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  • Fall 2025 Conference Participation Awards
    Congratulations to these students who have been awarded Fall 2025 Conference Participation Awards: Morgan Wagner Helena Heyer-Gray Ryan Drennan Danielle Arsenault Heather Jamieson Tristan Evans Josh Berthiaume  
    Posted on July 21, 2025
  • In Memoriam: Professor Hallie Krider
    Professor Hallie Krider, a former member of the MCB faculty, passed away at his home in Arizona on May 31.  A Wisconsin native, Hallie received his PhD in Genetics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1971 and began working at UConn in the Genetics and Cell Biology section of the former Biological Sciences Group.  […]
    Posted on June 12, 2025
  • Congratulations MCB Graduates!
    It was a beautiful weekend as MCB's Undergraduate and Graduate students celebrated commencement this past weekend. If you have additional photos, please share! They can be sent to susan.vining@uconn.edu and we will include them here.
    Posted on May 13, 2025
  • All Biology Undergraduate Research Awards
    Congratulations to the following students who received awards at the Biology Undergraduate Commencement Reception: Margaret F. Ertman Award - Katie Mercado Connecticut Museum of Natural History Award - Crystal Zhu Outstanding Senior in EEB Award - Charlotte Meinitsky Outstanding Senior in MCB Award - Ryan Frier Outstanding Senior in PNB Award - MacKenna Rook Excellence […]
    Posted on May 11, 2025
  • Vieira da Silva and Pasqualetti place 1st, 2nd at Graduate Student Research Symposium
    The inaugural Graduate Student Research Symposium Poster Competition was held on April 23, 2025.   MCB is proud to share that Carol Vieira Da Silva (Milligan-McClellan Lab) and Sarah Pasqualetti (Milligan-McClellan Lab) each placed first in their categories. (Carol in cognition, health and medicine & Sarah and economy, energy and environment). Top category winners went on […]
    Posted on May 6, 2025

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