Planned Activities for the 2008 REU Program

• Ten week independent laboratory research project
• Welcoming party and extensive orientation
• Workshops on applying to and interviewing for graduate school
• Presentations by invited speakers to discuss careers and future research directions in academia, industry, and government
• Ethics in Research Workshop
• Informal discussion of graduate training with current graduate students
• Journal clubs with graduate students
• Presentation skills workshop
• Outing to Durham Bulls baseball game and other social activities
• End-of-program Symposium for students to present results of their research and featuring a distinguished keynote speaker