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Director of Clinical PhD Studies : Assoz. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr.med. Bernhard Glodny Deputy of Clinical PhD Studies: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dominik Wolf

Clinical PhD Broschüre

The postgraduate study program “Clinical PhD – Doctor of Philosophy” (Q794445) at the Medical University of Innsbruck (MUI) currently comprises six programs: “Applied Morphology and Regeneration” (AMR), “Clinical Cancer Research” (CCR), “Clinical Neurosciences” (CNS), “Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine” (ICE), “Cardiovascular Medicine” (CVM), and “Clinical Imaging Science” (CIS). Many students have already passed through the program in its now ten-year history of success, and interest is growing, especially for research activities in the core research areas of MUI, including: oncology, neurosciences, genetics, epigenetics, and genomics, as well as morphology, infectiology, immunology, and organ and tissue replacement. Research also includes clinical areas of expertise and rapidly developing capabilities that are prerequisites or even necessary complements. The programs deepen the fundamentals of scientific work, are integrative with each other, offer access to the most modern technical and scientific procedures, and provide tools for the full breadth of successful clinical research. The Clinical PhD of the Medical University of Innsbruck (MUI) resides at the highest level of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), qualifying according to the Bergen criteria with “knowledge at the most advanced frontier“, the “most advanced and specialized skills and techniques”, and the highest levels of “responsibility and autonomy” for clinical sciences. The six adaptive programs, which can be tailored to individual research projects, give clinically oriented students the opportunity to pursue a scientific career as a clinical physician in a competitive environment, integrated into their specialist clinical training. Excellent research is combined with the best possible patient care within the framework of the Bologna requirements for the completion of the highest level of academic degrees. Therefore, the doctoral program Clinical PhD of the Medical University of Innsbruck (MUI) can only be undertaken by graduates of human medicine and dentistry programs. The Clinical PhD serves as targeted postgraduate advancement, and it prepares the academic future of clinically oriented physicians in terms of  “Clinic – Science – Career“.

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PhD Program for Executives

• Type of study part-time | online & attendance modules | English
• Academic Degree* PhD, Doctor of Philosophy *conferred by the University of Antwerp
• Duration of study 48 months
• Prerequisites MBA | Master degree or equivalent | at least ten years of relevant work experience
• Tuition fee* Year 1 & 2: EUR 38,500,- Year 3 & 4: EUR 29,450,- Additional year: EUR 6,500,- * VAT exempt I P lease contact us for individual payment arrangements.
• Next starting date Autum 2024

Why an PhD Program for Executives?

"The PhD Program for Executives is like a great journey: life-changing and career-boosting. The students dive into their research topics. To ensure that the journey leads to success, we support them with tailor-made coaching." Prof. Dr. Markus Kittler, Academic Director

The internationally oriented doctoral program "PhD Program for Executives" integrates international academic standards and economic relevance and is aimed at executives and managers from all over the world who wish to apply state-of-the-art research expertise and academic knowledge to complex economic issues. The doctoral program is offered jointly by MCI | The Entrepreneurial School ® in Innsbruck, the Antwerp Management School and the University of Antwerp. The academic degree of PhD is awarded by the University of Antwerp.

• Four-year doctoral program
• Working language: English
• For senior-level decision makers
• Network of internationally renowned universities
• Study locations: Innsbruck & Antwerp (approx. 50 % each)
• International scope
• Linking research and practical relevance
• Research topics from the participants' professional background
• Integration in international research groups
• Professional coaching, network meetings & workshops

If you have any questions about the study program, please contact us.

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The PhD Program for Executives is a four-year research-oriented part-time program for executives that combines relevant knowledge and research skills with current challenges in the participants’ sector.

PhD Program for Executives at MCI 

Structure and content

The PhD Program for Executives develops the research competence of decision makers and managers and links scientific approaches to current challenges and questions in management. It thus closes the gap between scientific PhD studies and practice-oriented professional doctorates (e.g. DBA).

