This newsletter is created to share info you can use - lab opportunities, MBIO Club meeting dates, seminar choices, scholarships, internships, etc. Look for it every Tuesday during the 2025 - 2026 academic year. Contact the Microbiology Office if you have any questions at 402-472-8704 or email.
More details at: https://microbiology@unl.edu
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Meet with like-minded peers to talk microbiology. Meet graduate students and faculty while learning more about careers, lab opportunities and have fun! Watch upcoming Micro Zone newsletters for meeting information. Contact Pres. Brooke Lee with questions: blee19@huskers.unl.edu
More details at: https://microbiology.unl.edu/professional-development/microbiology-club/
• Eligibility - undergraduates, worldwide, who've completed a research experience in the fields of SETI or astrobiology.
• Winners Receive:
o Up to $2000 to attend /present at scientific conference or similar activity advancing their career in these fields
o Invitation to travel to Mountain View, CA to be presented at the annual Drake Awards event in May 2026 - all reasonable expenses paid
o Membership to an elite community of scientists/researchers
o Recognition & encouragement - from the most prestigious organization solely dedicated to the search for life beyond - the SETI Institute
Eligible students to apply before September 7!
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Are you familiar with BIOS 443 (Immunology) and BIOS 465 (Behavioral Neuroscience)? Would you enjoy tutoring other UNL undergrads? Then this may be the position for you! Expect $15 and flexible work hours. Reach out to Alexis Cherry at acherry3@huskers.com or Kim Schellpeper at kschellpeper@huskers.
More details at: https://kschellpeper@huskers.comThe Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is now accepting applications for the Spring 2026 term for two undergraduate internship programs. Continue reading…
More details at: https://science.osti.gov/wdts?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Tori Kreikemeier, Academic Advisor for Microbiology in CASNR will be your contact for any questions or to assist you with any help you may need. You can contact her at 402.472.7046 or by emailing her at tkreikemeier2@unl.edu.