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University of Montana Offers Saturday Science Enrichment Programs for Ninth-Graders

Western Montana ninth-graders are invited to apply for "CSI Missoula," a free class Saturday, Nov. 4, at The University of Montana in which students learn the scientific techniques used to interpret remains found at the scene of a crime.

The class is the first in a series of science workshops offered by the Health Careers Opportunity Program in UM’s College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences. These Saturday Science Enrichment Programs are geared toward seventh-, ninth- and 11th-graders and are designed to excite young people about science and heath careers.

In "CSI Missoula," Garry Kerr of the UM anthropology department will teach students how to solve their own forensic cases. Using bones, ashes and casts, students will learn if remains are male, female or nonhuman, as well as deduce the victim’s age, height and physical abnormalities.

The free class will offer students six hours of hands-on instruction, but only 20 students will be accepted into the program. To apply or find out about other programs in the series, call Estella Anderson at 406-243-4029 or visit http://www.umt.edu/hcop. The application deadline is Oct. 18.

At the end of the workshop, each student will receive a stipend and a certificate of completion. Students from outside the greater Missoula area also will get a mileage reimbursement. Parents and teachers are welcome to accompany their students to the class.

The workshop is sponsored by HCOP, which provides academic and support services for disadvantage students who want to pursue a career in pharmacy, physical therapy or other health sciences. Funding came from the U.S. Department of Health Resources and Services Administration.

http://news.umt.edu/index.asp?sec=1&too=100&eve=8&dat=10/12/2006&npa=1373

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