* COM Research Seminar:  Thu., Oct. 3, 4:00 pm, room C1-17 
"Aberrant Gene Silencing in Cancer:  The Chromatin Connection" by Stephen Baylin, M.D., Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Johns Hopkins Univ. (hosted by Dr. Lei Xiao) 

* Mon., Oct. 10, 1:00-3:00 pm, room 282, Reitz Union
Representatives of Science's Next Wave, an online career development magazine, published since 1995 by the research journal Science, will be visiting the UF campus to talk to undergraduate & graduate science students about Next Wave resources and the Minority Scientists Network.

* Qualifying Exam Seminar:  Thu., Oct. 17, 9:00 am, room L1-101 
"An fMRI investigation of the neural timing mechanisms mediating implicit motor learning" by G. Andy James, Neuroscience IDP Advanced Concentration (Mentor:  Yijun Liu, Ph.D., Psychiatry) 

* The University of Florida Medical Guild is seeking applications for the 2002-2003 Research Incentive Awards.  Approximately ten awards will be made to fund graduate student research projects for up to $500 each.  Application deadline October 31st.

* Applications are now being accepted for the 2003 Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Internship Program of the National Academies, designed to engage graduate students in the analysis and creation of science and technology policy and to familiarize them with the interactions of science, technology, and government.   Application deadlines:  November 1 for Winter program;  March 1 for Summer program;  June 1 for Fall program.

* 2003 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships:  Application deadline November 7th.  Eligibility:  1st and 2nd year students, US citizens, with basic research projects that are not directly aimed at human disease.

* Second-year students:  US citizens and permanent residents who are not yet Florida residents should file a "Request for Change in Residency Status" with UF to become a Florida resident for tuition purposes.  Please contact your Graduate Secretary or Susan Gardner if you have any questions.