Student News

Matthew Mitchell , a student worker in Dr. Chris Phiel’s lab, has chosen to attend Harvard Medical School in the fall of 2020. Matthew received letters of acceptance from several institutions including, The Mayo Clinic, University of Colorado, University of Pittsburg, Creighton University, University of Minnesota, and the MD/PhD program...

The Department would like to recognize and congratulate the following studenst for being awarded the CLAS Outstanding Student awards for Outstanding Bachelor of Science Spring 2020, Outstanding Master of Science Spring 2020, and Outstanding Doctoral Student Fall 2019. Outstanding Bachelor of Science Spring 2020 Shaely Folger (Integrative Biology) Throughout her...

It is the Department’s great pleasure announce our M.S. and Ph.D. students who successfully defended their thesis and will be graduating this semester. Congratulations on achieving your goals and for all your hard work. Our best wishes for every success in your future endeavors! Dr. Lamya’a Dawud – March 30th,...

Jessica (Weber) Hoffman shared some good news with Dr. Cheri Jones. Jessica, a student of Dr. Jones, has been accepted to the M.S. Modern Human Anatomy Program at Anschutz Medical Campus. Congratulations Jessica !

The Department is pleased to announce the 2020 Spring Smilodon and Outstanding Student awardees. These students were nominated by faculty, staff, and students for their scholarly achievements, ethics, and contributions to the Department. The Awardees will be honored at a reception (to be announced at a later date) and, will...

Annelise Rue Johns, PhD student with the Buma lab, has been offered a 2020 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to start this coming fall. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and engineering in the United States and reinforces its...

Congratulations go out to Cameron Cornn and Marco Zocchi undergraduate students in Dr. Charlesworth’s lab. Cameron has been accepted into both Stanford Summer Research Program (SSRP) and the summer Cancer Research Experience for Undergraduates (CREU) at Anschutz. He accepted the SSRP at Stanford, where he will also be an Amgen...

The Department would like to congratulate Marianne on successfully defending her thesis. Job well done! Marianne Davenport Masters Candidate in Dr. Ragland’s Lab "Variability in Adult Reproductive Diapause of the Spruce Beetle, Dendroctonus rufipennis" Organisms modify their life history strategies in highly variable environments, such as seasonally cycling temperature and...

The Department would like to congratulate Margo on her successful defense of her thesis! Job well done!! Margo Pace Masters Candidate in Dr. Rebecca Hufft’s lab CU Denver Department of Integrative Biology/Denver Botanic Gardens. "Beaver Dam Analogs Impact Riparian Plant Communities". Margo is investigating whether man-made in-stream structures have the...

The Department would like to congratulate Tyler on his successful defense of his Masters Thesis. Job well done! Tyler Michels Masters Candidate in Dr. Michael Wunder's Lab CU Denver Dept. of Integrative Biology The mountain plover ( Charadrius montanus ) is a migratory shorebird that breeds in rangelands of the...