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IAP 2018 Activities by Sponsor - Office of Undergrad. Advising/Academic Programming

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All About UROP

Add to Calendar Jan/11 Thu 03:00PM-04:00PM 2-105

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Come learn about all aspects of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) at MIT, including how to participate, what type of research is available, and more. 

Sponsor(s): Office of Undergrad. Advising/Academic Programming
Contact: J Alex Hoyt, 7-104, 617 324-6700, JAHOYT@MIT.EDU


Info Session: 2018 MIT Amgen-UROP Scholars Program

Alex Hoyt, Sara Nelson

Add to Calendar Jan/17 Wed 03:00PM-04:00PM 4-149

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

The MIT Amgen Scholars Program invites undergraduates to participate in faculty-mentored summer research at MIT in the science and biotechnology areas.

Students admitted to this program (known as Amgen Scholars) will have opportunities to conduct research, analyze data, present research results, network with other undergraduates with similar research interests, and develop working relationships with MIT faculty mentors and other research staff.

Sponsor(s): Office of Undergrad. Advising/Academic Programming
Contact: J Alex Hoyt, 7-104, 617 324-6700, JAHOYT@MIT.EDU


Modern Irish History & Culture: From Molly Malone to Nobel Laureates

Christopher LaRoche, User Experience Consultant

Add to Calendar Jan/19 Fri 12:00PM-01:30PM 4-145

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: None

Discusses and investigates aspect of modern Irish history. Specifically, a discussion of how the images and concepts of Ireland and the Irish have evolved over the last several hundred years in the eyes of the greater world.
 
In this talk, we will discuss and investigate the history and culture of Ireland from the eighteenth century to the present. We'll pay particular attention to issues and topics such as Saint Patrick, the repression of Catholicism, the Famine of the 1840s, the 1916 Easter Uprising, the Anglo-Irish War of 1920-1921, the Irish Civil War, and Ireland since the declaration of an Irish republic in 1948.
 
Finally the lecture will focus on and discuss the idea of mythology and stereotype used in lieu of history and how that has shaped many opinions about Ireland: and how that has recently evolved from Ireland as a caricature to respectability within the wider world view.

Sponsor(s): Office of Undergrad. Advising/Academic Programming
Contact: Christopher Laroche, 7-143, 617 324-9016, LAROCHE@MIT.EDU


UROP Open House

Add to Calendar Jan/30 Tue 03:30PM-04:30PM 6-104, Chipman Room

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Come enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and some cookies while speaking with current UROP supervisors and students about participating in undergraduate research at MIT.

Sponsor(s): Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program -UROP, Office of Undergrad. Advising/Academic Programming
Contact: J Alex Hoyt, 7-104, 617 324-6700, JAHOYT@MIT.EDU


UROP Student Panel

Add to Calendar Feb/01 Thu 11:00AM-12:00PM 5-134

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Come hear from current UROP students about their experiences conducting research at MIT.  UROP staff will also be available to answer questions.

Sponsor(s): Office of Undergrad. Advising/Academic Programming, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program -UROP
Contact: J Alex Hoyt, 7-104, 617 324-6700, JAHOYT@MIT.EDU