Office for Advancing Success in Science / University of Kansas

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, KU MARC is back!

KU Biology Students receive Spring 2025 Scholarships and Awards The Undergraduate Biology Program awarded nearly $35,000 in awards and scholarships to students in Spring 2025.

Congrats to MARC scholars, Anjali, Maya, Mollie and Lou, for receiving scholarships and research awards from @kubiology.bsky.social . While nothing can replace MARC, kudos to these resilient scholars who continue to pursue opportunities for research.

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Exclusive: NIH nixes funds for pre- and postdoctoral training programs Many of the axed grants support scientists from underrepresented communities.

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We have some very sad news. Today we received notification that our Bridges, MARC, PREP and IRACDA programs have been terminated. We are heartbroken.

Haskell Emergency Support Helping meet emergent needs of the Haskell community as a result of President Trump's recent executive orders and Elon Musk's DOGE cuts.

Our friends and partners at Haskell Indian Nations University are reeling after a greater than 25% cut in staff. If you would like to help them, please donate here. haskellfoundation.app.neoncrm.com/campaigns/do...

A coffee mug that says diversity matters

Although we find ourselves in uncertain times, the OASiS office will never waiver in our values (and our coffee mug design)!

KU's special relationship with Haskell Indian Nations University has helped to significantly increase participation of Native Americans in science through our joint federally funded training programs.

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if you are interested in applying for our NSF RaMP post-bacc program BioGEM biogem.ku.edu please attend one of our information sessions:

Session 1: Monday, Feb 10th, 2pm (CST)
Session 2: Thursday, Feb 20th, 5pm (CST)

Registration links can be found on our website.

It’s been a difficult week for OASiS staff and students. So in addition to our scheduled programming on “Personal Branding” we made time to share our feelings about the future of the scientific landscape while indulging in delicious doughnuts from Taylor’s.

Our four NIH TWD training grants (Bridge, MARC, PREP and IRACDA) support dozens of early career scientists to prepare them for the next step in their scientific journey. These programs help ensure a strong workforce in biomedical research.

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If you planning to apply to graduate school in biology or related fields - but want a gap year to gain more research experience - KU offers two post-baccalaureate programs: NIH funded PREP and NSF RaMP (BioGEM). Both can be found on our website oasisstem.ku.edu - Priority deadline March 1.

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The Office for Advancing Success in Science (OASiS) at the University of Kansas is now on Bluesky. We coordinate several STEM training grants including NIH-funded Bridge, MARC, PREP and IRACDA as well as NSF funded RaMP. Check out oasisstem.ku.edu for more information.