As we wrap up the fall semester during this last week of classes, it is with gratitude for the work, dedication and support of all members of the Natural and Applied Sciences community that we wish you a joyous holiday season. This month’s newsletter highlights the Loyola UIFs' recent regional meetup trip as well as resources for summer opportunities and upcoming events.

If you have news or photos to submit for a future issue, please send to Jen Sullivan at jlsullivan4@loyola.edu. We are excited to share all that is happening in the sciences!

Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Opportunities

Visit for research opportunities, conferences, fairs, internships, fellowships and more: www.cur.org

Have you considered summer undergraduate research opportunities?

Application deadlines are quickly approaching in January and February. Winter break is an ideal time to explore opportunities. Visit the below links for details.

• National Institutes of Health Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research
• American Association of Medical Colleges Summer Undergraduate Research Programs
• National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates
• National Institute of Standards and Technology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

Loyola University Maryland offers the Kolvenbach Research Grant Program to foster and encourage socially engaged research. The program seeks to honor Loyola's research strengths and galvanize the institution's commitment to faith and justice work that serves the needs of the underserved in the Baltimore community and beyond. Work may be conducted during the academic year or summer. Faculty, students, staff and administrators are invited to apply.

Applications are due by 5 pm on Friday, January 17, 2020. Visit the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs website for details.

Loyola's new three-week summer session is ideal for students looking to satisfy core or major requirements in a short time period, engage in service, immersion experiences, study abroad and online courses including an online physics course as well as an international study tour in biology (details below).

Courses and details will be posted in early January 2020. For more information, visit www.loyola.edu/join-us/summer-sessions/maymester.

Study introductory physics and astronomy online this Maymester. Where are we in the universe? How do we relate to the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars? How did the universe begin? What will happen to the universe in the future? Is there life in the universe besides us?

This course provides an essential and fundamental survey of modern astronomy and helps students develop the ability to independently analyze and solve basic problems in astronomy. Only high-school level mathematics is required. Students will learn the fundamental laws of physics, such as the law of motion, universal law of gravity, laws of the conservation of energy and angular momentum, and will apply these laws to understand astronomical systems, which include planets, stars and galaxies.

For more information, contact Dr. Ingeborg Heyer, iheyer@loyola.edu.

Join Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein for his presentation in celebration of Health Outreach Baltimore’s first five years.

“How to Get More Health out of Healthcare”

Thursday, January 23 | 6:30pm | Fourth Floor Programming Room

Light refreshments will be provided. All are welcome.

For more information, contact Daniela Colavita, dcolavita@loyola.edu and Kristina Burns, kmburns@loyola.edu.

Diverse Tools for Diverse Students: Interdisciplinary STEM Edcuation to Increase Accessibility, Inclusion, and Success.

Friday, March 20, 2020 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County

For more information, visit https://www.aacu.org/pkal/regional/capital

Part-Time Faculty Orientation

If your department has any new or newer part-time or per-course faculty for the spring semester, please invite them to attend the part-time faculty orientation at the Timonium campus on Tuesday, January 7 from 5 - 8:30 pm. Details can be found on the New Faculty page.

January Teaching Enhancement Workshop

All faculty are invited to attend the January Teaching Enhancement Workshop on Thursday, January 9 from 8:30 am - 1:30 pm, held on the Evergreen campus in McGuire Hall East.