Apply Now to Become a WISE Woman
Spend your summer working in a research lab at UC and earn money for it.!
Women undergraduates who are considering careers in research are offered a paid summer opportunity to work in a research laboratory at UC through the Research Experiences for Women Undergraduates (REWU) program.
Undergraduate women interested in the STEMM disciplines of science, technology, engineering, mathematics or medicine can gain research experience and mentoring through UC's Research Experience for Women Undergraduates.
David Butler and WISE student Rajina Eskridge discuss tissue-engineered constructs for soft tissue repair.
The University of Cincinnati Women in Science Engineering (WISE) committee is now accepting applications for the summer 2009 REWU.
The deadline to apply for this-coming summer's program is Monday, March 2.
Undergraduates are paired with faculty mentors and receive a stipend for their work in the lab. They also receive coaching and instruction in areas beneficial both to their college careers as well as to their professional careers.
Christina Smith works on global environmental disturbances associated with the Permo-Triassic mass extinction.
Neha Maheshwari checks the effects of drugs of abuse on brain and behavior.
Lab opportunities are available in
- Allergy and immunology
- Biology
- Biomedical engineering
- Chemical and materials engineering
- Chemistry
- Communication
- Diagnostic and analytical services
- Geology
- Math
- Nutrition
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Pediatrics
- Physics
The list of labs continues to grow. Check back frequently but before March 2!
For more information contact Professor Urmila Ghia at 513-556-4612.
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