The program was developed to meet the special requirements of decision makers and to make their expertise available for research. It combines academic approach, intellectual inspiration and practical applicability at the highest level. Managers and executives are enabled to develop scientifically interesting questions based on relevant problems from their own professional background, to expand their research and methodological competence and to conduct scientific research. The core of the doctoral program is the writing of a dissertation, which has to be defended at the University of Antwerp.

The research topics follow the needs of the participants and cover a wide range of areas of economics, management and business. The participants are connected with the corresponding research centers and laboratories. They benefit from the intellectual input of their research group and work closely with the supervising lecturers and professors.

The individual research is integrated into a four-year program. With eleven three-day seminar sessions (on campus), which alternate between Innsbruck and Antwerp, the program can be completed on a part-time basis. Students can continue their profession full-time.

Stage 1 is expected to last approximately 15 months. Participants acquire in-depth knowledge about quantitative and qualitative management research methods. Considerable attention will also be devoted to literature search and review and to the skills needed to transfer knowledge. They gain broad insights into their specialization through being embedded in the relevant research centers or research labs of the respective university. Every intake is developed according to a "cohort" principle with a network of faculty supervising, guiding and advising the entire intake. Successful completion of all modules and assignments provides all the elements required for an academically robust PhD research proposal.

With the acceptance of their PhD research proposal and the appointment of a PhD supervisor, participants progress to stage 2. Over a period of approximately 33 months, participants proceed with their research, write and eventually defend a doctoral dissertation. During this stage, participants are expected to grow their competencies in presenting, discussing and publishing their research. Participants are expected to attend doctoral Research Colloquia and seminars on academic publishing, writing teaching cases and facilitate case study discussions in academic and business environments.

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Program Director

Mag. Susanne E. Herzog

MCI Head of Executive Education & Development  

Academic Director

FH-Prof. Dr. Markus Kittler

MCI Senior Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Bart Cambré

Vice Dean, Antwerp Management School / Belgium; Chair of Methods in Economic Research, University of Antwerp / Belgium

Steffi Weil, PhD 

China-Europe Business Studies & PhD Program for Executives, Antwerp Management School / Belgium

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FH-Prof. Dr. Simon Czermak

MCI Senior Lecturer, Cohort Coach (2018) PhD Program for Executives  

Dr. Lucy Rattrie CPsychol, Ph.D.

Consultant & Lecturer in the Division of Management, Work and Organisation, University of Sterling / Scotland; Psychologist; Cohort Coach (2019) PhD Program for Executives

Jorge Arturo León y Vélez Avelar The Nature, Extent and Effectiveness of CSR Communication using Social Media in Mexico

Alexander Pavelko Language Impact on Prosocial Behaviour  

Rosa Paulina López Pérez Building upon the “Intuitive Judgement and Intuitive Outcome Framework“: Understanding Intuitive Misses

Fernanda Canale Family Influence on Family Firms' Ambidextrous Orientation

Maysam Ayoub Intra-firm Audit Quality Variation  

Leeya Hendricks Value Co-Creation in B2B Digital Technology Platforms

Dima Braiteh The Impact of the Paradoxical Leadership Behavior on the Employee Well-Being in the context of Organizational Change

• The content and structure of the postgraduate PhD Program for Executives are tailored to the specific expectations and needs of decision-makers.
• The eleven three-day attendance seminars take place in Antwerp / Belgium and Innsbruck / Austria (five in Antwerp, six in Innsbruck).
• Inspired by current business problems
• Based on critical literature review, contribution to management research and empirical research
• Public defense of the thesis before a committee of internal and external examiners at the University of Antwerp

After completion of the doctorate and successful defense of the dissertation, the University of Antwerp awards the academic degree of "PhD" (Doctor of Philosophy or philosophiae doctor).

Beyond their studies, graduates benefit from a strong network of renowned lecturers from science, business and society. The networking with international students promotes contacts and creates international acceptance.

