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Utkal University PhD Programme: Key Dates, Prerequisites & Registration Modality

• 1.1 Important Dates
• 1.2 PhD Programs
• 1.3 Eligibility Criteria
• 1.4 Application Procedure:
• 1.5 Entrance Exam & Interview

Utkal University PhD Admissions 2023 at Bhubaneswar . Utkal University in Bhubaneswar is now welcoming applications for its PhD programs for the academic year 2023-24.

Located in Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Odisha, Utkal University holds the distinction of being the state’s oldest and India’s 17th oldest university. In 2023, it secured the 93rd rank among Indian universities according to NIRF.

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Candidates can check complete details on  Utkal University PhD Admission 2023  from the post below.

Important Dates

• Notification Date: 19 Oct 2023
• Start date of online registration: 20 Oct 2023
• Last date of submitting online application form: 04 Nov 2023
• Entrance Test Schedule Subject Wise: 14 Nov 2023
• Entrance Test for different Courses: 1st and 2nd Dec 2023
• Result of written test to be published: 07 Dec 2023
• Viva-voce test to be completed by: 16 Dec 2023
• Publication of Final Merit list: 20 Dec 2023

PhD Programs

• History; Political Science; Psychology; Public Administration; Physics; Personnel Management And Industrial Relation; Sanskrit; Sociology; Statistics; Zoology; Analytical and Applied Economics; Business Administration; Commerce; Computer Science and Application; English; Geology; Geography; Mathematics; Odia; Philosophy; Pharmaceutical Science; Microbiology; Environmental Science; Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy; Chemistry; Bio Technology; Botany; Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology; Anthropology; Education; Fishery Science; Journalism and mass Communication; Life Science; Physical Education; Polymer Science; Development Studies; Public Health; Social Work

Eligibility Criteria

• Master degree holders having secured at least 55% of marks in the subject concerned of Utkal University or any other University recognized as equivalent by Utkal University are eligible to take admission into Ph.D. coursework provided they qualify through a written test followed by a viva-voce. However, candidates belonging to SC/ST category shall be given a relaxation of 5% of marks at Masters Level (i.e., 50%).
• The candidates qualifying UGC-CSIR-NET/ GATE/ SLET/ DBT/ ICMR/ ICHR/ ICSSR/ INSPIRE Fellowship of DST/ Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship as will be approved by the Vice-Chancellor from time to time, are exempted from written test only. M.Phil / M.Tech/LL.M. Degree holders are also exempted from written test only provided they have been admitted to M.Phil / M.Tech/LL.M. Program through a written / interview test with project/dissertation work. Subjects in which marks are not awarded, equivalent grade point shall be taken as the qualifying grade/mark.
• Eligibility of scholars for Ph.D. Degree in Medicine and Dental discipline shall be determined as per norms laid down in the statutes of the University or guidelines of MCI
• For detailed Eligibility Criteria refer to prospectus.

Application Procedure :

• Visit the Utkal University website to access the online application form.
• Follow the instructions diligently, complete the form, and submit.
• Ensure to send a hard copy of the completed form with the required documents to the respective department head or the designated Nodal Centre.

Application Fee : INR 1000, payable through net banking or credit/debit card using SBI E-Pay.

Important Points:

• Admission is based on both an entrance test and an interview.
• Specific qualifications might exempt you from the written test.
• The written test is split into two papers, each of 90 minutes and 70 marks.
• Paper-I focuses on Research Methodology, Quantitative Aptitude, and Data Interpretation.
• Paper-II pertains to the specific subject chosen.
• A minimum score of 50% is required to pass each paper.
• Venue, date, and time details will be provided in the hall ticket or admit card.
• A viva-voce follows the written test, which carries 30 marks.
• The final merit list is determined solely based on the viva-voce scores.

