Graduate Student and Postdoc E-Newsletter
4/21/2015 Edition
Spring Issue 14
FEATURE
UC Student Wins 2015 MAGS Distinguished Thesis Award
Gavin D’Souza, a mechanical engineering student, was
recognized for his outstanding master’s thesis work at the
Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools’ annual
meeting in April. His thesis, “Influence of Serial Coronary
Stenoses on Diagnostic Parameters: An In-vitro Study
with Numerical Validation,” addresses a critical issue that arises with certain
cases of heart disease: When a patient has multiple blockages in their coronary
artery, how can doctors accurately diagnose the severity of each blockage?
UPCOMING EVENTS
April 22
GATE workshop: Models of Teaching Excellence 2, 2:30-4
p.m., Langsam Library 462.
April 24
GSGA End of the Year Party, 5:30 p.m., Mecklenburg
Gardens (302 E University Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219). All
graduate students invited.
April 23
Teach Me to Teach: Pedagogical Preparation Seminar, 9 a.m.3:30 p.m., Langsam Library 480C. Free lunch provided.
For more upcoming events, visit grad.uc.edu/calendar.
For all critical dates & deadlines, visit grad.uc.edu/student-life/critical_dates.
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dr. Alan Carsrud to Present Distinguished Entrepreneurship Scholar
Lecture
Dr. Alan Carsrud, an internationally recognized scholar in the field of
entrepreneurship and family business, will present at UC on Monday, April 27 as
part of a Distinguished Entrepreneurship Scholar Lecture. Dr. Carsrud’s
presentation, “Understanding the Myth of High Growth Firms,” will be held 2:30-4
p.m., April 27, in Lindner Hall room 608 and is open to all faculty, staff and
students. Also, all UC graduate students are invited to meet with Dr. Carsrud for
an informal one-on-one talk on Tuesday, April 28, 9:30-10:45 a.m., in U-Square
room 352 (225 Calhoun Street). Meet with Dr. Carsrud to talk about new venture
creation, research, interdisciplinary research and more.
UC AirportRide Provides Free Shuttle Service to CVG
Need a ride? UC AirportRide is a student-run shuttle service from UC’s Main
Campus (CRC Circle) to the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport
(CVG)—free of charge, for all UC students. The shuttle service is reservationonly, and will run Wednesday, April 29 to Sunday, May 3. Spots are limited, so
sign up as soon as you are certain of your travel plans. Registration is open until
Monday, April 27: http://tribunal.uc.edu/airport_ride/. AirportRide also needs
volunteers. Sign up as a driver (must be >21 and take online driving test),
passenger, or check-in person. They especially need check-in people, who only
need to be present half hour before departure time and can leave right when the
vans leave. (It’s only a 30 minute commitment per time slot!) Sign up to volunteer
at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JfC_FBfLxuQXvbacFPZTUmqk02I9
mQDD4xovFVQzYIk/edit. If you have any other questions, please email
[email protected].
Doctoral Student Advocates on Capitol Hill
As a fellow in the 2015 Society for Neuroscience’s (SfN)
Early Career Policy Fellows Program, Ryan Makinson
(neuroscience, PhD) participated in SfN's ninth annual
Capitol Hill Day on Thursday, March 26, 2015. During
their visits with members of Congress, Ryan and his
fellow neuroscientists discussed the benefits of investing in scientific and
biomedical research and advocated for increased federal funding for scientific
research.
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