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Dr. Vilke Presentation Video
Video of Dr. Vilke giving a presentation of his program.
(10/09/08; 37 min. 49s)
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KUSI News
 Interview With CAMP Structural Engineering Student Santina Watts
(8/3/05; 4 min. 14s)
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AEP Summer Research Program 2005
 Science/Engineering Colloquium
Professor Eric Courchesne
(7/13/05; 1 hr. 30 min.)
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CAMP Faculty/Student Panel on Conducting Research
 Dr. Sah, T. Schmidt & N. Gastelum 
(5/10/05; 1 hr. 1 min. 44s)
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Interview on Univision
 Maria Alejandra Tobar (CAMP Student)
(8/8/04; 3 min. 29s) - (interview conducted in Spanish)
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AEP Summer Research Colloquium
 Dr. Kalichman
(7/22/04; 1 hr. 16 min. 18s)
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KUSI (Rod Luck)
 Dr. David Artis and students
(1/2003; 13 min. 39s)
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Interview on Univision
 Dr. Jacqueline Azize-Brewer
(1/18/04; 4 min. 11s) - Minorities in Graduate Education (interview conducted in Spanish)
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Summer Research Program 2003 Science/Engineering Colloquia
Professor Jan Talbot
(7/10/03; 3hr 3min 14 sec.)
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Monique’s Story:  ‘The Experience Will Last Me a Lifetime’ - Monique White, a biology major at UCSD has been a participant in AEP’s Faculty Mentor Program for more than a year with her mentor Georgia Robins Sadler, Ph.D., MBA, associate clinical professor of surgery at UCSD.  Monique is especially involved with Dr. Sadler in a comprehensive public health effort and follow-up study to inform African American women in San Diego communities of the importance of receiving mammograms and conducting breast self-exams regularly. Their story is an example of the mutually rewarding experience that often develops between student and mentor.
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A Transfer Student’s Successful Journey in Research - Melanie Zauscher, a UCSD environmental chemistry major; transferred to UCSD from a local community college. She is a current participant in AEP’s Faculty Mentor Program, and is a former McNair Program scholar. This is her story.

 Why Should Faculty Serve As Mentors? -  There are many personally rewarding benefits to being a mentor in AEP’s Faculty Mentor Program.  Georgia Robins Sadler, Ph.D., MBA, associate clinical professor of surgery at UCSD, talks about some of the experiences she cherishes as a long-time mentor.
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Jorge Ortiz and Breena Fraga		 Three UCSD Undergraduates Receive Awards at the SACNAS National Conference in Kansas City - University of California, San Diego undergraduates Jorge Ortiz, Robert Valtierra, and Breena Fraga were recognized for research excellence recently at the national conference of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). The conference was held in Kansas City, MO.


Luis Guerrero		 AEP Undergraduate Luis Guerrero Wins Top Prize in Mathematics Competition at the 2006 SACNAS National Conference - Luis Guerrero, a senior at the University of California, San Diego, won $2000 from the AMS and a TI-89 Titanium graphing calculator from Texas Instruments in the game Who Wants to Be a Mathematician at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) national conference in Tampa, FL October 28


Izzybeth Rodriquez		 Undergrad Scholars from Across Country Convene at UCSD to Present Research on Wide-Ranging Topics - Presentations ranged from the psychological impact of skin color on racial minority identity to new perspectives on calculating ‘Big Bang’ nuclear reactions


Cynthia Perry		 UCSD’s CAMP Program Awarded Fellowship From National Science Foundation for Graduate Students - The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the California Alliance for Minority Participation in Science, Engineering and Mathematics Program (CAMP) at the University of California, San Diego with a $972,000 fellowship to fund 12 graduate students who will be pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees at UCSD.


