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Summer Research Application Process is Now Open
The Research Experience for High School Students (formerly the Research Internship Program) is now accepting applications for the summer. This program allows high school students the opportunity to conduct research projects ranging in topics from engineering to molecular biology while under the mentorship of a Vanderbilt University faculty member. Applicants must currently be 11th graders and be 16 years of age by June 4, 2012 to participate. The program is open to students from any school around the world, however, students from out of the Nashville area must provide...
SSMV and R.I.P. Students Place in Intel Science Talent Search
Three members of the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt senior class and one student from the CSO's Research Internship Program have been named as Semifinalists in this year's Intel Science Talent Search. Each student won $1,000 prizes and matching awards will be sent to their schools.Emily Alsentzer, a student at Hume-Fogg Magnet School, completed her project in Richard Peek's laboratory (Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology), entitled "Identification of novel H. pylori adhesins responsible for binding the host cell receptor decay-accelerating factor (DAF)."Ben Gu...
SSMV is Now Accepting Applications for the Class of 2016
The School for Science and Math (SSMV) is now accepting applications from current 8th grade students in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS). Twenty-six students will be selected for the Class of 2016 on the basis of test scores, grades, personal essays, and teacher recommendations. Students who complete the four-year program will earn an additional seven honors science elective credits.The SSMV is a joint venture between Vanderbilt University Medical Center and MNPS. The SSMV offers high school students a four-year, interdisciplinary, research-centered learning experience at one...
Now Accepting Young Scientist Article Submissions
The Young Scientist article submission process is officially open!If you have an article in mind for Young Scientist, take a look under the Article Submission pages on our website. Go to the Upload Article page to ensure your work is upload-ready and to create an account for your submission. If you have questions or trouble with your account or with uploading your article, please contact us.The submission deadline of January 24th will be here before you know it so act soon!
SSMV Seniors Celebrate Outstanding Achievements
On December 6, the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt held a reception to recognize the outstanding achievement of our senior students and to thank the Vanderbilt researchers and mentors who have hosted them in their labs over the last year. The event was held in the lobby of Medical Research Building III and was well attended by Vanderbilt administration, researchers, graduate students, and reporters from The Tennessean and Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Reporter.Dr. Angela Eeds addressed the audience and presented awards to our two Siemens Competition for Math, Science, and...
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