Entrance Exam & Interview

• The question for the Written Test shall consist of two parts, each part carrying 70 Marks and each of 90 minutes (1½ hr) duration.
• The paper-I of the question shall be purely multiple choice and objective-type, covering questions from Research Methodology, Quantitative Aptitude and Interpretation of Data.
• The paper-II of the question shall be from the subject concerned.
• The qualifying mark for Ph.D. Programme in each paper in the written test is 50%.
• The venue, date and time of the written test will be printed in your hall ticket / admit card. The venue, date and time of the viva-voce will be intimated to the candidates by e-mail and SMS. The letter correspondence will be made regarding written test, viva-voce and selection of candidates by the concerned Department.
• The candidates who qualify in the written test shall be called for a viva-voce which is of 30 marks.(20 V.V+ 10 CM).
• The merit list shall be prepared based on the marks secured by the candidate in the viva-voce test only (i.e., out of 30 marks). (20 V.V+ 10 CM).

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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Environmental Science is six years program offered at Utkal University, Bhubaneswar.

Ph.D. program shall be for a minimum duration of three years, including course work and a maximum of six years. Extension beyond the above limits will be governed by the relevant clauses as stipulated in the Statute/Ordinance of the individual Institution concerned.

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Candidate must have passed master degree in related discipline having secured at least 55% of marks from Utkal University or any other University recognized as equivalent by Utkal University are eligible to take admission

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College Graduate Surprised at Commencement by Mom Who Had Been Deployed: 'My Heart Dropped'

Malik Heard graduated from the University of West Georgia earlier this month with his mom's support

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One college graduate got quite the surprise at his commencement ceremony.

Malik Heard was walking across the stage at the University of West Georgia in early May when his mother, Sgt. Eva Roby — who had been deployed in Kosovo — made a surprise appearance.

In footage from the ceremony , Heard can be seen shaking hands with members of the college faculty onstage, before a voice over a loudspeaker announced that a "special guest has shown up all the way from Kosovo."

After taking a second to connect the dots, Heard looked around the auditorium, before walking off-stage to meet his mom amid cheers from others also in attendance at the celebratory event.

The pair then spent time hugging and rocking each other back and forth as Heard's mom rubbed his back.

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Speaking with WSB-TV , Heard said he realized his mom was able to make it to celebrate his milestone moment when he heard the name of the Southeast European country where she had been stationed.

“Kosovo, Kosovo, that’s what caught my attention. I was listening to what he was saying, but then I heard Kosovo and I knew that’s where she was deployed. I was like, 'Hold on,' ” he told the outlet.

“I looked to the right again, and I saw her come around the corner and that’s when my heart dropped," Heard added.

Roby told WSB-TV that she was unsure if she would be able to make it to her son's college graduation given that it was during what she described as a "pretty popular time" for leave requests.

But, as soon as she learned that she would be able to make it to celebrate her son, Roby said she contacted the University of West Georgia and they "were excited" to help her plan her surprise reunion.

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A student with a BA or BS may apply to the Department of Psychology for admission to the doctoral program.

Concentrations (Required)

• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Experimental Psychology

Campus Code

Knoxville Campus

Admissions Standards/Procedures

• All students must submit an online application to the Graduate Admissions Office. Scores from the Graduate Record Examination (general and/or Psychology) may be submitted, but are not required.

Clinical Psychology Concentration

This program is designed to lay the groundwork for a career as a clinical psychologist capable of working in both academic and applied settings. The program emphasizes the theoretical foundations of psychology, as well as supervised experience oriented toward the development of practical skills. The program embodies a model of clinical psychology in which practice and research are integrated.

Credit Hours Required

• Minimum of 72 graduate credit hours beyond the bachelor’s, or 
• Minimum of 48 graduate credit hours beyond the Master’s (exclusive of the 6 credit hours of thesis)

Required Courses

• PSYC 600 - Doctoral Research and Dissertation (24 credit hours)

Satisfactory completion of listed courses (or equivalents) in the following categories.

