{"id":51794,"date":"2015-02-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/02\/23\/convocation-by-the-numbers\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T14:54:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T19:54:19","slug":"convocation-by-the-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/02\/23\/convocation-by-the-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Convocation by the numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"400\" cellspacing=\"10\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Honors0215.jpg\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:0.85em;line-height:150%\">Dr. Davies, left, honors Soumitra Bhuyan as a Graduate Student of Distinction.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><br \/>\nSome facts about the honors convocation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The event was held at the Durham Museum, which is housed in Omaha&#8217;s former Union Station.\n<li>Attendees celebrated the accomplishments of 5 M.S. graduates and 30 Ph.D. graduates, hailing from 8 states and 9 countries (including the U.S.).\n<li>The keynote speaker was Janet Gilsdorf, M.D., an esteemed pediatrician and epidemiologist from the University of Michigan.  She was presented with a paperweight made with glass that contains ash from the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.\n<li>Two graduates (Krupa Savalia and Soumitra Bhuyan) were honored as Graduate Students of Distinction, in recognition of national and international awards garnered while students at UNMC. You can read about them at our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/gradstudies\/news\/students-of-distinction.html\">website<\/a>.<\/ul>\n<p><b>Quiz:<\/b><br \/>\nWhich of the following countries was represented by only <b>one<\/b> graduate at the December 2014 Graduate Studies Honors Convocation?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Argentina\n<li>China\n<li>Greece\n<li>India\n<li>Saudi Arabia<\/ul>\n<p>Post your answer in the comments section below. One of the correct answers will be chosen at random to receive a UNMC drawstring backpack.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Davies, left, honors Soumitra Bhuyan as a Graduate Student of Distinction. 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