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Students Encouraged to Apply for Research Opportunities
The Undergraduate Research Office is now accepting applications
for the Summer Undergraduate Research Program and for the
Frontiers of Undergraduate Research Poster Competition.
Faculty are asked to encourage students who are currently doing
research to apply for the poster competition. In addition,
summer grants will be offered to undergraduates selected
from the applicant pool for the poster session who would like
to do research during the summer. Students and faculty may
visit the Undergraduate Research Office in Room 106, South
Campus Building A, for further information about these
competitions and for information about other research programs
for undergraduates. To receive application forms for either of
these competitions by mail, call Kathy Usher at (860) 486-6255
or send e-mail to:
Kathleen.Usher@uconn.edu.
Nominations Sought for State Community Service Awards
Nominations are being sought for the Connecticut Higher Education
Community Service Awards. The awards will be made in three
categories, recognizing individual students, student groups,
and faculty, staff and community or agency leaders for community
service completed between spring 1999 and spring 2000.
Student awards will recognize the efforts of individual students
or student groups who have developed projects or activities
that have aided individuals or groups in the community or have
aided environmental causes; have substantially increased
student participation in community service; have developed a
unique approach to community service; have promoted diversity
or pluralism; or have addressed pressing urban problems.
The awards for faculty, staff and agency leaders will recognize
personal contributions and university commitment. Nomination
forms are available from the Center for Community Outreach,
by calling (860) 486-1165. Nominations must be submitted
to the Center for Community Outreach, 604 Gilbert Road, U-211,
by March 8. Awards will be made during a ceremony April 13
at the State Capitol in Hartford.
Help Out, Have Fun, at Community Service Day, Feb. 26
The first Community Service Day of the semester will take place
on Saturday, Feb. 26. The event, sponsored by the Center for
Community Outreach, is an opportunity for students, faculty, and
staff to interact in a social setting while helping out. There will
be eight work sites and participants can choose from a wide
variety of three- to six- hour community service projects both on-
and off-campus, including activities ranging from environmental
work to games and activities with seniors. Transportation is
provided to all work sites. If you wish to register with a group of
people, call the office first to find out specific site availability, as
some fill up very quickly. To learn more about Community Service
Day or to sign up, call the Center for Community Outreach
(486-1165), or use the online registration form at
http://www.volunteer.uconn.edu.
Volunteers Sought for Research on Falls Among Elderly
The Department of Physical Therapy is seeking volunteers for a
research study on falling in older people. The purpose of the
study is to find out if older people who undergo a specific hip
muscle strengthening program experience improved strength
and are less likely to fall than others. Individuals 65 years of age
or older, especially those who have a history of falling, may be
eligible to participate. Those who are accepted into the study will
engage in a 12-week program to strengthen a specific set of hip
muscles and will then have an evaluation of their standing balance.
To be considered for participation or learn more about this study,
call Tim Hanke at (860) 486-6836 or Mary Murphy at (860) 486-0047.
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