PhD students

Six Biology PhD students honored by the 2022 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

Pictured here from left to right, top row: Ben Boker, Eli Gumnit, Matt Walker. Bottom row: Mason Armstrong, Monica Cramer, Matt Johnson
April 14, 2022 - 10:30am

This year's winners of the prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) have been announced, and they include three Biology PhD students who were offered awards, as well as three Biology PhD students who received an Honorable Mention. 

The Black Undergraduate Mentorship Program in Biology (BUMP Biology) is awarded the Graduate Equity Initiative Grant

Group photo of students outside
November 10, 2021 - 2:30pm

It is our great pleasure to announce that BUMP Biology has received the Graduate Equity Initiative Grant from Columbia University’s School of Arts & Sciences, which will provide funding for our group for the next three years.

Perspective: Graduate Student Rahim Hashim on Running the Python Boot Camp, Which Will Become a Credited Course

Photo of green tree python
November 10, 2021 - 2:30pm

When I first started my PhD studies in the department, many of my fellow students found the R bootcamp to be valuable for learning the basics of programming, but also expressed their desire to learn Python, specifically.

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