• PSYC 527 - Advances in Behavioral Neuroscience
• PSYC 509 - Research Practicum
• PSYC 515 - Professional Issues in Psychology
• PSYC 570 - Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior
• PSYC 597 - Development and Psychopathology
• PSYC 565 - History and Systems of Psychology
• PSYC 577 - Multicultural Psychology: Theory and Research
• PSYC 607 - Seminar in Applied Psychometrics
• PSYC 645 - Seminar on Supervision, Professional Development, Internship, and Ethical Conduct
• PSYC 580 - Research Design
• PSYC 594 - Psychological Assessment I
• PSYC 595 - Psychological Assessment II
• PSYC 596 - Laboratory in Psychological Assessment
• PSYC 521 - Analysis of Variance for Social Sciences [or approved courses from Statistics (STAT)]
• PSYC 522 - Multiple Regression for Social Sciences [or approved courses from Statistics (STAT)]
• PSYC 550 - Social Psychology
• PSYC 695 - Field Placement in Clinical Psychology
• PSYC 599 - Clinical Psychopathology
• PSYC 598 - Ethical Issues in Professional Psychology
• PSYC 670 - Psychotherapy I
• PSYC 671 - Psychotherapy II
• PSYC 673 - Laboratory in Psychotherapy
• PSYC 698 - Seminar in Supervision and Consultation

Additional Course Requirements

Students who choose a teaching assistantship in the third or fourth year must have satisfactorily completed PSYC 528.

Non-Course Requirements

• Clinical Program students should complete a thesis or pre-dissertation research project by the end of the second year.
• The comprehensive examination is organized around a research case study of one client who has been assessed and/or treated by the student in the Departmental Psychological Clinic.
• In addition to the case presentation, the paper presents the student’s comprehensive review of relevant research and theory as a context for procedure, results, and discussion of the case.
• A written thesis or pre-dissertation research project (completed before forming a doctoral supervisory committee) reported in a form acceptable to the major professor and at least one other clinical faculty member (and approved by the Clinical Faculty for the pre-dissertation project). The student must pass an oral defense as part of the thesis requirements; a defense is not required for a pre-dissertation project.
• continued two day clinical placement in the third and fourth years in the community or
• teaching assistantship in the department in either the third or fourth year, and two-day clinical placement in the other year

Counseling Psychology Concentration

This is designed to lay the groundwork for a career as a counseling psychologist capable of working in applied and academic settings. The counseling psychology program is based upon the scientist-practitioner-advocate model of training which stresses an integration of scholarly research, counseling psychology practice, and social justice advocacy.

Students are eligible to concurrently earn a Master’s degree in Psychology with a thesis en route to earning the doctoral degree.

Minimum of 108 semester credit hours of graduate credit, including a minimum of 84 credit hours of graduate coursework and 24 credit hours of dissertation research (see below).

Counseling Psychology Core (minimum 57 credit hours)

• PSYC 517 - Foundations of Counseling Psychology
• PSYC 675 - Advanced Theory and Practice in Group Counseling
• PSYC 674 - Advanced Practicum in Counseling Psychology
• PSYC 601 - Seminar in Psychology
• PSYC 667 - Assessment in Counseling Psychology I
• PSYC 668 - Assessment in Counseling Psychology II
• PSYC 568 - Prepracticum in Counseling Skills
• PSYC 510 - Topics in Psychology or
• COUN 554 - Group Counseling and Group Work
• PSYC 519 - Advanced Theories and Interventions in Counseling Psychology
• PSYC 433 - Theories of Counseling Psychology or
• COUN 551 - Counseling Theories
• PSYC 566 - Practicum in Counseling Psychology
• PSYC 678 - Theory and Practice of Counseling Supervision
• PSYC 664 - Practicum in Counseling Supervision

Research Core (12 credit hours)

• PSYC 521 - Analysis of Variance for Social Sciences and
• PSYC 522 - Multiple Regression for Social Sciences

or approved courses from Statistics Department (STAT) or Department of Educational Psychology (EDPY)

General Psychological Foundations (18 credit hours)

• HDFS 510 - Theories in Human Development
• PSYC 524 - Brain and Behavioral Development

or other approved integrative psychology courses

• Capstone Elective (approved course from various departments chosen in consultation with the major professor and/or doctoral committee)

Students who wish to have a teaching assistantship must first satisfactorily complete PSYC 528.

