present scientific research, enhance scientific presentation skills, and make professional contacts for future careers at conferences such as: The American Society for Microbiology, American Physiological Society, American College of Sports Medicine, and The Ecological Society of America, to name a few.”

The following guidelines must be met in order for a candidate to apply:

Submission of a 500-word essay on why this scholarship would benefit them

Through private donations and departmental fundraising, the Office of Advancement and the School of STEM have raised close to $3,000, and one hundred percent of these donations will be used to fund Women in Science Scholarships.

Recently, Olivia Darley and Elise Lombard, who are current graduate students in TMU’s School of STEM, received Women in Science Scholarship funds to attend the Integrative Physiology of Exercise ConferenceOhm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of Michigan State University.
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- There are times when Rob Pelinka will walk down the hallway from his office at the UCLA Health Training Center, past Magic Johnson's office, where a flat-screen television is almost always tuned to sports shows, and down to Luke Walton's office.

Sometimes, the sounds of the Grateful Dead and other '70s classic rock will be blaring out of the head coach's office as Walton gets "in the zone." Other