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Summer Undergraduate Research Experience UCVM 2013. John Robert Matyas, AB, MSc, PhD Associate Dean, Graduate Education TRW2D13 220-7819 jmatyas@ucalgary.ca. What is Research?. If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? Albert Einstein
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Summer Undergraduate Research ExperienceUCVM 2013 John Robert Matyas, AB, MSc, PhD Associate Dean, Graduate Education TRW2D13 220-7819 jmatyas@ucalgary.ca
What is Research? • If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?Albert Einstein • Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.Wernhervon Braun
What is expected of students and supervisors • Meet regularly to discuss project and progress • Time on project—hours? • Meet safety and ethical requirements • WHMIS • Animal care certification • Working alone • www.ucalgary.ca/safety/workingalone • Dissemination—22 August 2013
Other SURE sessions • HSARC • Health Sciences Animal Resource Centre • Sessions for animal handling • Introduction to Laboratory Skills • Paul Gajda—UCVM labs (10 May) • Introduction to Library (15 May) • Skills for Scientific Presentation • SURE Student Research Day (22 Aug)
Merial Scholars • UCVM Undergraduates • Drs. Varga & Crabtree • Meet with Merial Program Director • Merial Symposium August
When things go sideways • Slow start • Experiments not working • Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein • Trust your data (JRM) • Conflicts with supervisor or labmates • Safety issues
Contacts • John Matyas • 220-7189 • Kelly Gardner, Office of Graduate Education • vmgrad@ucalgary.ca