Bringing Minority Students into the Lab • Minority Undergraduate Research Participation in the Physical and Mathematical Sciences -- June 17-Aug. 9. Designed to encourage minority students to pursue careers in the mathematical and physical sciences. The program includes community college students throughout California, as well as students from UC Davis. Approximately 15 students work 40 hours a week with faculty members in their labs at UC Davis. At the end of the program, students present their findings in a research paper. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and through collaboration with Contra Costa Community College. Engineering for Women and Minority College Students • Minority Opportunities for Research in Engineering -- June 24-Aug. 30. Aims to increase the number of under-represented minority and women students entering graduate programs in engineering. Approximately 10 undergraduate students from UC Davis and three students from community colleges will work with campus faculty on research projects ranging from electrical to biomechanical engineering. Students prepare and present research papers at the end of the 10-week program. Student Internships Provide Training in Agribusiness Jobs • Agribusiness Internship Program -- July through September. Places more than 300 students each summer in food industry and agriculture positions in California to provide hands-on training. Students are placed as field representatives, lab technicians, quality-control supervisors, field researchers, pest management and wine-making interns. The program is sponsored by the Internships and Career Center and the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. High-School Teachers on Cutting Edge of Biology • Biology Institute -- July 1-25. Attracts regional high-school science teachers who will develop innovative projects to teach science in high-school biology classrooms. Participants also receive funds to buy equipment and supplies for their schools. Taught by faculty members from UC Davis and Sacramento City College, the program will be on human genetics. Meets daily, Monday through Thursday, at Sacramento City College. The workshop is funded by a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Learning to Teach Science • Sacramento Area Science Project -- July 8-Aug. 1 and July 29-Aug. 9. Offers summer institutes to greater Sacramento-area K-12 teachers, many with multi- or bilingual classes. Two institutes provide hands-on science, discussion of science and leadership development. Faculty from UC Davis; California State University, Sacramento; and regional community colleges participate in the project sponsored by the UC Davis Division of Education's CRESS center and CSU Sacramento. Getting a Jump on the College Life • Junior Academic Science Research Achievement Program -- July 8-Aug. 8. Designed to encourage under-represented minority and low-income high-school students to do well in high school, enter college science programs and pursue careers as scientists and scholars. Up to 30 promising students will work, study and live at UC Davis for five weeks, collecting data from field or lab experiments and conducting library research in areas of biology, biotechnology, community development and other fields. Evening sessions include study skills, social and cultural awareness and career education workshops. Students may return the following summer for paid work in their mentors' labs. Supported by the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Environmental Exchange Between Two of World's Most Unusual Lakes • Tahoe-Baikal Institute -- July 28-Sept. 1. After four weeks at Lake Baikal in Siberia, 16 U.S., Russian, German and Chinese students and young professionals will spend a month at Lake Tahoe working with the UC Davis Tahoe Research Group and others on environmental research and innovative conservation efforts. Focusing on the two lakes -- both renowned for their clarity and threatened by human activity -- this intensive field study program immerses participants in real-world issues relating to limnology, ecology, economics, law and public policy. A reception barbeque for the group will be held at 6 p.m., July 31, International House, Davis.