OVERVIEW
The StarLab Program is designed to encourage under-represented minorities to consider pursuing careers in the public health sciences. This year the program will enroll (15) middle school students from metro-Atlanta schools. The program is conducted in collaboration with the National Organization for the Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE), the Association of Minority Health Professions Schools, Inc. (AMHPS) and scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
During the program, students are exposed to laboratory demonstrations, and hands-on laboratory experiments on selected topics in chemistry, biology, medical technology and engineering. In additions, students are able to network/interact with minority scientists from local colleges, agencies and laboratories. In addition to completing laboratory demonstrations, students are placed in groups where they conduct a laboratory experiments. The culminating event for the program is a group presentation on the findings from their laboratory research.
ELGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- Member of an under-represented minority group as defined by the federal government http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/Populations/populations.htm;
- Have academic potential in science;
- Completing the 6th grade this spring;
- Have a GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.O scale;
- Willing to devote the required amount of time (4 weeks) to the project; and
- Recommended by a science teacher.
Program Logistics
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June 20 – July 15, 2011
- Monday- Friday; 8:00 am-3:00 pm
- Clark Atlanta University
COST
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There is no cost to attend this program
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Meals Meals are provided daily for students
APPLICATION DEADLINE
SEND COMPLETED APPLICATION TO
AMHPS, Inc.
P.O. Box 13778
Atlanta, GA 30324
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