A&M sponsors women’s
science career workshop
THE BATTALION Page
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1978
Visitors to Texas A&M University
next week will range from science-
oriented co-eds to collegiate photo
graphers and veterinarians.
Speeches will cover topics from ge
netic engineering to safety of nu
clear energy.
Texas A&M, with support from
the National Science Foundation, is
sponsoring a science career work
shop for freshmen and sophomore
women Tuesday through March 4,
with more than 200 Texas co-eds
expected to arrive. Candid informa
tion about career opportunities will
be provided by prominent women
scientists in the fields of biochemis
try, genetics, educational psychol
ogy, planetary sciences, geosciences
and medical sciences.
Registration is free and applica
tions still are being accepted. In
terested persons should contact
Karen Switzer in the Office of Stu
dent Affairs.
The Great Issues Committee of
the MSC will have two programs.
Dr. Bernard Cohen and Lany Tye
will discuss the pros and cons of
"The Safety of Nuclear Energy” at 8
p.m., Tuesday in Rudder Theater.
Dr. Cohen is a physics professor at
the University of Pittsburgh and
chemical and petroleum engineer
ing director of Scaife Nuclear
Laboratories. Larry Tye is an
energy researcher and lobbyist in
the newly opened Washington,
D.C. office of the Union of Con
cerned Scientists.
Leonel J. Castillo, commissioner
of the Immigration and Naturaliza
tion Service, will speak Thursday on
The Economic Impact of Illegal
Aliens,” at 8 p.m., in 208 of the
MSC. Castillo was the Houston con
troller before joining the Immigra
tion and Naturalization Service.
Collegiate photographers will get
a chance to show off their work in
Salon ’78. The annual event has a
Wednesday entry deadline. Judging
will be Saturday with the winning
entries on exhibit here March 5-25.
Awards will include Best of Show
plaques and $50 each in color and
black and white categories.
Entries will be accepted in candid
and formal portrait categories,
photojournalism, sports, nature,
still life, human interest, commer
cial, architecture, landscape and ex
perimental. Information and entry
forms are available from the Camera
Committee, MSC.
“Impact of Genetic Engineering
on Science and Society” is the topic
of a lecture Tuesday when Dr.
Frank Young, who has served as
consultant and spokesman before
Congress on recombinant DNA re
search, visits the campus. Young,
chairman of microbiology at the
University of Rochester, N.Y., will
speak at noon in 226 Sterling C.
Evans Library.
Young is the second of two inter
nationally known microbiologists
with talks sponsored by the Collge
of Medicine. The other. Dr. Fred
Rapp, director of the Specialized
Cancer Research Center in
Pennsylvania, will speak at noon
Monday in 206 Oceanography-
Meteorology Building on tumor-
causing properties of human
cytomegalovirus, types of virus that
result in celluar enlargement.
The Southwest Council on Latin
American Studies will meet here
Monday and Tuesday, with 150
people expected for the session in
601 Rudder Tower.
Financial analysis, psychology,
and continuing education seminars
all will begin Monday of next week.
The financial analysis seminar will
run through Friday, while the psy
chology and continuing education
seminars are one-day events.
The College of Engineering has
two speeches scheduled Thursday.
The mechanical engineering de
partment is sponsoring a speech by
Harry J. Sweet of Harry J. Sweet &
Assoc. Inc. He will speak on “The
Role of Analysis in Design: Case
Histories,” in 203 Zachry Center at
10 a.m. The ocean engineering de
partment is hosting David H.
Shumway, senior research engineer
with Exxon Production Research,
for a talk entitled “Ocean Test
Structure” in 342 Zachry Center at
3:30 p.m.
A seminar for the South Central
Society for 18th Century Studies
will meet Thursday through Satur
day at 301 Rudder Tower.
Closing out the week, veterinari
ans will be examining some new
techniques during workshops
Saturday and Sunday. Topics in
clude “Anesthesia for the Critical
Veterinary Patient,” “Clinical Path
ology for Animal Technicians,” and
“General Ophtalmology Update.”
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KESTIUESNT ESTMLISHED1977
Olga Turner Personnel/Consultants is Interviewing in
College Station for a
Marketing Position in Houston Marine Company
Houston firm needs college graduate with business and/or trans
portation background to learn the field of marine brokerage. Candi
dates should possess the ability to deal with many client companies
in coordinating the activities of this brokerage firm. Many professional
advancement opportunities will be offered the well-groomed, per
sonable and ambitious person in this position.
For an appointment, call Elaine Hansen at 693-6411
(after 5:00 p.m.)
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Monday-Friday 4-7 p.m.
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