Student News

Congratulations Erika for being chosen as the 2023 Spring CLAS Outstanding PhD Graduate awardee. Erika is a PhD student in Dr. Paula Cushing Lab, Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Erika will be defending her Thesis, " A taxonomic re-assessment: Phylogenomics, morphological evolution, and historical biogeography of North American camel...

Department of Integrative Biology Graduate Thesis Defense Congratulations to Hazel Carr who successfully defended her MS thesis! Hazel Carr Master’s Degree Candidate Dr. Garth Spellman Lab, Denver Museum of Nature & Science CU Denver Department of Integrative Biology When: April 18, 2023 at 3:00pm Where: SI 4127 Contact zone characteristics...

Department of Integrative Biology Graduate Thesis Defense Alissa Iverson Master’s Degree Candidate Dr. Christina Alba, Denver Botanic Gardens CU Denver Department of Integrative Biology When: April 13, 2023 at 4:00pm Where: Denver Botanic Gardens Classroom 2 in the Freyer-Newman Center Also via Zoom; Please email Jacki Craig ( jacki.craig@ucdenver.edu )...

Department of Integrative Biology Graduate PhD Defense Congratulations to Dr. Erika Garcia who successfully defended her PhD Defense. Erika will be moving to Israel to start a Fulbright postdoc fellowship for a year, then begin an NSF postdoctoral fellowship following the Fulbright. Erika Garcia P.h.D Candidate Dr. Paula Cushing Lab,...

Department of Integrative Biology Graduate Thesis Defense CONGRATULATIONS to Alyssa Brostowitz who successfully defended her MS Thesis on April 11th! Alyssa is a MS student in Dr. Carlos Infante's lab. Alyssa has accepted an offer for a position as a Scientific Writer for Inotivin in Westminster following her graduation this...

Department of Integrative Biology Graduate Thesis Defense Congratulations to Megan Clark who successfully defended her thesis. Megan would like to pursue opportunities related to her research after graduation. Megan Clark Master’s Degree Candidate Dr. Rebecca Huft Lab (Denver Botanic Gardens) CU Denver Department of Integrative Biology When: April 6, 2023...

Department of Integrative Biology Graduate Thesis Defense CONGRATULATIONS to Alex Smith who successfully defended his MS Thesis on April 10th! Alex is a MS student in Dr. Sarah Branco's lab and intends to pursue a career in mycoindustry after graduation! Alex Smith Master’s Degree Candidate Dr. Sarah Branco’s Lab CU...

Erika Garcia (PhD student in Dr. Paula Cushing's lab) was awarded a 20-month Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship to pursue her project titled “ An integrative approach to evaluating the diversity of the elusive camel spider in Israel” at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In this project, Erika will be using conducting...

Department of Integrative Biology Graduate Thesis Defense CONGRATULATIONS to Erin Twaddell who successfully defended her MS Thesis on April 5th! Erin is a MS student in Dr. Brian Buma's lab, she plans to use her degree in the environmental/spatial modeling fields, hopefully, related to disturbances in some capacity. In the...

Congratulations to the 2023 Spring Integrative Biology Student Excellence Award recipients. The Department recognizes outstanding graduate and undergraduate students for their accomplishments in teaching or research. Teaching can include any formal teaching-related activities (e.g., teaching assistants, learning assistants, tutors, supplemental instructors, etc.). Research can include scholarly activities that make an...