• The counseling psychology faculty that comprise the doctoral committee also advise and approve students’ comprehensive exam portfolio. The portfolio covers various artifacts of the counseling psychology core. Students prepare and present both a written comprehensive exam portfolio and hold an oral defense.
• Students must complete a written thesis project and oral defense of the thesis approved by the student’s major professor and master’s committee.
• Students must propose, conduct, and defend an original dissertation research study approved by their doctoral committee.
• a minimum of 500 hours of Intervention and Assessment Experience, of which at least 300 hours must be in the category of Individual or Group Counseling.
• In addition, 100 hours of Supervision Received must be accumulated.
• In consultation with the student and the student’s doctoral committee chair, the training director approves the internship site, which must meet American Psychological Association Guidelines.
• A minimum of 3 full-time academic years of graduate study plus an internship prior to receiving the doctoral degree
• At least 2 of the 3 academic training years within The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Counseling Psychology PhD Program
• An APA-accredited full-time, year-long Internship

Experimental Psychology Concentration

The PhD program in psychology with a concentration in experimental psychology is designed to allow students to select from a variety of specializations oriented toward careers in research, teaching, and application of psychology in academic, institutional, or industrial settings. The program is flexible, individualized, and emphasizes a professional apprenticeship model of training.

• Minimum of 72 graduate credit hours beyond the bachelor’s or

Nine credit hours of quantitative graduate coursework, including:

6 credit hours of

• STAT 531 - Survey of Statistical Methods I
• STAT 537 - Statistics for Research I and
• STAT 538 - Statistics for Research II, Regression Modeling

or equivalent (consult with the major professor and/or doctoral guidance committee)

3 credit hours of Research Design

Six graduate credit hours from at least 2 out of the 3 experimental core area offerings:

Neuroscience and Behavior

• PSYC 546 - Evolutionary Psychology
• PSYC 547 - Conceptual Foundations of Evolution and Behavior

Cognitive and Developmental Science (CDS)

• PSYC 530 - Psychology of Attitudes
• Three additional graduate credit hours from any course taught by experimental faculty members.
• Six additional credit hours from any 500- or 600-level courses chosen in consultation with the major professor and/or doctoral guidance committee.

And completion of the following:

• PSYC 509 - Research Practicum (9 credit hours)
• PSYC 515 - Professional Issues in Psychology (Two semesters)
• PSYC 528 - Seminar on College Teaching in Psychology
• Two 600-level graduate seminars inside or outside of psychology chosen in consultation with the major professor and/or doctoral guidance committee.
• 3 credit hours of graduate level courses outside the Psychology Department
• A Pre-dissertation research project involving the collection of original data or the original analysis of existing data reported in publishable form and accepted by the student’s advisory committee.
• A comprehensive examination determined and evaluated by the student’s doctoral committee. The examination is comprised of an integrative review of theoretical paper and an oral exam or additional questions.
• An original piece of research in the form of a doctoral dissertation, proposed, conducted, and defended.

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The billionaire Rob Hale gave the 1,200 graduates of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth a gift, and asked them to give, too.

By Jenna Russell

Until the final minutes of their commencement ceremony last Thursday, the 1,200 graduates of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth thought they knew what they would remember most about it: the supremely bad weather during the outdoor ceremony, where they sat drenched and shivering in a torrential rainstorm.

Then, as they prepared to collect their diplomas, their commencement speaker, Rob Hale, a billionaire philanthropist from Boston, returned to the dripping podium. He brought along two cash-stuffed duffel bags, he announced, and would hand every graduate $1,000 as they crossed the stage — $500 to keep for themselves, and $500 to give to any good cause.

“My friends and I were looking at each other like, no way,” Ali McKelvey, one of the students, said. “We were like, this has to be a joke.”

It wasn’t. Mr. Hale, the co-founder and chief executive of Granite Telecommunications, ranks as one of the country’s wealthiest people and most generous benefactors. He and his wife, Karen, gave away $1 million every week in 2022, to both well-known and unheard-of causes.

Still, as he told the graduates at UMass Dartmouth, he has never forgotten the experience of losing everything, when the first company he built went bankrupt in the dot-com crash more than 20 years ago.

