COSMOS, the California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science, is reaching out to °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ faculty and staff with high school-aged children who may be interested in participating in COSMOS this summer.
COSMOS operates on four UC campuses, including Davis. Parents and their children are invited to learn more during a °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ COSMOS open house from 6 to 7 p.m. Feb. 11 in 1147 Mathematics and Sciences Building.
Students live on campus during the monthlong COSMOS program, this year scheduled from July 5 to Aug. 1. UC faculty and researchers work side-by-side with COSMOS students, in the exploration of advanced topics in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, using curriculum that is hands-on and lab intensive.
Students are eligible on completion of the ninth through 12th grades; some eighth-graders also are eligible. The 2009 tuition is $2,425 for California residents, with full and partial financial assistance available. Tuition includes room and board, classroom materials, field trips, and transportation while on campus.
The application period opened Feb. 1 and runs through March 15. ; the application form is .
Interested in attending the Feb. 11 open house at °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ? Please RSVP by contacting COSMOS, (530) 754-7326 or cosmos@ucdavis.edu.
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Dave Jones, Dateline, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu