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UPCOMING EVENTS

Mathematics and the Melting Polar Ice Caps

Presented by: Dr. Kenneth Golden, Professor of Mathematics, Adjunct Professor Bioengineering, University of Utah

When: April 4, 2013, 6 PM (Refreshments at 5:30)

Where: UC River Ball Room (Room 300)

Sponsored by: Cantor Sect, University of Mathematics Club

The entire U of M community is warmly invited to attend!

Tennessee CyberInfrastructure Symposium

Where: Tennessee State University

When: April 3-4. 2013

Register at: http://www.tnstate.edu/computer_science/TNCISymposium.aspx

This symposium will focus on educating students and faculty regarding the enhancement of desktop applications into computing program clusters to advance data analysis.

Project SET

Scholarship for HS Stat Teachers in Project SET: http://project-set.com (grad level-FA2013): Register at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VT2LH9H

See the K-20 Opportunities Page-Teacher Resources for more information.

University of Memphis CRESH Accepting Applications

What: CRESH is a program designed to provide the opportunity for rising high-school juniors and seniors to acquire first-hand experience of life as a scientist beyond a lecture hall setting.

Register at: http://www.memphis.edu/cresh/

TLSAMP Research Symposium

When: April 5-6, 2013

Where: Peabody Hotel.

To register please contact:

Regina J. Hairston rhairstn@memphis.edu,

Sir Walter Richardson, swrchrds@memphis.edu

Dunn Hall 113 or 115

*Registration and transportation free.

The PLANTS Program

(Funded by the National Science Foundation and Botanical Society of America)

This program encourages the participation of undergraduates from underrepresented groups at the annual meetings of the BSA and affiliated organizations (this year in New Orleans, Louisiana, July 27-31, 2013). These meetings focus on the plant sciences and include areas such as ecology, conservation, systematics, paleobotany, physiology and ethnobotany.

More details: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/urban-scientist/2013/02/27/travel-awards-for-college-students-to-attend-botanical-society-meetings/

Application form: http://www.botany.org/awards/F_PLANTS.php