Dory Yochum Scholarship, $5000

MentorNet to award $5000 to an outstanding woman protege in STEM   

DEADLINE MAY 15, 2013  

MentorNet announced today that it will award $5000 to an outstanding woman protege in honor of its long time champion and Chair of the Board of Directors, Dory S. Yochum. 

On December 5, 2010, MentorNet was profoundly saddened to lose Dory. She worked for 32 years at AT&T Labs, rising to the position of Vice-President and Chief Operations Officer. She also served on the Board of Fraser Research and as Chief Administrative Officer of PalmSource. Dory was a leader in research and technology and an exemplar for our protégés and mentors. To honor and promote her legacy, MentorNet has launched this first annual Dory S. Yochum Scholarship.
To be eligible, a  candidate must be a woman currently pursuing any postsecondary degree in any field of science, technology, engineering or math at a partnering campus or society and a current or former protege of MentorNet. 

Apply by May 15, 2013 by sending an email to DoryPrize@mentornet.net with the following:

• A description of your experience as a MentorNet protégé, your current status and pursuits as a student, and your career ambitions. Your entry can be in any medium:
   video or animation (no more than 2 minutes),
  audio (no more than 5 minutes), or
  text (no more than one page); 
• Recommendation from a MentorNet mentor;
• Resume or curriculum vitae, including your contact information

• DEADLINE MAY 15, 2013

Scientific Conventions April 2013

Interested in a little time away from the lab? Want to meet up with others in your field to talk about your studies? Then check out these conferences happening in April 2013! If you attend, Minority.Scientist would love to hear about your experience.

April 6-10
American Association for Cancer Research- Washington, DC

April 7-11
American Chemical Society, Spring- New Orleans, LA

April 11-14
National Science Teachers Association- San Antonio, TX

April 20-24
Experimental Biology- Boston, MA

April 22-25
BIO 2013- Chicago, IL

April 30-May 2
Food Safety Summit- Baltimore, MD

Summer Science Opportunities for YOUTH

I came across this webpage today that lists many opportunities for young people to get involved with science-related activities for Summer 2013. Opportunities include internships (paid and unpaid) at places like Kaiser Permanente, NASA, MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences, and the list goes on. I am so happy to find this resource and be able to share it with you, as you all know how excited I am to expose young people to science. Thank you to the Stanford Office of Science Outreach for putting together this great resource!

Contents of the link as described by website: This is a listing of summer science opportunities for students interested in gaining work experience, extending their lab skills and/or going deeper into science!!! This list is provided for informational purposes only, and does not imply endorsement or recommendation by Stanford’s Office of Science Outreach.


Link to resources: Summer Science Opportunities-Internships, Programs and Camps Summer 2013