Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate Mentoring Program
Are you an undergraduate
anthropology student and could use the advice of a graduate student
mentor on topics such as searching for graduate programs, applying
to graduate school, studying for the GRE, presenting a poster or
paper at a meeting, etc.? Are you searching for an honors
thesis or independent research project? Would you like to
volunteer for a graduate student and get some hands-on experience in
methods and research?
More information
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Call for Volunteers
"Girls Explore Archaeology" is a program designed to introduce
middle school girls to the field of archaeology. It's a
collaboration between OSU and COSI Columbus, funded in part by the
Battelle Endowment for Technology and Human Affairs. Girls from
central Ohio schools will converge on COSI for a day of activities,
including hands-on workshops led by local professional female
archaeologists and a session with visiting archaeologist Dr. Melinda
Zeder, Director of the Archaeobiology Program at the Smithsonian's
National Museum of Natural History.
We are looking for undergraduate women majoring in Anthropology
who would like to serve as mentors for this program, to be held
on Saturday April 19, 2008. Each volunteer mentor will work with a
group of 5-6 girls throughout the day, answering questions and
providing assistance.
Volunteers will receive:
A certificate of participation in the program
Lunch on the day of the program
A "Girls Explore Archaeology" tee-shirt
A pass to return to COSI free of charge to visit the museum
A training session prior to the event
The day of the program, we may be able to provide transportation to
and from OSU campus.
Are you interested in volunteering as a student mentor? Think you
might be, but still have some questions? Contact Dr. Gremillion,
gremillion.1@osu.edu.
Undergraduate Research Scholarships
Find out about Spring classes that fulfill Honors
requirements
Meet with faculty from International Studies, Anthropology,
Chemistry, Classics, Dance, English, History, Linguistics,
Microbiology, Political Science, and Psychology and more and talk
about their Spring quarter classes! Find out about class
honoraries, study abroad, the Honors Collegium, scholarships,
internships, and undergraduate research! Get academic
advising!
All at the HONORS SCHEDULING BONANZA OPEN HOUSE
Tuesday, January 22, from 5-6:30pm at the Kuhn Honors & Scholars
House!
Denman Undergraduate Research Forum Registration Opens this week!
Have you been working on some great research and would love to tell
as many people as you can about it? Then you need to register
for The Denman Undergraduate Research Forum that will be held on
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at a new location ? the RPAC.
Registration for the Denman Forum opens this week.
More information about the Denman can be found at
www.denman.osu.edu.
The USG Academic Enrichment Grants are now available for applicaton.
Grants are for the amount of $500, and can be used toward research
proposals during the 2007-2008 Academic Year. Applications are
due by February 8, 2008. Information about the program, as
well as an application, can be found at:
http://usg.osu.edu/news/apply-for-an-academic-enrichment-grant
Questions can be directed to Jessica Fildes at
Fildes.2@osu.edu
For more information on undergraduate research funding on campus or
elsewhere, please go to the URO Website at
http://ugresearch.adm.ohio-state.edu or contact the URO at
uro@osu.edu.
The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award provides a $10,000 stipend
for a graduating college senior to pursue one year of public service
anywhere in the world. The award allows recipients to engage in a
meaningful public service activity for a year before proceeding to
graduate school or a career. Applicants should develop a proposal
for public service in the United States or abroad. The proposal may
encompass any activity that furthers the public good. It can be
undertaken by the student alone or working through established
charitable, religious, educational, governmental, or other public
service organizations. All graduating students from accredited
colleges in the United States are invited to apply. Non-U.S.
citizens are eligible to apply but must be graduating from a U.S.
college or university. Deadline: February 15, 2008.
http://www.nationalgridus.com/commitment/d4-1_award.aspD
As a special service to student researchers, staff from the Office of
Responsible Research Practices offers special office hours this
winter to help both graduate and undergraduate student researchers
who are preparing Behavioral and Social Sciences Institutional
Review Board submissions and exemption requests. ORRP staff will
help students and their advisors navigate IRB forms, policies, and
review procedures. Office hours will be held in 150L Page Hall, in
space provided by the Undergraduate Research Office. No appointment
is necessary. Dates and times are available online at
http://orrp.osu.edu/irb/workshops/studentassist.cfm. Contact:
292-2454 or pettey.6@osu.edu
For more on research and funding opportunities, visit the
OSU Undergraduate Research Office website.
Fieldwork Locations
K.R.A.P.
The Körös Regional Archaeological Project, Vésztő, Hungary.
Research is on an Early Copper Age site near the present day town
Vésztő, Hungary. Investigations focus on the social and economic
changes that occurred as farming, herding, and metal working
developed in this area.
Field school opportunities may be available. Contact
Dr. Richard Yerkes.
The Roots of Agriculture in Southern Arabia Research
Project
A multidisciplinary archaeological, paleoecological and
geological research project reconstructing Neolithic human
occupation and the origins of food production in Yemen's Hadramawt
province. Contact
Dr. Joy McCorriston.
Catalhoyuk
Multidisciplinary project focusing on the rise of urbanism and
shift from foraging to farming in central Turkey.
The Denman Undergraduate Research Forum will be held
on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at a new location: the RPAC.
Molecular Genetics Club Meet and Greet
Sponsored by Molecular Genetics Club
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
4:30-6 PM
Parks Hall 104
Come meet the molecular genetics faculty and learn about their
research and possible opportunities to work in their lab.
Refreshments will be provided.
Contact Jason Lather at
lather.5@osu.edu
for more information
Free Panel Discussion: "The Intersection of Faith & Evolution: A
Civil Dialogue" featuring:
Francis Collins, MD, PhD, Director, National Human Genome
Research Institute
Jeffrey McKee, PhD, Professor of Anthropology & EEOB, The Ohio
State University
Patricia Princehouse, PhD, Case Western University
David Ruppe, PhD, Scholar of Religion
Wednesday, November 14, 2007, 7:30-9:00 PM
Live at COSI Columbus
333 West Broad St.
Registration Required: Call 614-228-COSI (2674)
Note: No seating was left as of November 7, but you can still
view the discussion at the Fawcett Center:
Video-linked to the Fawcett Center
2400 Olentangy River Road
No registration required
Recipe for Success:Basic Ingredients for Undergraduate Research
with a Mershon Center Faculty Panel
Sponsored by URO and Mershon Center
Wednesday, Nov. 14th; 3:30 p.m.
Page Hall Policy Forum
Please join a panel of Mershon Center professors on Wednesday
(11/14) from 3:30-4:30 p.m. for an interdisciplinary discussion on
the basic ingredients for a good undergraduate research project.
Panelists from the departments of Political Science and Sociology
will address a variety of topics pertaining to research, including
how to develop the right kinds of questions, how to select the best
research methodologies, and what kind of foundation a student needs
before undertaking a research project. Refreshments provided. Please
RSVP to uro@osu.edu
by Monday (11/12) and enter RSVP 11/14/07 in the subject line of
your email.
Volunteer mentors are needed for the Columbus City Schools
science fair competition
Undergraduate and graduate students who are majoring in a
scientific field or have a background in science are needed to meet
with Columbus City high school students who are working on science
fair projects.
Mentors are also invited to judge, or just join us at the citywide
science fair at COSI on February 16, 2008. For more information
contact Monica Amorose Shaner at 365-8783 or e-mail
mamorose5398@columbus.k12.oh.us.
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