[bioundgrd] Fwd: IROP: Taking UROP Overseas, Feb 11, 5:30PM, W20 (TWENTY CHIMNEYS)

[Janice Chang]

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>IROP: Taking UROP Overseas
>Michael Bergren
>Mon Feb 11, 5:30 TO 7:30pm, W20, Twenty Chimneys
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>In the past year, MIT students have conducted UROP research in a 
>wide spectrum of overseas settings. From particle physics research 
>at CERN in Switzerland to malaria studies in rural Niger, UROPers 
>are finding exciting ways to participate in faculty-mentored, 
>internationally based research projects.
>
>The Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP) 
>has introduced International Research Opportunities Programming 
>(IROP), aimed at supporting global faculty-student research 
>collaborations. Come to this workshop and hear from IROP students 
>about their recent overseas experiences, and learn from UAAP staff 
>about IROP project guidelines and funding resources. Light dinner 
>will be served.
>
>SPACE IS LIMITED!  Please RSVP.
>
>Contact: Michael Bergren, 7-104, x3-8801, mberg at mit.edu