“Honestly, have you guys ever met someone who lost a billion dollars before?” Mr. Hale, a part owner of the Boston Celtics, asked in his speech, which he cut short because of the rain.

Since that disaster, he said in an interview this week, he and his wife have found deep joy and satisfaction in giving their money away. In granting college students a chance to experience the same feeling, he said he hoped to light a spark that they will carry with them — even if he had no guarantee that they will honor his request. (He said he believes the vast majority do.)

“If they get to feel that joy themselves, then maybe it becomes something they want to do again, and make part of their own lives,” Mr. Hale, 57, said. “In America and the world, these are times of turmoil, and the more we help each other, the better off we’ll be.”

In the week since a businessman they had never met handed them two damp envelopes onstage — one labeled “GIFT” and the other “GIVE” — the new graduates have packed up dorm rooms, fine-tuned résumés and snapped last campus selfies. They have also pondered where to send what for most will be the largest charitable gift they have ever had the chance to give.

Tony da Costa, a graphic design major who graduated with high honors, considered giving his $500 to a charitable organization but decided instead to hand it over to an acquaintance of his mother, someone he has never met, who is suffering from an illness and struggling to pay bills.

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Kamryn Kobel, an English major, gave her $500 to the Y.W.C.A. in Worcester, Mass., where she learned to swim as a child, to support its programs for young women and survivors of violence.

Her donation felt like something to be proud of, she said — once it sank in that the envelopes she tucked under her rain poncho contained exactly what Mr. Hale had promised.

“At first, it was like, is there really going to be cash in there?” she said. “And then it was like, oh my God, it’s for real.”

Smaller and less well known than the university’s flagship campus in Amherst, UMass Dartmouth enrolls about 5,500 undergraduates, more than half of them first-generation college students. Eighty percent come from Massachusetts; 80 percent receive financial aid.

It is the fourth Massachusetts college campus in the last four years where Mr. Hale has thrilled graduates with his signature split gift. Each time, he has selected a public school with high concentrations of first-generation and lower-income students who have “worked their tails off to get there,” he said.

Last spring, he distributed the graduation gifts at the Boston campus of UMass, where 66 percent of incoming students identify as people of color.

Last spring at Deerfield Academy, a private high school in western Massachusetts with a more affluent enrollment, he put the focus solely on philanthropy , depositing funds in a school-directed trust so that each graduate could give away $1,000. Mr. Hale, who grew up in nearby Northampton, graduated from Deerfield in 1984 and went on to Connecticut College.

In an interview on Wednesday, he briefly grew emotional describing how one of the UMass Dartmouth graduates had given her $500 to a local group that provides holiday gifts for children in need — a program that had helped her family when she was a child.

“Seeing things like that is very cool,” he said.

Ms. McKelvey, 21, donated her $500 to a women’s shelter in her hometown of Ashland, Mass., west of Boston, inspired by classes she had taken for her interdisciplinary major, health and society, where she learned about the struggles of disadvantaged women.

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A University of Houston researcher is reporting a new method to detect cancer which could make cancer detection as simple as taking a blood test. With a 98.7% accuracy rate, the method - which combines PANORAMA imaging with fluorescent imaging - has the potential to detect cancer at the earliest stage and improve treatment efficacy.

The remarkably precise method allows researchers to peer into nanometer-sized membrane sacs, called extracellular vesicles or EVs, that can carry different types of cargos, like proteins, nucleic acids and metabolites, in the bloodstream.  

When Wei-Chuan Shih, Cullen College of Engineering professor of electrical and computer engineering, and his team examined the number and cargo of small EVs inside patients with cancer and those without, their finding was remarkable.

“We observed differences in small EV numbers and cargo in samples taken from healthy people versus people with cancer and are able to differentiate these two populations based on our analysis of the small EVs,” reports Shih, in Nature Communications Medicine . “The findings came from combining two imaging methods – our previously developed method PANORAMA and imaging of fluorescence emitted by small EVs—to visualize and count small EVs, determine their size and analyze their cargo.” 

