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MARC Program Receives $2.2 Million to Advance Underrepresented Students in Biomedical and Behavior Research Fields

  • by Gregory D Watry
Quick Summary
  • MARC is a two-year program that provides underrepresented students with research experiences, academic support and professional development opportunities
  • The program helps students transition more easily into higher degree programs, with the intent of ushering in a new era of leaders in the biomedical an behavior research fields
  • It's one of several initiatives led by Educational Enrichment and Outreach Progra

Developing Next-Gen Neuroscientists: EEOP Receives $1.2 Million to Advance Diversity in Research

  • by Gregory D Watry
Quick Summary
  • Educational Enrichment and Outreach Programs will launch the Advancing Diversity in Neuroscience Research Program this fall
  • Aimed at undergraduates, the program introduces students to a breadth of neuroscience research
  • Students involved in the program will attend weekly seminars and hold an undergraduate research position in a lab on campus

Consciousness, perception, memory, behavior.

Professor Aldrin Gomes, students Leib Lipowsky and Tayler Smith and BUSP Director Connie Champagne

Biology Undergraduate Scholars Program Elevates Diversity in the Life Sciences

  • by David Slipher
Quick Summary
  • Since 1988, the Biology Undergraduate Scholars Program (BUSP) has hosted more than 1,500 undergrads.
  • BUSP supports students from underrepresented or disadvantaged backgrounds.
  • Each fall, approximately 50 students join the program.

When Tayler Smith entered UC Davis as a freshman two years ago, she knew she had a strong interest in life sciences research.

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