2008 Other Summer Programs

Foreign Language Program

Intensive courses for beginners are offered in Spanish and French over the course of eight days in June. Classes meet three hours per day, and students should plan on at least three hours of homework per class. No placement test is required. The program is administered by the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.

Website: www.gscs.rice.edu/fl

Contact: fl@rice.edu or 713-348-4019

W.M. Keck Center for Interdisciplinary Bioscience Training Undergraduate Research Training Program

Students from Houston and around the nation participate in challenging, hands-on research training projects in a lab setting under the guidance of a faculty member. Sample the world of interdisciplinary bioscience through the center’s tours and seminars, which emphasize the collaborative nature of the six institutions involved in the Keck Center: Rice, Baylor College of Medicine, University of Houston, UT Health Science Center­–Houston, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, and UT Medical Branch–Galveston. Past tours have included the University of Houston’s Virtual Environment Teaching Lab and the Baylor College of Medicine Biomedical Computation and Visualization Lab. Both funded (stipend only) and nonfunded positions are available for the program.

Website: cohesion.rice.edu/centersandinst/gcc/urtp.cfm

Contact: Lisa Blinn at Lisa.S.Blinn@rice.edu