In 2020, Shih debuted the PANAROMA optical imaging technology, which uses a glass side covered with gold nano discs that allows users to monitor changes in the transmission of light and determine the characteristics of nanoparticles as small as 25 nanometers in diameter. PANORAMA takes its name from Plasmonic Nano-aperture Label-free Imaging (PlAsmonic NanO-apeRture lAbel-free iMAging), signifying the key characteristics of the technology.   

For this research, supported by the National Institutes of Health, it was a matter of counting the number of small EVs to detect cancer.    

“Using a cutoff of 70 normalized small EV counts, all cancer samples from 205 patients were above this threshold except for one sample, and for healthy samples, from 106 healthy individuals, all but three were above this cutoff, giving a cancer detection sensitivity of 99.5% and specificity of 97.3%,” said Shih.   

To further test the performance of the detection threshold of 70 normalized small EV counts in plasma, the team analyzed two independent sets of samples from stage I-IV or recurrent leiomyosarcoma/gastrointestinal stromal tumors and early-and-late-stage cholangiocarcinoma that were anonymously labeled and mixed in with healthy samples and achieved 100% accuracy.  

“With further optimization, our approach may be a useful tool for cancer detection screening in particular and provide insights into the biology of cancer and small EVs,” said Shih.   

His research team includes doctoral students Nareg Ohannesian and Mohammad Sadman Mallick, and collaborators Steven H. Lin, Simona F. Shaitelman, Chad Tang, Eileen H. Shinn, Wayne L. Hofstetter, Alexei Goltsov, Manal M. Hassan, Kelly K. Hunt, from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Shih and Lin founded Seek Diagnostics Inc. to commercialize this technology.  

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RNA editing sites likely play more significant role in genetic disease

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UB faculty member Peter L. Elkin led the team that is studying how RNA binding sites influence human disease. 

By ELLEN GOLDBAUM

Published May 30, 2024

New findings by UB researchers reveal that RNA editing may play a larger role in human biology and in the development of human disease than has generally been understood.

Published in Nature Communications Biology on May 4, the study’s authors conclude that the work provides evidence for a more nuanced understanding of how molecular biology works, especially in terms of how proteins and genes respond to environmental challenges.

RNA editing sites cause changes in single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) — the most common type of genetic variation in humans — in transcribed genes that can lead to the coding of different proteins. The expression of these different proteins may in turn be a factor in a broad range of human diseases.

Changing biology

“External phenomena can make changes in your biology to change how you respond to challenges you’re facing, whether that’s infectious disease or climate change,” explains Peter L. Elkin, corresponding author and professor and chair of the Department of Bioinformatics in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB. 

With these types of challenges, he continues, interferon gets upregulated, which stimulates the release of APOBEC enzymes, a family of enzymes that edit RNA.

The research focuses on this family of enzymes. Elkin’s team found that 4.5% of SNPs that result in a specific type of change in DNA are probable sites for RNA editing.

If this type of RNA editing occurs at even a fraction of these sites, the authors state, it could have meaningful effects on human health.

Previous work has shown some relation between APOBEC-mediated RNA editing and certain autoimmune and neurological diseases. Elkin adds that about 70% of genetic neurological diseases involve at least one RNA editing site.

“There are specific areas in the genome that we found are susceptible to these kinds of changes,” he says, which suggests that RNA editing sites could therefore have a significant effect on genetic diseases.

The researchers were further intrigued when their collaborators at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center found RNA editing sites were involved in particular cancers.

“It began to occur to me that RNA editing sites could have a bigger role in disease than was previously thought,” Elkin says.

RNAsee uncovers RNA editing sites

To discover all RNA editing sites in the genome, the team developed a computational tool called RNAsee, which they validated with machine learning.

The tool revealed that 22.7% of the potential editing sites found by RNAsee were labeled as likely pathogenic or pathogenic, compared to only 9.2% labeled as likely benign or benign.

The authors write that this finding demonstrates that the type of RNA editing they studied “has a substantial possibility of negatively influencing human health.”

“This work adds another dimension to our understanding of how our proteome develops,” says Elkin, referring to the complete set of proteins that humans express.