The PhD Program for Executives was submitted to the Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria (AQ) in accordance with § 27 para. 1 and registered by the AQ in accordance with § 27 para. 6 HSQSG. The registration of the program in accordance with § 27 para. 6 HS-QSG does not ascertain equivalence with Austrian study programs and similar Austrian academic degrees. Graduates awarded with an academic degree from Belgium are entitled to use it in accordance with § 88 para. 1 of the 2002 law governing universities. The academic degrees awarded by the University of Antwerp are therefore recognized foreign degrees in Austria and may be used in official documents in accordance with § 88 para. 1a of the 2002 law governing universities.

What is most important for a successful PhD thesis? Write it! Make writing a habit.

Prof. Dr. Markus Kittler, Academic Director of the Executive PhD Program in Management at MCI

Who is the program suitable for?

The part-time program "PhD Program for Executives" is aimed at senior-level managers and decision-makers who

• wish to combine professional experience and scientific excellence,
• plan their further career at the interface between business and science,
• strive for intellectual challenges and expansion of their personal potential,
• wish to participate in international networks and wish to use these for their professional and personal development,
• wish to acquire a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy).

The current participants come from Europe, the USA and Central America and bring along impressive CVs. They greatly appreciate the fact that this novel PhD Program for Executives can be perfectly reconciled with their lives and career planning. The general prerequisites are a relevant Master’s degree and at least 10 years professional experience in a management position.

• MBA, Master's degree or equivalent
• At least ten years relevant professional experience in a management position
• Proven academic and professional track record
• Selection of a relevant and promising research topic (from the fields of Business & Management and taking into account the research focus of UA, AMS and MCI)
• Two letters of recommendation (one each from academic and professional environments)
• Successful completion of the admission procedure

The University of Antwerp (UAntwerp), the Antwerp Management School (AMS) and the Management Center Innsbruck (MCI) only admit participants to the PhD Program for Executives with the intrinsic motivation and willingness to contribute to academic research and to become the next generation business leaders. Candidates must hold an MBA, a Master‘s degree, or an equivalent degree from an accredited academic institution and must have at least ten years of professional experience in the field of management. The program is taught in English thus an excellent knowledge of oral and written English is required.

You will need to upload the following documents*:

• Motivation letter in which you demonstrate your academic and professional progression
• Current resume / CV
• Copy of your passport
• Recent passport photo
• Outline of your pre-selected research field and an initial research idea. It should demonstrate high potential for applied business and interdisciplinary research and should link to the research priorities of UAntwerp, AMS or MCI
• Two letters of recommendation (one academic and one business)
• Copy of your MBA and/or Master’s certificate and transcripts scanned version of your TOEFL / IELTS scores (except for native English speakers or applicants who completed their undergraduate or graduate studies in a native English speaking country)

By applying and/or registering for the PhD Program for Executives, you give the University of Antwerp, the Antwerp Management School and the Management Center Innsbruck the formal consent to check all of the provided credentials and documents. Once your application file has been accepted, intake interviews will be organized to get a better insight of your motivation and perseverance. All applicants are requested to present their initial research topic during an interview with one or more faculty members of the Executive PhD Program.

Career & Perspectives

After successfully defending the doctoral dissertation, participants will be rewarded with the PhD degree (Doctor of Philosophy) conferred by the University of Antwerp.

Graduates are able to generate and share academic knowledge within their own professional and academic networks. They master methods and instruments of economic research in order to apply them to challenges in their professional environment.

Our graduates profit from our strong network of recognized lecturers from science, business, and society, even beyond their studies. The exchange with international students also improves their own network and creates international acceptance for the benefit of all our students.

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PhD Admissions

The doctoral program provides advanced study and training to prepare students to be research scholars with expertise in operations research, human factors/ergonomics or production systems & manufacturing. 

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Fall Admission

• February 15: Full consideration
• We accept applications on a rolling basis throughout the year.

