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Graduate Studies Newsletter

New ‘Fireside Chat’ program offers career insights

Business leaders in science fields headline new Graduate Studies speaking series.

Feb 20, 2017

Tyler Martin, M.D., CEO of Great Plains Biotechnology, speaks at the fall Fireside Chat event.

Professional development series develops a following

Events are designed to promote development of “soft skills” that are critical for success in virtually every career track

Feb 15, 2017

From left, Laura Bilek, Ph.D., and Pamela Carmines, Ph.D.

UNMC Alumni Association honors six individuals

Honorees recognized for their contributions to medicine, nursing, graduate studies

Dec 2, 2016

Barbara Hurlbert, M.D., a 1971 graduate of the UNMC College of Medicine, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Medicine Alumni Engagement Council.

Dr. Fey takes his own path to excellence in mentoring

Paul Fey’s lab takes monthly hikes together, “much to the jealousy of the other labs on our floor,” said Cortney Halsey, a graduate research assistant. “We spend an afternoon every month in the outdoors discussing not only our science but a multitude of other topics. It is an activity that has been vital to keeping […]

Oct 17, 2016

Members of Paul Fey, Ph.D.'s lab, take monthly hikes together. Dr. Fey is shown in purple hat.

First year of IGPBS shows strength of new program

The first class has matriculated into the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (IGPBS). The silos are falling. Horizons are expanding. Study and experience for Ph.D. students are becoming more and more interdisciplinary. Greater number of faculty are taking on greater roles. “This is the way science is going,” said Karen Gould, Ph.D., associate professor […]

Oct 17, 2016

Daniel Monaghan, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and experimental neuroscience, and Karen Gould, Ph.D., associate professor and vice chair for graduate education, genetics, cell biology and anatomy

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

Dean of Graduate Studies Dele Davies, M.D., congratulates Hollie Siebler, Ph.D., on receiving the Praesto Award.

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

Jeri Brittin, director of research for HDR

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

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dele Davies, M.D., and James Reinecke, Ph.D.