The next step in the work, he adds, would be for researchers who are working on the genetics of specific diseases where RNA editing sites have been found to follow up on these findings.

“My hope is that researchers will follow up with basic experiments looking at genes of interest where we have found RNA editing sites,” says Elkin.

In addition to Elkin, UB co-authors are Melissa Van Norden, doctoral candidate; Zackary Falls, assistant professor; Sapan Mandloi,  postdoctoral associate; and Ram Samudrala, professor, all of the Department of Biomedical Informatics in the Jacobs School, and Brahm H. Segal, professor of medicine at UB and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Bora E. Baysal of Roswell Park is also a co-author. Elkin has additional appointments with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the University of Southern Denmark.

The work was funded in part by grants from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute on Standards and Technology and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, all of the National Institutes of Health, as well as the Department of Veterans Affairs. Computational support was provided by the Center for Computational Research at UB.

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International Admissions

We are now accepting Graduate applications for Fall 2024, and Spring 2025.* *Please contact your department for application open terms and deadlines.

Our community welcomes you

Each year, the university enrolls approximately 1,700 international students. We are proud to offer extensive support and services to our international population. International applicants should plan to apply early so they have ample time to obtain their immigration documents and make living arrangements in the U.S. Any F-1/J-1 students planning to obtain their I-20/DS-2019 should contact the Center for Global Engagement at [email protected] . Please check with your department regarding deadlines. 

International Admissions Requirements

In addition to meeting graduate university admissions requirements, international applicants must also meet the following University requirements to be considered for admission. 

English Language Proficiency Requirement

Official English Language Proficiency results are required of all international applicants whose native language is not English. The following are the minimum scores required for admission to the University, although some departments require higher scores at the graduate level: 

Internet based TOEFL ( IBTOEFL ): 80 

Paper based TOEFL ( TOEFL ): 550 

International English Language Testing System ( Academic IELTS ): 6.5 

Pearson Test of English ( PTE ): 55 

Duolingo : 120 (Summer 2022 and Forward)

Cambridge C1 Advanced Level : 180  (Fall 2022 and Forward)

Michigan Language Assessment : 55  (Fall 2022 and Forward)

Although official scores are required, most departments will begin to review your application with self-reported scores, while they are waiting for the official scores to arrive. You can self-report your scores on your Online Status Page, after you submit your application. 

The English Language Proficiency requirement can be waived, at the University-level, for applicants who have earned a minimum of a BA or higher in the US or in an English-Speaking Country. Please note, your department may still require proof of English-Language proficiency. *A variety of countries are exempt from the English language proficiency requirement.

Transcript and Credential Evaluation Requirements

All transcripts/academic records that are not in English must be accompanied by certified English translations. 

To be considered "certified," documents should be true copies that are signed and dated by an educational official familiar with academic records. Any translated record should be literal and not an interpretive translation. Documents signed by a notary or other public official with no educational affiliation will not be accepted. 

If the transcript/academic record does not indicate the degree earned and date the degree was awarded, separate proof of degree is required. 

International applicants or degrees earned from international institutions must submit their official transcripts through the SpanTran pathway portal, or from another NACES approved evaluator. SpanTran has created a custom application for Florida State University that will make sure you select the right kind of evaluation at a discounted rate. Florida State University recommends SpanTran as our preferred credential evaluation because it offers an easy way to streamline the application process.

Please read more about our general transcript requirements on our  Graduate Admissions page. 

International Transfer Credit

International transfer credit is awarded for coursework completed at an accredited (recognized) institution of higher learning. No credit is awarded for technical, vocational, or below-college-level coursework, or courses completed with grades below "D-." An official course-by-course evaluation is required for all academic records from non-U.S. institutions. We recommend the evaluation be done by a member of the  National Association of Credential Evaluation Services . 

SUPPORT TO HELP YOU THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.

