Upcoming Events

• Calendar:  http://www.localendar.com/public/bjohnson731                                                      

Contact Information

• Associate Dean of Graduate Education: Dr. Eleanor Metcalf
• Administrative Assistant for the Associate Dean: Janet Anastasi
• Graduate Student Council President: Patrick High

Graduate Student Council

• GSC minutes

  • 2 August 2006

  • 12 September 2006

  • 3 October 2006

  • 13 November 2006

  • 5 December 2006

  • 6 February 2007

• Graduate Student Newsletter

  •  Fall Newsletter

    • Fall Erratum

  • Winter Newsletter

• Important Documents relating directly to student status, discipline, etc.

  • Bylaws of the USUHS Graduate Student Council

  • Motor Vehicle Regulations & Parking Policies (Pay attention to Procedures 5 b. (1) and (2) as well as 6)
  • Academic Standing of Graduate Fellows (Pay attention to sections E and F; this policy relates to the dismissal of students at USU) 
  • Policy for students receiving a grade of failure in a pass/fail class
  • School of Medicine Academic Awards and Graduation Awards Program
• Important USU Documents
  • USU Congressional Statute (Law passed by Congress establishing USU)
  • DOD Directive 5105.45
  • DOD Directive 6010.20 (Section 6.2 SOM Graduate School Admission Policies & Requirements)

Pictures of Current Graduate Students

• Research Day 2004
• Holiday Party Pictures
• Research Day 2005
• Open House 2006

Important links

• Academic Departments
• Administrative Departments
• UIS: Free software is available to graduate students including:

• Microsoft Office XP
• GroupWise
• SPSS
• EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager

• LRC (Learning Resource Center)
• Audio Visual Department
• Travel Information
• USUHS Shuttle A Shuttle service from USUHS to Medical Center and to Silver Spring/Walter Reed

Local DC Information

• The Washington Post
• Washington City Paper
• Washinton Metro Area Transportation Authority (WMATA)
• DC Pages
• Local Museums
• The White House
• The Embassies of Washington DC 
• Tourist Information

Scientific and Graduate Student Associations/Organizations and Support

• Society for Neuroscience
• Women in Neuroscience
• NAGPS The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students.
  • For health insurance-related issues, see the benefits page
  • For a student's guide to federal income taxes page
• New York Academy of Sciences
• American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• American Society for Microbiology
• American Society for Virology
• Graduate Resources:  An online support group for graduate students
• PhinisheD:  A discussion board for those working to complete their Ph.D.s

Career Development Information and Resources for Grad Students                                                        

• ScienceCareers.org:  Career information for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
• Graduate Student Resource Page
• PhDjobs.com: Dedicated to providing the postgraduate community with recruitment solutions
• Postdoctorate.net
• Tomorrow's Professor:  An e-mail distribution list for those currently in graduate school and looking toward academic careers
• How to write an NIH grant application
• Gen Biotechnology Database: Database used to facilitate collaborations, employment, etc.
• Jobs at the NIH: Scientific Jobs and Research Training Opportunities
• Current NIH Postdoctoral Openings  

• Ph.D. Resources: Resources created to help students thrive in graduate school and

  beyond

• Free CV Samples, Examples and Templates

Funding Information

• Grantsnet
• FastWeb
• NIH
• Community of Science (Cos)
• National Science Foundation

Volunteer Opportunities in the area and at the school

• Single Volunteers of DC

Research Links

• National Library of Medicine
• Free Translation A free site which will translate short paragraphs of text.
• BioMedNet
• BioProtocols
• Biocompare

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