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Bio REU Covid-19 FAQ

BIO REU Leadership Council Covid-19 FAQ Last edited March 18, 2020 Some REU Directors are considering whether and how they will be able to offer their programs in the summer of 2020 due to impacts of COVID-19. The BIO REU leadership council has developed the following FAQ to help guide your decision making. Note that [...]

Notes from NSF Virtual Office Hour of April 2, 2020

These are notes take by Ian Billick. The meeting was for all of NSF, but included some questions relevant to REU programs. The notes are not for the entire meeting, but rather issues abstracted by Ian as being relevant to REU programs.

Hosteling International USA Sponsors Travel Scholarships

Hosteling International USA sponsors travel scholarships for young people 18 to 30 years old who would otherwise not have the opportunity to encourage travel to gain cultural insight that builds tolerance.

2019 Biology REU Site Workshop

2019 PI Workshop - April 4th-6th, 2019, Rosslyn VA Holiday Inn See full details here.

Travel Funds for REU Students

REU students may receive up to $1,000 in travel reimbursement to attend and present their research at a scientific meeting. Additional funds may be available on a case-by- case basis.

BIO REU Leadership Committee Members Receive 2015 Presidential Awards

Two BIO REU Leadership Committee Members Receive 2015 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM): John Matsui, University of California, Berkeley, and Julio Soto, San Jose State University

One-stop research ethics shop is open for business

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) has emerged as the latest catchphrase to burden US researchers who are already up to their ears in funding agency bureaucracy. Now a $1.5 million initiative funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) is promising to help them out. The Ethics CORE web site has had a soft launch over the past [...]