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Service
Opportunities |
Field Trips
| Projects
(Service opportunities,
field trips, and projects marked with a red
*
have passed, and are listed only for informational purposes.
However, some of these events are annual so if you're interested make
sure to keep checking for the next time they are available!)
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Service Opportunities:
| Opportunity
Title |
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk |
| Date |
October 13, 2007 |
| Description |
Making strides is a
noncompetitive walk of about five miles, where
participants in the walk raise pledges that will aid
in finding a cure for breast cancer. |
| How to get
involved: |
Pick up a pamphlet from the
Biology Department (264 MSB) and start collecting
donations. Then on Oct. 13th join us at the
park across from Genesee Valley Mall on Linden Rd.
for the walk. If you need more
details feel free to contact a club officer! |
| Opportunity
Title |
Visiting local
high schools |
| Date |
Ongoing |
| Description |
Visits to local high school sophomore classes where
we will attempt to increase knowledge of the biology
programs here at UofM-Flint, with an emphasis in
Molecular Biology. |
| Opportunity
Title |
*Apple Cider/Donut Sale |
| Date |
November 15, 2006 |
| Description |
We will be selling apple cider,
donuts and taking orders for the club t-shirts.
The sale will run from 10am - 2pm. All
proceeds will be donated to the Holly Sucic Memorial
Scholarship Fund and the American Cancer Society. |
| How to get
involved: |
Contact a club officer if you can
help run the table. If you can't, just drop by
and buy some cider and donuts! |
| Opportunity
Title |
*
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk |
| Date |
October 14, 2006 |
| Description |
Making strides is a
noncompetitive walk of about five miles, where
participants in the walk raise pledges that will aid
in finding a cure for breast cancer. |
| How to get
involved: |
Pick up a pamphlet from the
Biology Department (264 MSB) and start collecting
donations. Then, on October 14th, meet the
Molecular Biology club team in 279 MSB between 7 and
7:30 am to
head over to the walk. If you need more
details feel free to contact a club officer! |
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Thank you to everyone who
participated or donated! Club members raised
over $1,000 and the walk raised over $200,000. |
| Opportunity
Title |
*
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk |
| Date |
October 15, 2005 |
| Description |
Making strides is a
noncompetitive walk of about five miles, where
participants in the walk raise pledges that will aid
in finding a cure for breast cancer. |
| Pictures |
Check out the pictures from the walk. (Pictures will open in a new window, close the
window to continue browsing the Molecular Biology
Club webpage) |
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Field Trips:
| Trip |
*
Michigan
Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters conference |
| Date |
March 9, 2007 |
| Description |
Several Molecular
Biology Club members attended this conference to
present their research. |
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Pictures |
Check out the pictures from the conference. (Pictures will open in a new window, close the
window to continue browsing the Molecular Biology
Club webpage) |
| Trip |
* Trip to ASBMB
in California |
| Date |
March 31st - April 9th, 2006 |
| Description |
Attendance of the national American Society of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in San Francisco,
California. |
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Pictures |
Check out the pictures from the trip to ASBMB.
(Pictures will open in a new window, close the
window to continue browsing the Molecular Biology
Club webpage) |
| Trip |
Trip to Micro
array facility |
| Date |
TBA |
| Description |
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| Trip |
* Trip to
Genentech Facilities |
| Date |
April 2, 2006 |
| Description |
A representative led the club on a tour of the
sprawling company throughout several labs with
fascinating and innovative equipment. Click
here
for a more detailed description.
If
you would like more information about Genentech, you
can visit their website at
http://www.gene.com/gene/index.jsp. |
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Projects:
| Title |
Video |
| Date |
Week of February 27th, ongoing |
| Description |
A 15-20 minute informative video explaining the
advantages of attending UofM-Flint, with an emphasis
on faculty interviews, student interviews, classroom
size, and research opportunities. |
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Pictures |
Check
out behind the scenes pictures from the making of
the video. (Pictures will open in a new
window, close the window to continue browsing the
Molecular Biology Club webpage) |
| Title |
Biology
Hallway Mural Painting |
| Date |
May 2006 |
| Description |
Scenes painted in the biology
hallway of the Murchie Science Building depicting
the diversity, beauty, and evolution of the
biological sciences. |
| Title |
Biology
Laboratory Mural Painting |
| Date |
May 2006 |
| Description |
Mural scenes painted in specific
laboratories to be determined that will enhance and
reflect the creativity of the particular research
done in the labs. |
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