"I wanted to take the time to say thank you for all the support and help I have received over the years from you (Carol Bender) and the Biology Bridge Program," writes Charlene Robinson Biology Bridge alum '96 from Dr. Johnson's lab, Pediatrics and Dr. Plante's lab, Speech and Hearing. "I will graduate from UA with my BS in Psychology in May 2001 and then begin medical school at the UA in July". E-mail: chrobins@u.arizona.edu

"I am writing to tell you how pleased I am at what I found last night," says Chris Carello, UBRP alum '00, Dr. Bever's lab, Linguistics. "There was a party for the biology department's recruitment week, (not mine, I am neuroscience), but I was invited. I immediately noticed someone who was extremely familiar -- he was an UA/UBRP alum '00, Steve Miller, (Dr. Brower's lab, Molecular & Cellular Biology). I think this is a nice testament to the opportunities that arise from the UBRP program and other such research involvement at the UA -- even beyond graduation. It really is a great way to make connections with other future scientists even before trekking out into the post-graduate scientific world." Chris attends University of California, San Diego. E-mail: ccarello@ucsd.edu

We received word thatKarter Neal, UBRP alum '96, Dr. Pepperberg's lab, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology has graduated from veterinary school and is now an equine veterinarian at the Cortaro Equine Hospital, Tucson.