BUSA is proud to offer a comprehensive program designed to introduce the students to the whole spectrum of philanthropic possibilities. We have volunteered at local soup kitchens, sorted food for the Boston Food Bank, worked with the elderly in the community, taken part in community clean-ups, and coordinated with Habitat for Humanity. Any of these great causes, and the thousands of people they serve every day, need and appreciate your time and effort. See our Community Service page for information on other projects we've participated in.

If you are wondering which class to take or which recitation instructor will be most helpful, then you will be glad to have a Big Sib. Sibs are mentors, friends, and advisors - ready to give you advice about Course 7 or a helping hand.

BUSA will be sponsoring events where you can get to know your sib once you are matched with someone. We will help you to get together and then you can choose how you will keep in touch with your sib.

Sign up here to become a Big or a Little Sib.

Next spring (2007) we look forward to hosting another distinguished speaker; more information will be forthcoming in the new year.

Previous Lecturers:

• 2006: Prof. Jeannie T. Lee, Harvard Medical School and HHMI Investigator.
• 2005: Dr. Len Zon, Grousbeck Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and HHMI Investigator.
• 2004: Prof. Phillip A. Sharp, 1993 Nobel Laureate.
• 2003: Dr. Lee Hartwell, 2001 Nobel Laureate
• 2002: Dr. Cori Bargmann, professor at University of California at San Francisco
• 2001: Dr. David Baltimore, President-Emeritus of the California Institute of Technology

Trips will be announced on the News/Updates page.

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) cultivates and supports research partnerships between MIT undergraduates and faculty members.

MIT's UROP was one of the earliest programs of its kind in the United States to invite undergraduates to participate in research as the junior colleagues of faculty. Created in 1969 by the late Margaret L. A. MacVicar, Professor of Physical Science and MIT Dean for Undergraduate Education, UROP was inspired by Edwin H. Land, inventor of instant photography, who believed in the power of learning by doing.

With over 50 labs housed in the Whitehead Institute, the Koch Building, the Center for Cancer Research, and E18, the Biology Department presents its undergraduate students with unprecedented opportunities for independent research.