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Webcasts
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UC Berkeley has webcasts of course lectures.Here's your chance to see what it's like to listen to and learn from a biology, astronomy or other professor at the University of California at Berkeley. You can also view past lectures.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute has a stunning collection of animations and webcasts to learn about subjects, such as the biological clock and neurology. Ever wondered what it would be like to work in a lab? Visit the medical institute's four virtual labs: Cardiology, Immunology, Neurophysiology, and Bacterial Identification Lab to experience what the scientist does through step by step interactive animations.
Web Cafe, Office Depot, has new presentations every Tuesday. Small business experts, such as Michael Gerber, author of The E-myth Revisited, will inform and inspire anyone who wishes to more efficiently run, start or grow a small business. Viewers can call in with questions or get answers later by email.
Hear Barbar Sher's radio show, "Dare to Live Your Dream, " every Monday between 4 to 6 PM Pacific Time. You can call in and talk to Barbara about your career concerns.
Barbar Sher is a career counselor, author and motivational speaker. She has appeared on TV shows, such as Oprah, The Today Show, 60 Minutes, CNN and Good Morning America.
See list of other career-related programs offered through VoiceAmerica.
See list of education-related programs offered through VoiceAmerica listed under the heading Webcasts.
Watch videos of eleven scientists from Howard Hughes Medical Institute talk about Becoming a scientist.
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Resources
Scholarship.com has information on scholarship scams, loans, funding sources, prepaid college programs, and more.
Careers in Science at USGS
Science career advice from Science Magazine.
Read an article about the many careers in cancer
research.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has everything you'd ever want to know about occupations and more. There is also a glossary.
With the Occupational Outlook Handbook, you can do a search on a word, such as 'health,' and it will list 200 documents related to health. If you do a search on 'science,' it will list 117 documents related to science.
For instance, if you do a search on 'meteorologist,' you'll see only one document, atmospheric scientists
View
Not So Wild a Dream (Webcast from Howard Hughes Medical Institute. For young adults or anyone thinking about a career in science. Scroll down and select your choice of modem speeds. When each movie fades to black, click "next."
What is photobiology?
Photobiologists can be biologists, chemists, physicists, biomedical engineers, or physicians.
Learn what photobiologists do, who they are and how to become one.
Education in Photobiology
For more information, contact the American Society of Photobiology at
ASP@courtesyassoc.com
Geoscientists study more than rocks. Some study the sun.
Scientists who discover drugs are not all chemists and pharmacologists.
Thinking about a career in Dermatology?
First, learn about becoming a physician from the American Medical Association
And about the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) from the Assocation of Medical Colleges.
Then consider choosing a Specialty from The American Board of Medical Specialties.
Day in life of a dermatologist.
DermPath tutorial in pathology
Introduction to basic dermatology.
Dermatology path tutor from the Univeristy of Iowa.
Education resources --dermatology--from Yale University
Dermatology for students at
UC davis.
Dermatologic image database--extensive from the University of Iowa.
Science with a disability.
Hot careers through 2005.
Career fairs
Allied Health Professions from the Amercian Medical Association
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