Spring Break STEM Service Learning @Rio Salado Audubon (3/16)

Join Phoenix College STEM students on March 16th for a day of Service Learning at the Rio Salado Audubon Center! The Rio Salado Audubon Center is a nature center in the heart of Phoenix's Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area—a 600-acre park space in the historic Salt River corridor.

Meet friends, gain skills, give back to the community! 

We'll be helping to widen the nature trails near the Nature Center for wheelchair access and cleaning up litter. Widening trails involves moving river rock along the side of the path and trimming or removing vegetation. They will provide tools and work gloves.

Meeting Location: 3131 S. Central Ave, Phoenix AZ

Date & Time: Wednesday, March 16th 

Agenda: 8-9am Presentation & Bird Walk, 9am-12pm Work Day on the Trails  

After the event, we will meet at NYPD Pizza to celebrate and provide free lunch.🍕🍕🍕

WHAT TO BRING: Students should wear closed toe shoes and sun protection, and bring a refillable water bottle.

Please fill out the form to reserve your spot today! bit.ly/STEMservice 

Question or need help? email Nichole.Escobedo@phoenixcollege.edu

TGen Job Opening

 The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of the City of Hope, has an opening for an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist. 

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/913814 

This individual will work with the Sr. Manager of EH&S to elevate the safety program to new heights. This is a full-time entry level position and ideal for someone who is interested in the field of EH&S/Biosafety who has experience in the laboratory environment (course work or career based). The job will be varied, exciting, supportive and educational; I look forward to elevating TGen's safety program with a new energetic and creative team member.

2022 Biocollections Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Scholars Program

Click here for the program website

A unique, funded, and hands-on opportunity for students underrepresented in biodiversity science to participate in natural history collections research

The Biocollections Scholars Program will help you:

• •Take the next step in building connections to nature
• •Interact with diverse scientists that research the Earth’s biodiversity
• •Gain technical skills needed for careers that use biodiversity science
• •Work with a team on a project that will benefit future scientific research

The 2021 JEDI Biocollections Summer Scholars Program participants head out collecting.

Scholars program: 

Participants will earn a stipend of $2,200 over six weeks (May 31 - July 8, 2022) to work with mentors and peers on a collaborative biodiversity research and outreach project using the start-to-finish approach routinely taken by natural history collections scientists. This process will include:

• Conducting field surveys of local plants, insects, and vertebrates
• Preparing and preserving your own specimens in the ASU Natural History Collections
• Publishing your specimen and observation data online, including images
• Creating and linking your own scientific profiles to published data
• Learning and using basic programming and data management skills
• Leading a collaborative project aimed at biodiversity science outreach

Students will contribute to open biodiversity science, providing a valuable resource for future scientists and learn how to formulate specimen-driven research questions. In addition, scholars will explore potential career paths involving botany, entomology, zoology, and biodiversity informatics and network with scientists of diverse backgrounds.

Phoenix College Orientation

 Hello Scholars,

Orientation for Phoenix College is Friday 1/21 from 1-3pm via Webex.  Hope to see you all there!  Email me if you need joining info.

Microbiome Supergroup

 Hello TRAIN Scholars,

We want to invite you to participate in our Microbiology/Microbiome Research Supergroup that will take this place this semester. We are a diverse group of faculty members and students at Arizona State University and Maricopa County College District with an interest in all things microbiology, particularly in relation to the microbiome, whose aim is to engage each other in meaningful research, communication, and dissemination opportunities.  Please consider attending if you have similar interests or curiosity; previous knowledge or research is not required. 

Here is a link to a background paper on the subject:  https://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/bitstream/handle/123456789/201380/Fine%20Focus%203%282%29%20p89-99.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

If you have an interest, please fill out this form with your name and contact email and we will get you on the email list.  

Transferring to ASU West in Spring 2022?

Dear students, if you're transferring over to ASU and are going to continue on the TRAIN, please

1.  Apply to ASU if you haven't already

https://admission.asu.edu/transfer/apply 

2.  Submit your FAFSA and indicate ASU if you haven't already

https://students.asu.edu/financialaid/apply

3.  Meet with an advisor 602-543-3000

4. Make sure your major is eligible for the TRAIN Scholarship - It must be a STEM major in New College 

5.  Apply for the TRAIN Scholarship

https://scholarships.asu.edu/scholarship/91946 

For more information, please see

https://newcollege.asu.edu/train-scholarship

or email Dr. Marshall Pamela.Marshall@ASU.edu

 Please meet ASU West's Peer Mentor, Kassandra Barrera Garcia!

Hello everyone! I was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. I am currently a Senior at Arizona State University West Campus getting a degree in Forensic Science. In 2019, I graduated from Phoenix College with an Associate in Science and Arts. That same year I transferred to Arizona State University to continue my studies. I was a part of the TRAIN program in both schools and researched at Phoenix College for two years. I worked closely with Dr. Robin Cotter, who is a microbiology teacher for the biosciences department. She allowed me to do research on a Biodegradation project that involved different species of pseudomonas.

As I continue my studies at ASU, I am a Student Peer Mentor for the TRAIN scholarship. My job is to help incoming transfer students and support students already enrolled in ASU classes in the New College Program. Aside from being at school, I love to be outdoors and go hiking. I also love to play the piano and hang out with my friends and family. :)

Please contact Kassandra for more information about her experience at West and her transfer experience.