Smith-Kruck		 CAMP Undergraduate Smith-Kruck Honored At Statewide Symposium For Research On Abnormal Brain Development In Mice - Nine UCSD undergraduates presented their research at the annual California Alliance for Minority Participation in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (CAMP) Symposium, held recently at the Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering in Irvine, CA. Among these students, senior Tyheshia Smith-Kruck won a merit in research award in the Biological/Life Sciences division for her oral presentation.


Nelson Bravo		 Undergraduate Nelson Bravo Honored For Robot Design Analysis At National Research Conference - Nelson Bravo, an engineering major at UCSD, was honored for research excellence at the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program National Research Conference held recently in New Orleans, Louisiana. More than 275 undergraduates nationally participated in the annual conference.

Blanca Tapia		 Three C.A.M.P. Undergraduates Awarded At Annual Statewide Research Symposium - Three University of California, San Diego students – Nelson Bravo, Blanca Tapia and Nathan Trujillo – each received special merit awards for their scientific research presentations conducted earlier this year at the annual California Alliance for Minority Participation in Science, Engineering and Mathematics (CAMP) Program Symposium.

Georgia Sadler		 Georgia Sadler And Michael Sailor Honored As Outstanding Faculty Mentors To Students - University of California, San Diego faculty members Georgia Robins Sadler and Michael Sailor will be honored this week for their outstanding services as mentors to UCSD undergraduates.


Jane Rhodes - Professor

 Prof. Jane Rhodes: Research Is Not Just For Science Majors - In her three years as a mentor in the Faculty Mentor Program and the McNair Program, Jane Rhodes, Ph.D., says she still meets undergraduates who are surprised to learn that stimulating academic research experiences can be received outside of such traditional scientific disciplines as biology, chemistry and physics.


Ed Cho - student

 The McNair Scholars Program:  Spend Your Summer ‘Pushing The Frontiers of Knowledge’  - With quiet determination, willingness to work hard, and a sense of controlled excitement, UCSD undergraduate Ed Cho has his sights locked in on a Ph.D. degree in economics. Cho had often considered graduate school as a possibility, but his Summer Research Experience last year as a McNair Program Scholar “really helped make my mind up that this is the path I want to take,” he says.

Daisy Hung - student		 Daisy Hung:  Using Research Skills For A Future In Law - Bound for law school this autumn, UCSD senior Daisy Hung speaks confidently about her post-graduation plans and how her participation for two quarters in the Faculty Mentor Program through the university’s Academic Enrichment Program has helped bring her one step closer to her dream of becoming a civil rights attorney. 


Monica Lozano - student		 Monica Lozano: First Place Honors - Monica M. Lozano, a chemical engineering major at the University of California, San Diego, was recently awarded first-place honors at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (AIChE) Student Western Regional Conference Poster Competition held at UC Riverside.


Melanie Zuscher - student		 Melanie Zauscher: Awarded at National Science Conference - Melanie Zauscher, an environmental chemistry major at the University of California, San Diego, was recently recognized for research excellence at the national conference of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). The conference was held in Anaheim, C


Carla Cervantes - student		 Carla Cervantes: Three C.A.M.P. Students Awarded - Three University of California, San Diego students – Carla Cervantes, Esther Gurrola and Fabiola Navarro – received individual science-related honors at undergraduate research conferences earlier this year.
 

Three staff members of Student Educational Advancement (SEA) at the University of California, San Diego, have received the Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity Award from the Office of the Chancellor for their outstanding efforts in promoting diversity at UCSD.
 

Veronica Henson-Phillips		 Henson-Phillips Assumes Pivotal Role As New Coordinator Of UCSD Faculty Mentor Program - Veronica Henson-Phillips, an academic advising specialist and professor of Speech Communication and Theater, has been appointed coordinator of the Faculty Mentor Program (FMP) at the University of California , San Diego.
 

Eight undergraduates from the University of California , San Diego will join other students from campuses across the country in April at the 20 th Anniversary celebration of the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) to present findings on individual research studies they have conducted under faculty mentors.