Graduate Student Edition - Oct. 15, 2020
Through the fall semester, campus officials are providing weekly updates, including stats and items of note. In this issue: planning is underway to develop what the spring semester will look like, plus more.
Campus Community
Graduate School announces initiative for recruiting underrepresented students, building a more diverse community
To increase the diversity of its student population, the Graduate School is incentivizing departments to redesign and expand their recruiting efforts for attracting, supporting and funding students from underrepresented groups.
Events & Exhibits
ATLAS Institute shares latest creative, research work at showcase Oct. 16
Take a virtual open lab tour and learn about the ATLAS Institute's inventive exploration and interdisciplinary research in fields like human-robot interaction; computing for health and wellness; e-textiles; and more.
Research News
Remnants of ancient viruses could be shaping coronavirus response, says new Packard Fellow
Ed Chuong, an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, has been awarded a prestigious $875,000 Packard Fellowship to study how remnants of ancient viruses shape modern-day immune response.
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