Student Resources
Bookstore
The UC Denver Bookstore is located on the first floor of Building 500 on the Anschutz campus in Aurora, phone: 303-724-2665. Special bookstore charge accounts are attainable; students should request information at the front registers. The bookstore accepts VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and personal checks with appropriate identification. Bookstore hours are extended during the first week of each semester.
Events/Bulletin Boards
An electronic Event Calendar is posted on the Immunology Department Website. Graduate student information bulletin boards also are located at National Jewish Health on the fifth and eigth floors by the elevators.
Computers
A limited number of computers are available for student use on the 8th floor of the Goodman building, NJH Tucker Library on the NJH campus as well as at the Health Sciences Library at the Anschutz Medical Campus. You may sign up for specific times to use the Library computers.
E-Mail
Most communications from the Department office will be via e-mail; all Immunology Department graduate students are expected to have e-mail access. The Department will pay the fee for establishing an e-mail account for first year students. Please contact UC Denver I.T. Services at: http://administration.ucdenver.edu/admin/its/
Library Services
UCD Anschutz Medical Campus Health Sciences Library (Information 303-724-2152).
The Health Sciences Library is located on the Anschutz Medical Campus. A library card may be obtained from the front desk by presenting a current student identification card (also covered at the orientation meeting). Hours change seasonally and are posted in the front lobby of the library. Tours are available. The Bibliographical searches available include Medline, CINAHL, Cancerlit, Health, AIDsline, and PsychInfo. Classes are also available free of charge. Contact Information for details.
National Jewish Tucker Medical Library
The National Jewish Health Tucker Medical Library is located on the first floor of the Goodman Building.
Transcripts
Official transcripts may be obtained from the Univeristy of Colorado Admissions and Records. http://www.uchsc.edu/student/instructions.htm
Emergency transcripts are available from CU-Boulder for a $3.00/copy fee, cash only, and must be picked up in Boulder. For further information call 303-492-9457.
Department Seminars
Journal Club
Journal club is a weekly seminar on current literature presented by students. Once a month a faculty member hosts a “Pillars in Immunology” journal club that centers on a classic immunology paper. First year students will be asked to sign up to present an article sometime following the first semester. A journal club should be attended by all students each week.
Seminars
Numerous scientific seminars are conducted throughout the year. All students are expected to attend the Department of Immunology seminars, held at NJ Health. A seminar schedule is posted on the Immunology Department Website under “Event Calendar.”
In addition, there is a weekly Lung Cell Biology Research Forum and Pulmonary Research in Progress that students are welcome to attend.
Residency for US Citizens and Permanent Residents
The rules for establishing residency can be obtained from the Graduate School. It is very important that you begin to establish residency upon your arrival in Colorado, including obtaining a Colorado's driver's license or resident identification card, and registering to vote. Students who fail to establish residency must pay the (substantial) difference in tuition rates. http://www.uchsc.edu/student/tuition07.pdf
