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Tulane Science
Scholars Program 2008 Summer
Program and 2008-09 Academic Year Program |
Summer Program - Monday,
July 7th to Friday, July 11th, from 9 am – 12:30 pm
How to apply for the 2008 summer program:
(for
2008-09 academic year program, see below)
The Tulane Science Scholars Program (TSSP) Summer 2008 Opportunity is a selective program for high school students who have exceptional talent in the sciences and mathematics. It is a pilot program open to public school students in the Orleans Parish area. This summer session will focus on the field of Neuroscience, which is the study of the brain. Neuroscientists study everything from the electrical activity of individual brain cells to the behavior of animals and people. TSSP students will have the opportunity to learn the same techniques and use the same equipment that Tulane neuroscientists use in their own research. Laboratory activities that will be supervised by Tulane faculty members and their students will include the following:
- Learn basic brain anatomy by studying actual human brain specimens
- Learn how to test the effects of various drugs on the behaviors of rats
- Learn how to prepare brain tissue for study under a microscope
- Learn how to measure specific brain chemicals
- Learn how to measure human brain waves
The summer
program will be on Monday, July 7th
– Friday, July 11th, from 9 am – 12:30 pm. This
program has a $50 fee, which can be waived in cases of financial hardship.
The TSSP is now accepting nominations for the 2008 summer
program. Nominees should currently be in
the 10th or 11th grade (in an extraordinary case, a 9th grader will be considered) and have a
strong interest in science and mathematics.
The TSSP will select a maximum of
12 students for the program. The
selection of students will be based upon the following information:
1. Student Essay
2. Teacher Recommendation
3. School Transcript
If you are interested in applying to this program, you should
consult with your science teacher, math teacher, or guidance counselor.
The forms for the 2008-09 academic year can also be downloaded in PDF format using the following links:
Download student summer
application form
Download teacher
summer evaluation form
Download summer program announcement
These forms are to be completed and returned directly to the
TSSP. Participants will be notified by
June 10, 2008. Questions may be
addressed to Dr. Annette Oertling, TSSP director, at annette.oertling@tulane.edu .
How to apply for the 2008-09 academic year:
The Tulane Science Scholars Program (TSSP) is a selective
program for (public and private) high school students who have exceptional
talent in the sciences and mathematics.
The TSSP will hold classes at Tulane from 10 am – 12 noon on
Saturdays during the 2008-2009 academic year.
The classes will meet 8 times between September 6th and
November 22nd, 2008 and 8 times between January 24th and
April 25th, 2009. Instructors
are science, mathematics, and engineering faculty members who are actively
engaged in research. Courses will
involve a combination of lecture and hands-on experience. The specific topics
have not been finalized; however, courses in the past have included:
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Real-Life
Biology (Spring 2007) Experience
Biomedical Engineering (Spring 2007) Spectroscopy
and Nanotechnology (Spring 2007) History
of Life (Spring 2008) Taking on the Energy Crunch (Spring 2008) Creativity
in Engineering (Fall 2007) Global
Warming (Fall 2007) Experience
in Cancer (Fall 2007) Robotics
in Biomedical Engineering (Fall 2007) An Experiment to Measure the Effects of Alcohol on the
Behavior of Rats (Spring 2008) Explorations
in Animal Behavior (Spring 2008) |
This program has a $250 fee, which may be waived in cases of
financial hardship.
The TSSP is now accepting applications for the 2008-2009
academic year. Students should be
entering the 11th grade or 12th grade (in an
extraordinary case, a 10th grader will be considered) and have a strong interest in science and
mathematics. The TSSP will select a
maximum of 50 students for the program.
The selection of students will be based upon the following information:
1. Student Essay
2.
Teacher Recommendation
3.
School Transcript
If you are interested in applying to this program, you should consult with your science teacher, math teacher, or guidance counselor. You may obtain an application form from the link below. The form is to be completed and returned directly to the TSSP. Note: Students who have previously participated in TSSP are automatically invited to return the following year.
The forms for the 2008-09 academic year can be downloaded in PDF format using the following links:
Download student application
form
Download teacher evaluation
form
Download program announcement
APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE PROGRAM IS FULL.
Questions should be addressed to the TSSPdirector:
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Dr. Annette B. Oertling |
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504-865-5172 |
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