Announcements
Neuroscientist Spends Summer Teaching Buddhist Monastics
It’s common practice for universities to empty out in the summer as researchers go out in the field. Dr. Jeremy Purcell, a research scientist at Maryland’s Neuroimaging Center, did something a little different.
Spartners Potluck Draws Many Families
Without the support of family and friends, the graduate school journey can be a challenge. Finding a time to celebrate these relationships, and offering platforms to connect these partners, are things the Graduate School’s Office of the Graduate Diversity and Inclusion (OGDI) takes seriously.
Grad Student Orientation Kicks Off the Academic Year
This week over 1400 new graduate students attended Graduate Student Orientation at The Hotel. With President Wallace Loh, Associate Provost and Dean of The Graduate School Steve Fetter, Graduate Student Government President Annie Rappeport, and Dr. John Bullock ('09 PhD) GradTerps were welcomed to the campus. Students were also treated to a panel of faculty comprised of Drs.
History Alum Appointed Full Professor in Germany
Alum Christina Morina ('07 PhD, History) will be a tenured, full professor of contemporary history at the University of Bielefeld, Germany starting this September.
Kulkarni Fellows Meet Their Benefactors
It was in 2013 that the first Kulkarni Foundation Summer Fellowships were awarded. Through the generosity of Dr. Ashok (PhD '76, Computer Science) and Mrs.
That's a Wrap: Grad Student Stories Films Released
The Graduate School recently unveiled a series of short films, directed by Ramsey Telhami.