Congratulations to Luis Rafael Miranda Rodriguez for 2023 SACNAS Award
Awards & Honors
DEI
Spotlight: Nedgine Joseph
Awards & Honors
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.
Lilia Ochoa Romero: Mark B. Bain Doctoral Fellowship
Research Intensive Summer Experience (RISE) at Rutgers
Kirsten Allen: Quad Fellowship
Research Intensive Summer Experience (RISE) at Rutgers
We want to congratulate Kirsten on her acceptance and participation in the inaugural year of the Quad Fellowship program. Her remarks on the program truly say it all...
HHMI Gilliam Fellowship - Irving Estevez
Awards & Honors
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.
SGS STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Caitlyn Tobita
Alumni Achievements
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the School of Graduate Studies is delighted to showcase the accomplishments of our current students and program alumni. For this final SPOTLIGHT of the 2022-2023 academic year, we are excited to showcase RISE alum and SUPER-GRAD fellow, Caitlyn Tobita.
Read below to find out more about Caitlyn. Thank you, Caitlyn, for sharing your experiences with the SGS community!
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PhD Candidate
SUPER-GRAD Fellow and RISE Alum Zoey Eddy Receives Two Prestigious Awards
Awards & Honors
Congratulations to Zoey Eddy, a second year PhD student in Social Psychology and a 2020 alumna of the RISE at Rutgers summer program, who was awarded two highly competitive national fellowships: a 2023 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship and a 2023 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship.
Beyond Coping: A Social Perspective on Graduate Student Mental Health
Center for Advanced Biotechnology & Medicine (CABM), room #10
679 Hoes Ln
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Event Description
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Beyond Coping: A Social Perspective on Graduate Student Mental Health
Monday, April 24, 5-7 pm
Register at: go.rutgers.edu/firesidechat
Description
Across disciplines, graduate school is a demanding experience that requires navigating both power relations and the complexities of research, career development, and graduate student life. Graduate students are also whole people, caring for children or family members, moving through graduate study as first-generation college students, and witnessing and responding to societal oppressions (i.e., racism, ableism, sexism). In this “fireside chat,” graduate students come together to reflect on graduate student mental health and explore strategies and analyses that move beyond coping to addressing the structural forces and power dynamics that inform graduate students’ experiences. Graduate student panelists and CAPS community-based counselor Shan Reeves will discuss mental health from a social perspective and explore how to identify and build solidarity circles with peers, mentors, and fellow graduate students; how to navigate difficult relationships with advisors; how to access Rutgers & community-based support services; and ultimately, how to move from an individualist, deficit-based perspective on mental health to one that accounts for the contexts and histories that shape graduate students' educational experiences.
Register to attend in person or on Zoom at go.rutgers.edu/firesidechat. Questions? Email sgsdei@grad.rutgers.edu.
Recent RISE Alum Accomplishments
Research Intensive Summer Experience (RISE) at Rutgers
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the School of Graduate Studies is delighted to highlight some recent accomplishments of Research Intensive Summer Experience (RISE) alum.
Congratulations to the following RISE Scholars:
Daniela Bermeo G
Rising Stars in Neuroscience
Awards & Honors
Congratulations to Courtney McDermott who has has been selected for the University of Utah Rising Star in Neuroscience Symposium. This program seeks to provide career development and mentorship for exceptional late-stage graduate students in neuroscience, with a strong focus on spotlighting scientists from under-represented minority groups. Activities at the multi-day workshop in May include: