BENEFITS!  SACNAS will now publish a simple link of any scholarship, internship, or fellowship submitted through e-nouncements on the SACNAS website free of charge!  We invite our community of partners to help build the most comprehensive list of opportunities available to minority undergraduates, graduates, and postdocs.  Submit your e-nouncement items TODAY!