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Feb 1, 2023
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On Thursday, February 16th, The Graduate School hosted the 2023 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. This event welcomed 8 graduate students from all different disciplines. We are happy to announce this year’s winners:
1st place – Karina White (M.S., Biology)
2nd place – Autumn Cannon (M.S., Speech-Language Pathology)
3rd place – Emily Bemben (D.N.P.)
Applause to all participants for putting themselves out there!
To check out the photos and a video highlight of the event, please visit the 3MT webpage here.
A survey by the journal Nature has found that, of the 756 master's students who participated, 68% reported they were satisfied with their programs. Furthermore, 79% of master's participants were glad to have pursued their degree, and they also found their graduate experience rewarding. In addition, the survey reported the top two elements students enjoyed the most from their master’s programs were working with interesting and bright colleagues and the intellectual challenge. In the past, Nature had only surveyed Ph.D. students. This is the first Nature graduate student survey that also includes master’s students.
Nature is a scientific journal based in London. The publication features peer-reviewed research from various academic fields in science and technology.
To read the full story, check out our news article here!
Marlee Busalacchi (Biomedical Sciences, M.H.S.) presented a collaborative project, and won the Ray Owen Poster Award, at the 2023 Midwinter Conference of Immunologists. The event featured experts sharing cutting-edge research as well as presentations from immunology labs around the world through posters. This is a collaborative effort by Marlee Busalacchi and other members of the Renkema Lab. The team aims to investigate how exposure to microbes shapes the adaptive and innate immune system, as well as the immune response to cancer.
You can check out the full article here.
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