The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) is pleased to announce the winners of the second annual SGS Community Engagement Award, recognizing graduate students who have demonstrated ethical, collaborative engagement through their research, teaching, and advocacy to advance the public good.
March 14, 2025 – New Brunswick, NJ – The 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Final Round at Rutgers University School of Graduate Studies (SGS) brought together eight doctoral finalists for an engaging competition that challenged them to present their research in just three minutes.
Congratulations to the 2024 Aaron Shatkin Scholarship Award winners who received their plaques at the symposium! The award recognizes outstanding current graduate students who have excelled in their research and coursework with $3000.
The Molecular Biosciences Graduate Student Organization hosted their 2025 Annual Symposium. It was a huge success!
Congratulations to the presenter winners!
The School of Graduate Studies proudly recognizing the notable achievements of graduate students, faculty, and staff at the annual Merit and Achievement Awards Ceremony. These awards recognize important accomplishments in research and scholarship, teaching and mentoring, leadership, outreach, and service across all disciplines, through Chancellor-level affiliations, and within specific disciplinary clusters.
Congratulations to the winners at the MBGSO Graduate Student Symposium!
Oral Presentation
First Place: Kiranmayi Vemuri
Second Place: Kyle Flannery
Poster Presentation
First Place: Leelabati Biswas
Second Place: Robert Madromootoo
Third Place: Reem Alatrash
Congratulations to the 2023 Aaron Shatkin Award winners! The award recognizes outstanding graduate students who have excelled in their research and coursework:
Andrew Boreland
Cell and Developmental Biology
From the lab of Dr. Zhiping Pang
Nedgine Joseph, a doctoral student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), is the recipient of three coveted awards: the Corning Glass Age Scholarship; the GEM Fellowship; and a Rutgers Dean’s Fellowship to Broaden Participation.
Irving Estevez a PhD student in the Neuroscience graduate program at Rutgers has been awarded a prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Fellowship in July 2023. Nationally, there are only 50 Gilliam Fellows awarded per year for students conducting outstanding research in their respective scientific fields and their advisers who are committed to building a more inclusive scientific ecosystem. Irving’s thesis advisor is Brian P.
