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GEM-SET DIGEST FOR OCTOBER 31, 2005
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
FREE Science, Engineering, and Technology resources available
from Department of Education! Go to: http://www.ed.gov/free/index.html
to learn more.
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Welcome to new GEM-SET partner YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CHARTER
SCHOOL (YWLCS) in Chicago, IL! YWLCS will be hosting their
Fall 2005 Gender Equity Luncheon Forum on Wednesday, November
2, 2005, Noon to 1:30 PM
The guest speaker will be Sue V. Rosser, author of The Science
Glass Ceiling. To learn more and to register, please go to:
http://www.ywlcs.org/toppages/calendar.html#gender
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OCTOBER QUESTION-OF-THE-MONTH for STUDENTS:
Do you believe that earthquake scientists (seismologists,
geologists, specialists in tectonic physics, etc...) will
ever be able to predict earthquakes with accuracy? Why or
why not?
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QUESTIONS FOR ENGINEERING MENTORS:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive051031qENGINEERING.htm
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RESPONSES FROM EPA MENTOR JACQUELINE ADAMS:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive051031qEPA.htm
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GENERAL QUESTIONS FOR ALL MENTORS:
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Q: (Initially posted 9-30-05) FROM STUDENT MEMBER FRANCISCA
L. IN CA
I am taking Biology HL this year which those of you familiar
with the IB Program know its the second year in a rigorous
subject of Biology. I am having a hard time concentrating
in class. The teacher basically lectures during the whole
class period and I find myself drifting off and wishing I
was anywhere but there. I want to do well in my class because
its very important to me, I don't want to waste all my hard
work and my teachers. My question to everyone is what can
I do to keep myself alert? There must be methods that you
have tried before that worked out well. I like to learn and
I want to learn biology but I'm not sure what steps to take.
Even out of biology class the assigned reading seems daunting.
I welcome your advice, please help me out.
A: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive051031qBIOLOGY.htm
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THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE GEM-SET NETWORK!
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GEM-SET DIGEST FOR OCTOBER 17, 2005
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Welcome to new GEM-SET partner YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CHARTER
SCHOOL (YWLCS) in Chicago, IL! YWLCS will be hosting their
Fall 2005 Gender Equity Luncheon Forum on Wednesday, November
2, 2005, Noon to 1:30 PM
The guest speaker will be Sue V. Rosser, author of The Science
Glass Ceiling. To learn more and to register, please go to:
http://www.ywlcs.org/toppages/calendar.html#gender
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Welcome to new GEM-SET mentor EVE
ANDERSSON from South Jordan, UT. Eve is Senior Vice President & Professor of Computer Science at Neumont University.
To learn more, visit her bio page at http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/mentors/eandersson.htm
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THANK YOU STUDENT MEMBERS for all the responses to the September
Question-of-the-Month concerning how people in science, engineering,
and technology careers help in times of natural disasters.
Participating students Alexis K. in Germany, Francisca L.
in CA, Jae Y. in CA, Kelly B. in PA, Tajkia H. in TX will
be receiving a complimentary copy of next month's ScienceNews
magazine.
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OCTOBER QUESTION-OF-THE-MONTH for STUDENTS:
Do you believe that earthquake scientists (seismologists,
geologists, specialists in tectonic physics, etc...) will
ever be able to predict earthquakes with accuracy? Why or
why not?
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QUESTIONS FOR ENGINEERING MENTORS:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive051017qENGINEERING.htm
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QUESTIONS FOR EPA MENTOR JACQUELINE ADAMS:
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive051017qEPA.htm
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GENERAL QUESTIONS FOR ALL MENTORS:
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Q: (Initially posted 9-30-05) FROM STUDENT MEMBER FRANCISCA
L. IN CA
I am taking Biology HL this year which those of you familiar
with the IB Program know its the second year in a rigorous
subject of Biology. I am having a hard time concentrating
in class. The teacher basically lectures during the whole
class period and I find myself drifting off and wishing I
was anywhere but there. I want to do well in my class because
its very important to me, I don't want to waste all my hard
work and my teachers. My question to everyone is what can
I do to keep myself alert? There must be methods that you
have tried before that worked out well. I like to learn and
I want to learn biology but I'm not sure what steps to take.
Even out of biology class the assigned reading seems daunting.
I welcome your advice, please help me out.
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Q: (Initially posted 9-26-05) FROM STUDENT MEMBER JOSIE K.
IN GA
I am doing another Science Fair experiement for my
AP Biology class. My topic this year is on hair dyes and harmful
consequences of the former. I have so far developed the thought
that I
could use a lab pro force sensor to measure the force before
and after
I dye the hairs, and find the percent change in force, and
from that
data, I can conclude whether or not the hairs were affected.
More
specifically, my question is which color of hair will hair
dye affect the most. I
have the four basic categories - black, red, brown, and blonde.
My question
is, do any of the mentors have any advice on *where* to find
human
hair, and if it is feasible. An addendum, if I cannot find
human hair, would
horse hair be close enough to human hair for me to be able
to test
that?
Thanks in Advance!
A: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/archive051017qHAIR.htm
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THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE GEM-SET NETWORK!
To be removed from the list, send an e-mail to GEM-SET@uic.edu
with the word UNSUBSCRIBE on the subject line.
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