The Center for Global Engagement (CGE) and its staff are here to serve international students and their families. They may advise you about:

• F and J visa requirements
• Cultural adjustment
• Employment matters
• Housing assistance
• Assistance with personal concerns
• Maintaining your visa status

Many academic programs only accept applications for a specific admit term. Contact your academic department to determine which admit term to apply. It is recommended that you submit your application as soon as the admit term opens. CGE also assists students throughout the New International Student Checklist and Process . You may learn more about what CGE has to offer by emailing [email protected] . 

Center for Intensive English Studies

Need to improve your English skills? FSU’s Center for Intensive English Studies can help! At CIES, you will be given personalized instruction by highly qualified teachers in a safe, friendly environment.

Please note that admission to and completion of the CIES program does not necessarily guarantee admission to the University as a degree-seeking student.

CIES also offers:

• TEFL certification  opportunities
• Credit-bearing courses and workshops  to enhance your English speaking ability

Learn more about how the Center for Intensive English Studies can help you.  

Florida State University is required by U.S. federal regulations to verify the financial resources of each applicant prior to issuing the Form I-20. If granted admission to the University, an email with instructions on how to complete the I-20 will be sent from the Center for Global Engagement (CGE). You will provide information verifying your financial support (bank statements, award letters, scholarships, etc.) through the I-20 application. FSU requires proof of financial support for the first year of study and demonstrated availability of funds for the length of your academic program

Estimated International Student Costs:

For more information on estimated costs of living and the I-20 process, please visit  CGE’s website .  

I-20 Application

Shortly after admission, students will receive an email with instructions for completing the online I-20 application to demonstrate proof of adequate funding. Florida State University is required by U.S. federal regulations to verify the financial resources of each applicant prior to issuing the Form I-20. Applicants must show proof of financial support for the first year of study and confirm availability of funds for the length of the academic program.

For more information, contact the Center for Global Engagement at [email protected] .

US Federal Grants and Loans are not Awarded to International Students

Graduate students may apply to their respective departments for assistantships or fellowships, although funds are very limited. For further information, please contact your academic department directly. 

SPEAK (Speaking Proficiency English Assessment Kit) is a test for evaluating the English speaking ability of non-native speakers of English. At FSU, the SPEAK test is administered by the Center for Intensive English Studies to international students who have been appointed or will be appointed as teaching assistants in an academic department at Florida State University.

For more information, click here .

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May the TOEFL be waived?

The TOEFL may only be waived as a test requirement if the student has received a bachelor's or master's degree from a U.S. institution.

Can you review my documents prior to applying?

Students must submit the application, application fee, and any required departmental materials for application materials to be reviewed.

Can the application fee be waived?

Unfortunately, the Office of Admissions is unable to waive the application fee payment for graduate applicants.  In order to complete your application for review, you must submit the application fee payment by logging in to your Application Status Check ,  along with any other documents required by the department. 

When will I receive a decision?

Applications are reviewed holistically by each graduate department. Please contact your department for information about decision timelines. Please note that the application must first be completed before it can be reviewed. Contact your department for more information.

Can the GRE be waived?

FSU is currently waiving the GRE requirement for most master’s and specialist programs through Fall 2026*. For more information on whether the requirement can be waived, please contact your graduate department. 

* Excludes the College of Business

What if I don’t meet the English Language Proficiency score requirements?

​​​​​​ The FSU Center of Intensive English Studies (CIES) offers comprehensive courses to help students improve their English skills. Students who complete the top-level of the CIES program will not have to take an English Language Proficiency test.

What is the F-1 visa/I-20 process?

• Students can learn more about the I-20 process here .
• Students can learn about the visa here .

Do you have funding available for International students?

• The Graduate School offers fellowship and grant opportunities for graduate students. For current FSU students, the  Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards  assists in identifying and applying for external funding opportunities. In addition,  here is some more information  about additional funding opportunities for international students. 
• There may also be additional funding opportunities through your department. Please contact your graduate representative for assistance. If you do not know who to contact, please email us at [email protected] for assistance.

Are there on-campus housing opportunities?

University housing costs are not included in the tuition and fees at Florida State University. If you want the option of living on campus, you can apply for housing online as soon as you are officially admitted to FSU. Housing at university-owned residence halls and apartments fill quickly. You can also find off-campus housing options by clicking here .