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CAMP is a program for under-represented students supported by the National Science Foundation. Through peer mentoring and tutoring and faculty mentored research opportunities, CAMP supports student development and completion of the B.S. degree in science, engineering, and mathematics. Features include academic and career counseling, graduate school preparation, study skills workshops and small group study. CAMP facilitates laboratory research and fosters a statewide community of scholars at the University of California. Click here for a look at International Activities.

UC Irvine Chancellor Michael V. Drake, M.D., CAMP Statewide Principal Investigator, spoke to the students, faculty and program staff of the CAMP Statewide Undergraduate Research Symposium. He stressed the importance of values, of being trustworthy, and having a passion for your discipline.

2009 Undergraduate Symposium a Celebration of Research Scholars

The 2009 CAMP Statewide Undergraduate Symposium attracted UC faculty, students, and staff from 9 University of California campuses. A welcome by Chancellor Michael Drake, CAMP Statewide P.I., kicked off the day's activities. Participants convened at the UC Irvine Conference Center to interact with poster presenters who conducted research in all STEM fields. Special features included a graduate student panel and a workshop on preparing for the graduate school interview. Congratulations to all the presenters! Click here to view the Symposium news.

CAMP Coordinator Malika Bell, right, conducts a workshop on "How to Write an Effective Abstract," and she appears in a video produced by SACNAS. (Click here to see the two-part video.) The University of California CAMP program has strong ties to SACNAS (see CAMP report on SACNAS National Conference), as evidenced by the number of SACNAS Student Chapters on UC campuses, and by the CAMP student leadership exercised in the chapters. Ms. Bell conducted a workshop at the CAMP Statewide Undergraduate Research Symposium, "So I have an interview for graduate school ... now what?".

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4/22/09