Student News

Tiffany Gentry wins the Alice Eastwood Scholarship and Fellowship Program.

June 4, 2021

Tiffany wrote to the Department about her exciting news of receiving the Alice Eastwood Scholarship and Fellowship Program and, her acceptance into the Integrative Biology Graduate Program in the fall. Tiffany will be working with Dr. Jennifer Ackerfield and Dr. Leo Bruederle for her thesis research and her Graduate Program...

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Phyllis Weisheit Schultz Scholarship Application

The Department encourages students to apply for this scholarship. Faculty, please invite your students to apply as well. You are invited to apply for the CU Denver Phyllis Weisheit Schultz Scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded to students who show great promise and demonstrate academic excellence. Scholarship awardees will receive...

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Alex Romero M.S. Thesis Defense

May 4, 2021

CU Denver Dept. of Integrative Biology Graduate Student Thesis Defense ALEX ROMERO Integrative Biology M.S. Candidate in Dr. Chris Miller’s Lab WHEN: May 7, 2021 at 2:30p—4:30p WHERE: Seminar will be presented via Zoom. Please contact Jacki Craig for the Zoom Link. Characterizing the Gut Microbiome of Golden Retrievers Using...

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Nick Bard (MS, 2018) Publishes MS Thesis Research in Conservation Genetics

April 21, 2021

Nick Bard (MS, 2018) recently published his M.S. thesis research in Conservation Genetics with co-authors Associate Professor Chris Miller and Professor Emeritus Leo P Bruederle ( https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-020-01326-x ). Using ddRADseq, they document higher than expected population genomic diversity and paraphyly in the imperiled and narrowly distributed edaphic endemic sedge Carex...

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Jacob Carson M.S. Thesis Defense

April 9, 2021

The Department would like to congratulate Jacob for successfully defending his thisis! Job well done Jacob! CU Denver Dept. of Integrative Biology Graduate Student Thesis Defense Jacob Carson Integrative Biology M.S. Candidate in Dr. Michel Greene’s Lab WHEN: April 16 th , 2:00pm WHERE: Seminar will be presented via Zoom...

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Kyle Turchick M.S. Thesis Defense

April 9, 2021

The Department would like to congratulate Kyle for successfully defending his thisis! Job well done Kyle! CU Denver Dept. of Integrative Biology Graduate Student Thesis Defense Kyle Turchick Integrative Biology M.S. Candidate in Dr. Brian Buma’s Lab WHEN: April 16 th , 1:00p WHERE: Seminar will be presented via Zoom...

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Integrative Biology 2021 Spring Semester Student Awardees

April 8, 2021

The Department of Integrative Biology would like to congratulate our student awardees for the 2021 Spring Smilodon Outstanding Underclassman/Upperclassman Awards, Integrative Biology Outstanding Student Awards and Dissemination/Travel Grants. SMILODON OUTSTANDING UNDERCLASSMAN & UPPERCLASSMAN AWARDS: The Smilodon Outstanding Scholar Endowment was established by a generous anonymous donation to support graduate and...

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Gabrielle Rietz M.S. Thesis Defense

April 8, 2021

The Department would like to congratulate Gabrielle for successfully defending her thisis! Job well done Gabrielle! GABRIELLE RIETZ Integrative Biology M.S. Candidate in Dr. Christopher Phiel’s Lab WHEN: April 14 th , 12:30p-1:30p WHERE: Seminar will be presented via Zoom Zoom Meeting: Please email Jacki Craig for the Zoom Link...

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Amanda Miller M.S. Thesis Defense

The Department would like to congratulate Amanda for successfully defending her thisis!!! Job well done Amanda!!! Amanda Miller Integrative Biology M.S. Candidate in Dr. Rebecca Hufft’s Lab WHEN: April 8 th , 4:00p WHERE: Seminar will be presented via Zoom. Zoom Meeting: You can email Jacki Craig for the Zoom...

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Congratulations to Dr. Scott Yanco on his successful dissertation defense

March 22, 2021

The department is excited to announce our newest PhD graduate, Dr. Scott Yanco who successfully defended his dissertation on March 9th. In Light of Ecology: Eco-Evolutionary Strategies for Persistence in Seasonal Environments My dissertation developed and applied a conceptual framework for addressing questions about ultimate eco-evolutionary drivers of organismal responses...

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