University offers summer science camps

he University's Environmental Health Sciences Center offers a wide range of summer camps for youth of all ages. The programs range in topics from science to medicine and offer students the opportunity to work with researchers and scholars in various fields.

Some of the summer camps scheduled for 2003 include:

• Science Explorations Camp for students currently in grades 6-8 will include two sessions August 4-8 and August 11-15 at the School of Medicine and Dentistry. Each session is limited to 24 students and an application is required. Contact the office at x5-0268 or Dina_Markowitz@urmc.rochester.edu for more information or visit www2.envmed.rochester.edu/envmed/ehsc/outreach/sci_exp_camp/sci_exp_camp.html.

• The Pre-College Experience in Physics for Young Women in High School, hosted by the Department of Physics and Astronomy, will run July 7-August 1 and is open to 9th-and-10th-grade students. The deadline for applications is April 15. Contact director Priscilla Auchincloss at x5-9344 or visit http://spider.pas.rochester.edu/mainFrame/education/special/specialPREP.html to learn more.

• The Summer Science Academy for 40 high school students currently in grades 9-11 will run July 7-25. The program emphasizes microbiology, genetics, and molecular biology; high school biology is a prerequisite. Applications are due by May 1. For details, call x5-0268; e-mail Dina_Markowitz@urmc.rochester.edu; or visit www2.envmed.rochester.edu/envmed/ehsc/outreach/sum_sci_acad/sum_sci_acad.html.

• The Rochester Scholars program, offered by the Office of the Special Programs, is for students entering grades 9-12 in September. This two-week academic experience, July 21-August 1, offers students an opportunity for in-depth exploration of topics in sciences, social studies, engineering, and humanities. Call x5-2344 for more details or visit www.rochester.edu/College/osp.

For more details on these and other summer programs offered at the University, visit www2.envmed.rochester.edu/envmed/EHSC/outreach/other_links.html.

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