The APS Archive of Teaching Resources (http://www.apsarchive.org) continues to grow with the recruitment of a variety of new learning objects from educators all over the country. To date, about 210 items have been received for the Archive from various sources.
However, more material is still needed. Please consider submitting material that you have developed to use to make your teaching more effective. These can be
By submitting learning objects that you have developed, you can help your colleagues in their efforts to find the best tools for introducing their students to the exciting discipline of physiology.
Here are some new items in the Archive. Take a moment and check out those that are most relevant to your teaching. Don’t forget that you can comment on any of these items through the comment section attached to each item.
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The Career Opportunities in Physiology Committee is pleased to announce the launch of the totally redesigned careers web site (http://www.the-aps.org/careers.htm). The site is designed to provide easy access to a wide variety of online career resources and materials developed by the APS and many other organizations. Resources are provided not only for students beginning their careers in physiology, but also for physiologists at different stages in their career development. It is also designed to stimulate interest among K-12 students and undergraduate students in physiology careers. The web site is a dynamic resource and new materials will be added on a regular basis. Updates on major new additions will be highlighted through the APS listserv. Users of the new Careers web site will find a customized directory for their particular interests. From the main page, users can indicate which of eight major sections best represents their interests: Elementary, Middle/High School, Undergraduate, Graduate/Professional, Postdoctoral, New Investigator, Established Investigator, and General Public. After they make their initial selection, the user will find resources of specific interest to that group. |
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For example, users entering the New Investigators section will find career resources on getting tenure and promotions, hiring postdoctoral fellows, setting up a lab, and developing new courses. They will also find biosketches of physiologists; awards available to new investigators; resources for minority new investigators; positions available; and other relevant materials.
The Careers in Physiology Web Site is a project of the Careers in Physiology Committee, chaired by Francis Belloni, New York Medical College. The web development was funded by the APS and ongoing maintenance will be done by the APS Education Office.
As you explore the section of most interest to you, please do not hesitate to contact the Education Office (education@the-aps.org) with your suggestions for topics to be added to the site, information on good resources that are not already listed, and other comments you might have. Check back often, as new material will be added on a regular basis.
The APS was pleased to participate in and sponsor awards at the 2002 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in New Orleans, Louisiana, on November 13-16.
APS sponsored three awards for the top sophomore, junior, and senior poster presentations and an award for the best oral presentation in the physiological sciences. A team of APS members judged the posters over the 4-day meeting. Those members involved were Barbara A. Horwitz from the University of California, Davis, and Marian R. Walters, Mouhamed S. Awayda, and Keith Jackson from Tulane University. The meeting culminated in an awards banquet, at which APS President Barbara A. Horwitz presented the awards to the four students.
The student awardees for best physiology posters were Rodney Theodore (Sophomore) from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Calleen Jones (Junior) from Wayne State University; and Saul Villeda (Senior) from the University of California, Los Angeles. The student awardee for best oral presentation was Rebecca Baerga (Senior) from Pontifica University Catholica of Puerto Rico.
The ABRCMS meeting allows for the presentation of research of underrepresented minority student scientists who are at the forefront of biomedical research. It also provides a unique opportunity for students to professionally display their research and receive constructive criticism and encouragement from peers and professional scientists. Over 2,600 biomedical researchers and students attended the 2002 ABRCMS meeting.
Among the conference speakers were notables such as Nobel Laureates Thomas Cech, Ph.D., and Alfred Gilman, Ph.D.; John Ruffin, director of the National Center for Minority Health Disparities; National Science Foundation Waterman Award Winner Erich Jarvis, Ph.D.; Francis Collins of the National Human Genome Research Institute; Lydia Villa-Kamoroff, Ph.D., vice chancellor of research at Northwestern University; former astronaut Bernard Harris, M.D.; former Congressman Louis Stokes; and Ruth Kirschstein, Ph.D., director of the NIGMS and former Interim Director of NIH.
The 2003 ABRCMS meeting is scheduled for Oct.15 - Oct. 18, 2003 in San Diego, California.
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