April 17, 2006
Clark to host "Minds, Matter and Medicine in the 21st Century" this July
Worcester, Mass. - From July 10 through July 28, twenty high school seniors interested in the sciences will participate in Clark University's Summer Science Program, "Minds, Matter and Medicine in the 21st Century."
Students will attend morning lectures on topics including biological clocks and cancer biology and discuss whether or not there is "intelligent life" in the universe. Afternoon labs and workshops, team-taught by five Clark faculty members from various departments, will have the high school seniors isolating DNA and talking about color, vision and the stars, among other things.
The program offers college credit, room and board at no cost. It provides an opportunity for students to join Clark faculty in exploring some of the hottest topics in science and math in daily discussions and laboratory workshops.
Students enrolled in the program stay in a residence hall on campus and experience a taste of college academic and social life. Faculty provide lectures and laboratories, and counsel the students in everything from note-taking, time management, to planning for graduate studies and preparing for careers in medicine.
According to Associate Professor of Chemistry David Thurlow, the program, now in its fifth year, attracted between 170 and 180 applicants this year, and the pool of students was "more impressive than ever."
For additional information on the Summer Science Program, visit
http://www.clarku.edu/admissions/specialprograms/summerscienceprogram/index.cfm.
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