Graduate Studies Newsletter
Ph.D. program spotlight: Environmental Health, Occupational Health & Toxicology
Chandran Achutan, Ph.D., C.I.H.Jonathan Ali is a third year Ph.D. student in Environmental Health, Occupational Health & Toxicology at UNMC. During the course of his studies, which focus on aquatic toxicology, he's been to Chile to explore agricultural runoff. "Our researchers do a lot of lab-based research, but we also do a lot of field […]
Oct 17, 2016
Praesto award winner: Hollie Siebler, Ph.D.
Hollie Siebler, Ph.D., was the 2016 recipient of the Praesto Award, given to the most outstanding or exceptional graduate for the academic year, during the Graduate Studies Honors Convocation Ceremony in May. Dr. Siebler, who studied cancer research under Youri Pavlov, Ph.D., at the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, is now […]
Jun 20, 2016
Graduate work helps HDR executive pursue passion
Jeri Brittin, Ph.D., calls her career background “a bit unusual.” The director of research for HDR has a bachelor’s degree in math, a master’s degree in music-vocal performance (and considered a professional music career for a time), a B.S.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in interior design, and a doctorate, from UNMC, in health promotion […]
Jun 15, 2016
James Reinecke recieves Jefferson Award
James Reinecke, Ph.D., is the 2016 Thomas Jefferson Ingenuity Award recipient. The award is given each cycle to a graduate student for their ingenuity in their doctoral research. Dr. Reinecke, an M.D./Ph.D. student, worked in biochemistry and molecular biology with Steve Caplan, Ph.D. He is currently completing his medical degree. “Midway through my undergraduate schooling, […]
Jun 15, 2016
Graduate student forums break barriers
Suleyman Vural was talking about his homeland. The UNMC graduate student in biomedical informatics had his audience captivated. He was speaking in front of roughly 30 students who have turned out to learn more about Turkey, and Vural was happy to share his love of, and pride in, his culture with them. Vural’s presentation, which […]
Feb 15, 2016
Writing Center offers new resource for UNMC
In January, the Writing Center @ UNMC held its grand opening in a newly refurbished space on the sixth floor of the McGoogan Library of Medicine at Wittson Hall. The Writing Center @ UNMC is a pilot project, said Cheryl Thompson, Ph.D., assistant vice chancellor for academic/student affairs. Personnel from UNO’s established writing center will […]
Feb 15, 2016
Top 7 New Year’s resolutions for graduate students
With 2016 under way, here are some of the resolutions graduate students might be struggling to keep. These are worthwhile goals, so stick with it! Grow your skillset: A new research technique. Mentoring skills. Communication skills. Pick one new skill (or more) and develop a specific plan for how you will hone that skill. Devoting […]
Feb 15, 2016
International Student Association seeking members
In her first two weeks at UNMC, graduate student Raheleh Miralami attended new student orientation, international student orientation (because she is from Iran) and an employee orientation (because she is a research assistant). The outpouring of information was enough to fill an Olympic-size swimming pool. “It left my head spinning,” Miralami said. But what if […]
Feb 10, 2016
UNMC gets cancer research training grant renewal
For seven weeks in 2014, Jennifer Black, Ph.D., was all about grant-writing. Seven hundred pages later, Dr. Black, the Eppley Institute and UNMC had been awarded a renewal of their longstanding National Cancer Institute “Cancer Biology Training Program” T32 Grant — an award to support the nation’s best graduate students in the field of cancer […]
Oct 20, 2015
