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College of Biological Sciences

Join a Club or Committee!

Joining a club while you're at UC Davis is a great way to meet fellow students, make a difference through outreach activities and have some fun.

Committees

Dean's Student Advisory Committee (DSAC)

The College of Biological Sciences Dean's Student Advisory Committee (DSAC, or CBS-DSAC) is made up of students registered in majors within the College of Biological Sciences. The associate dean solicits the committee for student input on how academic and administrative issues might affect undergraduate students. Each major within the college has at least two representatives who serve a minimum of one academic year. Three members serve as officers for the committee. The officers are responsible for planning meetings, organizing events and activities and acting upon decisions made by DSAC. In addition, members may also be invited to serve on or provide input to other college committees whose decisions affect undergraduate students. Applications for the committee are available in fall quarter. For information regarding DSAC please contact the current chair of DSAC, Samantha Tran, svtran@ucdavis.edu, or the adviser to the committee, Tom Hall, jthall@ucdavis.edu.

Biological Sciences Clubs

Biological Sciences

The Biological Sciences Club is composed of students of all grade levels interested in biology. The purpose of the Bio Sci Club is to explore biological diversity, promote camaraderie among biology students, encourage faculty-student interaction, and encourage participation in the other programs and resources the UCD campus has in offer. Membership in the club is open to all students, regardless of major. Meetings are advertised in the campus paper, through E-mail, and with flyers. Everyone is welcome, and dues are only $5 a quarter. Because the Bio Sci major encompasses many areas (evolution and ecology, microbiology, molecular and cellular biology, plant biology, and neurobiology, physiology, and behavior), the club attempts to organize diverse programs for the meetings. In past meetings, the Bio Sci Club has invited speakers to discuss topics such as: biological warfare, the human genome project, how to get an internship, the Lake Tahoe project, genetically-engineered foods, new additions to the College of Biological Sciences, and careers and training in chiropractic, acupuncture and oriental medicine. The club also participates in community service and takes biologically-related field trips. Past trips have included the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. To find out more about the Bio Sci Club, please contact Shalini Taneja at staneja@ucdavis.edu or Matt Pitcher at mjpitcher@ucdavis.edu. We hope to see you at our next meeting!

Botany Club

The Botany Club is a people and plant friendly organization that welcomes anyone with an interest in plants. Our members include undergraduate and graduate students from many majors (plant related and otherwise), university staff, and other campus-affiliated people. During the meetings, current research, internship, job, and scholarship opportunities are announced, and past and future events are discussed. Most meetings feature a guest speaker, and there is always time to socialize and enjoy snacks with other plant enthusiasts.

The Botany Club makes regular field trips throughout California and into surrounding states. Field trips in the past have gone to local protected habitats in the Sierra Nevada to behold the giant Sequoias, Butterfly Valley to see the bizarre insectivorous California pitcher plants and other rare bog plants, and to Nevada to visit ancient plant fossil beds. Yearly trips include visits to the UC Botanical Gardens at Berkeley to view their incredibly diverse botanical collections, the San Francisco Orchid Exposition to observe the extensive and vibrant displays of the world's most beautiful orchid species, and Baja California to witness the desert's botanical magic at work. The Botany Club also supports organizations involved in reforestation and conservation of native habitat. You are invited you to join the Botany Club and see the world from a plant's point of view.

To learn more about the Botany Club, including current events and meeting times, please visit the club web site: http://www-plb.ucdavis.edu/botanyclub/.

Microbiology

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY STUDENT CHAPTER AT UC DAVIS Contact: Lari Frazee at llfrazee@ucdavis.edu (530) 297-5399 Website: http://www.asucd.ucdavis.edu/organizations/other/asmucd/.

Meetings: General meetings once a month on Tuesday nights

Description: The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) is the oldest and largest life science membership organization in the world. The American Society for Microbiology Student Chapter at UC Davis is affiliated with the Northern California Branch of ASM (NCASM). Students have the opportunity to become members nationally and regionally, each membership offering valuable benefits. Events include guest speakers, field trips, NCASM regional meetings, ASM national conferences, social events, and many other activities of interest. Membership in this chapter will provide a direct link to internships and research, as well as augment anyone pursuing biological science and health fields including medicine and veterinarian medicine. Membership is open to all undergraduate and graduate students; all majors welcome.

Molecular and Cellular Biology Club

(Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics) Please read about us at our website: http://www.mcb.ucdavis.edu/mcbclub/

NPB Club

The NPB Club (Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior) meets regularly on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at 7 pm in Briggs 197. Speakers talk at the meetings ranging from professors to advisors to medical students. The current Webmaster for the NPB Club Web site is Angela Lee (aealee@ucdavis.edu or npbwebmaster@gmail.com). The Web site is at http://www.npb.ucdavis.edu/npbclub/.