Though based in the Biology Department in the School of Arts and Sciences, the Biology Graduate Group is comprised of faculty from other departments and affiliated academic institutions, such as the Medical School, Wistar Institute, Fox Chase Cancer Center, and Academy of Natural Sciences. Thus, the students have a wide range of research opportunities within the program. Research is started early, in the first year.

Students have access to a wide range of facilities housed in four buildings, Leidy Lab, Kaplan Wing, Mudd Building and Goddard Labs. The new Lynch Life Sciences Building has just been recently opened. This building has brought Penn to the forefront in research facilities.

While on coursework, all graduate students meet with an Advising Committee or their faculty advisor twice a year to discuss course registration, research, and lab rotations. Upon reaching dissertation status, a student meets with their Thesis Advisor as necessary, and with their Thesis Committee at least once a year.

For Cell and Developmental Biology - http://www.bio.upenn.edu/programs/graduate/manual/2002-03/cell_moleb_group/cell_dev_course_info.html For Neurobiology and Physiology - http://www.bio.upenn.edu/programs/graduate/manual/2002-03/cell_moleb_group/neurobi_phys_course_info.html For Plant and Microbial Biology - http://www.bio.upenn.edu/programs/graduate/manual/2002-03/cell_moleb_group/plant_microb_course_info.html For Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity - http://www.bio.upenn.

To learn more about research opportunities, contact your program director. Ask what the faculty’s current research areas are, what research graduate students have worked on in the past, and what opportunities might be available in the next year or two. St. Catherine’s Centers of Excellence also may provide research opportunities.

The Music Engineering (MUE) Graduate program does not have your "conventional" research-for-funding that other engineering graduate schools might have. This is mostly because we want your thesis and research to be completely up to you, and not dictated by some company that is funding you. However, if you have a company in mind that would be willing to support your original thesis ideas, this situation would be considered. However, it is not the norm.

Graduate students and unaffiliated researchers may be included on applications. Graduate students should not be included as PI, Co-PI, or senior personnel. Unaffiliated researchers need to go through an eligible institution to be involved in these competitions. (See the answer to the previous question). individual may apply only once as principal investigator (PI) through this funding opportunity.

of 9/1/2006, there are 62 students enrolled in the Biology Graduate Program. Of these students, 62% are women, and 57% are from various countries around the world, including Turkey, China, Czech Republic, Canada, Brazil, Uruguay, Vietnam, and India. All of our students study on a full-time basis.

Please visit NASA Glenn's University Programs page for information about possible opportunities. Please note that they are limited to US citizens. Computers and Software Can I get NASA software? If you are looking for a particular piece of software that you believe was generated at NASA Glenn, you might first try using our Software Source site. For non-Glenn NASA software, the best place to check would be our software distributor, the COSMIC program.

Yes. Each year the biology department hires 20-25 student assistants who work from 4 to 8 hours per week. Some are Work/Study students (their work is part of their financial aid package). Tasks include everything from photocopying to washing glassware to lab set up. See the Student Employments page for more information.

Various sources of funding are available to graduate students. Please consult the following web sites for additional information:

The time span to earn the Doctorate of Philosophy averages 6 years. The first two to three years, depending upon transfer of credits, are spent taking courses with lab rotations counted as one course unit. Students funded by teaching assistantships are expected to take 7 courses per year (3 fall, 3 spring, 1 summer). Students funded by training grants or research fellowships take 8 courses per year (4 fall, 4 spring).

Partner with a faculty member to research a topic of interest to you (outside of your major is OK!). Present your research at Discovery Day. Apply to become a Magellan Scholar and receive up to $3,000 to fund your research project in collaboration with a faculty mentor.

Your faculty adviser can notify you about research opportunities within the department as well as the University that are appropriate to your interests.

Students can register for BIOL SCI 398-0 or 399-0 credit under any Northwestern faculty, whether in Biological Sciences or other departments. If the research is not at Northwestern, then an NU faculty member must stand in for the off-campus research supervisor, and must interact sufficiently with that person so that a grade can be given.

Yes, there are information sessions located at both the Seattle and Bellevue campuses. You can also schedule to meet with a graduate advisor, and you can schedule an appointment by calling the Albers School of Business and Economics front desk at 206.296.5700. The listings for the information sessions are located on the website at:

Students who qualify may apply for on-campus federal work study positions, but there is quite a bit of competition for these slots. Because Duquesne is located in the heart of Pittsburgh, there is a wide range of part-time, off-campus employment opportunities available. The Career Services Center has lists of both on- and offcampus jobs. However, graduate students must carefully evaluate the effect of off-campus work on their academic performance.

Yes. Students, particularly if they will be on the job market in the near future, are strongly encouraged to attend and present their research at conferences. Both the Graduate School and the department have provided significant funding of graduate students trips to conferences in order to present their research. Recent conferences that UK students presented research include:

A.The department's general policy is to offer all graduate students the opportunity to teach at least one course of their own before graduation. Students are eligible for instructorships once they have passed their written and oral preliminary exams. Most students teach more than one class before they leave the program. In addition, the department requires each student to take the Teaching Political Science sequence of the Political Science as a Profession class.

This program prepares students for career positions in aircraft design, manufacturing, modification, and operation. It also includes al the flight ratings that are needed to be a professional pilot.

Yes, there are opportunities for undergraduates to engage in research projects under the guidance of mathematics faculty. Many of our faculty have web pages describing their current research interests. See our faculty directory for a general overview of who is interested in what. If you are interested in pursing a particular area of research, you should contact one of our advisors or the faculty member who specializes in that area.

If you are a recent college graduate, you may be eligible for the Postbaccalaureate IRTA program, the Technical IRTA program, or the NIH Academy. Information on all these programs can be accessed from our Student Programs page.

Please visit our Virtual Career Center for a wealth of information that may be of use in your search.

Georgetown, there are plenty of opportunities to conduct independent research or assist in various labs with faculty or with researchers at the Georgetown University Medical Center. NHS just completed construction of its own state-of-the-art Discovery Center, which provides undergraduate students many opportunities to work with current faculty.

We generally enroll 3 first year grad. students and 3 second/third year grad students with a maximum of 8 total.

No. The College of Engineering does not formally supervise a co-op program for graduate students, but does provide information on job searching and limited access to job postings. Visit Information for Graduate Students.

There are around 100 graduate students in the program. About three-fourths of these students are Ph.D. students, and one-fourth are M.S students.

A limited number of graduate courses are offered. Check each location’s course listing for availability. In addition, students may be able to arrange a Directed Independent Study (DIS) for graduate credit. Contact your school or academic department to see what options are available.

We currently have approximately 60-75 graduate students present on campus and actively participating in the department, and approximately 20 or so who are at the dissertation-writing stage and are away from campus. Our overall number of registered students has remained at about 80 for several years.