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Interdepartmental Graduate Programs (MCB + NSB + OEB + PB) Social

Monday, October 23 5:00-7:00pm

Campus Center Marriott room

Come one, come all, for food, drink, and collegiality!

Interdepartmental Graduate Programs SOCIAL

Molecular and Cellular Biology + Neuroscience and Behavior + Organismic and Evolutionary Biology + Plant Biology

You Say Tomato, These UMass Amherst Scientists Say Evolutionary Mystery

New research from UMass Amherst is the first to examine entire tomato species, from tiny, hairy and terrible-tasting to large and sweet.

UMass Biochemist Sibongile Mafu Receives NSF Grant for Legume Crop Resilience and Productivity Research. See article here

PB PhD student Leannah Hicks selected as NCGA Research Ambassador

Leannah Hicks will be part of the 2023–24 Ambassador Program of the National Corn Growers Association, designed for graduate students involved in research relevant to corn production and that demonstrate academic excellence and leadership potential. She will receive a financial award as well as funding to attend scientific conferences. Congratulations, Leannah!

Calling all CNS Grad Students!

Happy end of the semester and start of summer! To celebrate, join your fellow grad students for an evening of food, fun, and trivia presented by CNS and Life Science Café and sponsored by your Graduate Student Organizations! Show off your science, UMass, and Sci-Fi knowledge on the 29th of June at 6pm at the Hangar Bar and Grill (10 University Dr., Amherst, MA)

We’ll buy the food and you buy the drinks! We hope to see you there!

Pre-register your trivia team and win an extra trivia point! Make a team ahead of time or join one day-of! Maximum of 8 people per group please. If there are more, feel free to break into two groups!

There will be questions across 5 different topics so get ready to be challenged!

Any questions? Please email: sglasser@umass.edu

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