PROVIDENCE – Nineteen students from the University of Rhode Island’s Biotechnology Manufacturing Program at the Feinstein Providence Campus have started a chapter of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering.
The group offers professional resources and events to students to help them develop their career options. It is the largest professional organization for pharmaceutical engineers.
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The chapter’s president is Anthony Desmarais, who works at Amgen. The first meetings this year focused on entry-level positions in biotech and the experiences of recent graduates in these positions; the next will focus on where these industries are located. The fourth session, Desmarais said, may involve discussions with top managers at biotech firms.
URI’s chapter is one of four student affiliate chapters in New England.
Brown hosts conference
on Jerusalem’s heritage
PROVIDENCE – Brown University is hosting what it calls an “unprecedented” conference this week, bringing Israeli and Palestinian scholars together for the first time to discuss their research on Jerusalem’s archaeological and cultural heritage.
“The Jerusalem Perspective: 150 Years of Archaeological Research” began Sunday and runs through Tuesday. It is free and open to the public.
“Ironically, this kind of meeting could not have taken place in Jerusalem,” said Brown researcher Katharina Galor, who is being joined by nearly 40 international colleagues.
“The political conflicts do not foster much exchange between the two scholarly communities. This is particularly felt in a field where national and religious issues can play a major role. It’s important to bring these scholars to neutral ground here at Brown.”
The full schedule is available at www.brown.edu/Jerusalem.
Central, Met School kids
chosen for photo project
PROVIDENCE – Central High School and Metropolitan Regional Career & Technical Center students have been selected by What Kids Can Do and The MetLife Foundation to take part in the national program Mentors That Matter: Connecting with Youth at Just the Right Moment.
Students from high schools in Chicago, San Francisco and Tampa will also be participating. A team from each school will create photo essays of “adults who make room in their lives to nurture teens, especially when they need it most.”
The students’ work in each city will culminate in a public exhibition of their work and a celebration of those they are honoring in their work.
The project aims to build new media and literacy skills and bring attention to how much young people value adults who share their time and expertise.
Carothers elected chair
of Global U8 Consortium
KINGSTON – University of Rhode Island President Robert L. Carothers has been elected chairman of the Council of Presidents of the Global U8 Consortium, a coalition of eight universities around the world formed to address emerging issues.
Carothers was elected at the council’s September meeting at URI, which followed an international port security and transportation conference sponsored by the consortium. His three-year term as chairman of the Council of Presidents begins in April 2007.
Established in 2003, the Global U8 Consortium aims to merge the expertise of its member institutions to develop a joint education system, conduct collaborative research, and build capacity on such topics as global logistics, marine affairs, advanced technologies and business administration.
The group includes URI, the University of Washington, and institutions in Korea, China, Japan, Australia, France and Israel.
Bryant center renamed
to reflect broader reach
SMITHFIELD – Bryant University recently re-dedicated its former office of career services as the Amica Center for Career Education, saying the name better reflects the comprehensive levels of career planning and support it provides to students and alumni.
Bryant President Ronald K. Machtley hosted a breakfast ceremony Oct. 18 to announce the new name, together with Robert A. DiMuccio, president & CEO of Amica Mutual Insurance Co., whose company has a longstanding relationship with Bryant.
Amica participates in Bryant’s Corporate Recruiting Program, offers internships for Bryant students, and has hired many Bryant graduates. And Judy Clare, director of the Amica Center for Career Education, also conducts workshops for Amica account managers as they finish their training.
The center’s services for students and alumni include résumé workshops, career testing and mock interviews. It also hosts an annual career fair, which last year drew 90 companies and 700 students; an academic internship program that last year offered internships to 269 students; and a Corporate Recruiting Program that linked students to
450 companies last year.
Amgen seeks nominees
for science teacher prize
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Amgen is seeking nominations for its 16th annual Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence, recognizing science teachers at the K-12 level for “exemplary science teaching and … demonstrated results in student learning” in communities where the company operates.
Amgen established the program to promote and encourage science excellence in public and private schools. Since 1992, it has awarded more than $1 million to educators.
This year, Amgen will honor a total of 30 teachers in California, Colorado, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island and Washington.
The winners will each get an unrestricted cash award of $5,000 and a restricted cash grant of $5,000, to the recipient’s school, for the expansion or enhancement of a school science program, science resources or the professional development of the school’s science teachers.
For more information or to nominate a teacher, go to www.amgen.com/citizenship/aaste.html. Nominations must be postmarked by Jan. 31 to be valid. Winners will be notified in April.