Spring Admission

• October 1:  Full consideration

Admissions Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree in engineering or a related technical field, such as math, physics, behavioral sciences or health sciences. Appropriate academic background varies by graduate specialization.
• A minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) for all undergraduate work undertaken during the last two years of the applicant's studies. 
• GRE scores are optional for PhD program admissions.
• We will also consider demonstrated practical engineering experience and demonstrated leadership skills
• Earned MS degree or demonstrated research experience is preferred for admission to the PhD Program

In addition to the above requirements, proficiency is required in mathematics through the level of multivariate calculus, probability and statistics considered from a calculus point of view, and computer programming. Students whose backgrounds have not adequately prepared them to enter the graduate curriculum directly may be asked to take appropriate undergraduate courses. Credit for these courses will not be applied toward the minimum number of hours required for the MS/ME degrees. In exceptional cases, the department may admit an applicant who does not meet all these requirements; in such cases, the department will set special performance criteria for continuing in the program.  

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Application form.

All domestic and international students must apply online for the PhD program.

Application Fee

A non-refundable application fee of $85 must be submitted for each graduate application before it will be reviewed. You can pay the application fee in your Application Status Portal via credit card. The link to pay your application fee will appear shortly after you submit your application. If you have an issue with your application fee, please contact [email protected] .

We do not offer application fee waivers for our programs. Only US Military/Veterans and their spouses and participants in special programs such as Americorps, McNair Scholars, EOP, HEOP, SEEK, or Project 1000 are eligible for an application fee waiver. Program participants must also be a US citizen or permanent resident. There are no exceptions. If you are eligible and requesting a waiver, please contact [email protected] with documentation of your military service or program participation.

Materials Checklist

Personal statement.

Your application package must include a brief statement of purpose describing your background and your academic and career goals. The Personal Statement can be typed into the space provided on the application or uploaded electronically to the application.

Transcripts

Unofficial copies of transcripts are to be uploaded to your online application. Official transcripts are not required at the time the application is submitted. If an applicant is accepted and decides to attend our program, official transcripts will be requested at that time.

Letters of Recommendation

Three letters of recommendation are required for PhD program applicants. While we will accept letters from professional sources, we strongly prefer letters from professors who are acquainted with your academic interests, achievements and abilities.

Requests for letters of recommendation will be emailed to your recommenders upon submitting your application form. Recommenders can submit their recommendations online. Once submitted, they are automatically uploaded to your online application.

Did you know? UB's graduate application process is paperless and saves more than 200,000 pages of paper each year!

Please DO NOT send hard copies of materials unless specifically asked.

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

GRE scores are optional for the PhD program admissions. Please note: the GRE may be required for some scholarship/fellowships.

English Language Proficiency

International applicants are required to provide proof of English proficiency. The exam results must be dated within two years from your proposed date of admission and remain valid upon entering the term for which you applied. The University at Buffalo has a minimum TOEFL score requirement of 550 (paper-based) or 79 (internet-based). On IELTS, UB requires an overall score of 6.5.

Information and arrangements to take the GRE and TOEFL exams can be made by contacting the Educational Testing Service (ETS) . It is strongly recommended to make test arrangements early in the year so sufficient time can be allowed for the results to be reported before our application deadline.

Sending ETS Scores Please send your GRE or TOEFL results to the University at Buffalo electronically from ETS by using institution code 2925 (no department codes necessary)

International Student Financial Form

All international applicants must submit a completed financial form. Answer all questions thoroughly. An I-20 cannot be issued without this form and supporting documentation showing necessary funds for each year of intended study (two years for a master's program; five years for a PhD program). This information can be uploaded to your online application. If you have any questions, please email us at  [email protected] . We will be glad to assist you in any way possible. 

Financial Aid

If you are interested in financial aid in the form of a teaching assistantship or research assistantship, please check the appropriate box on your application form. No applicant will be considered for financial aid until the application is complete and the applicant has been admitted. For more information, visit or contact the Office of Financial Aid .

Application Deadlines

The Graduate Admissions Committee will consider applicants whose application packages are complete by the following deadlines:

For Fall Admission:

• February 15 - Full consideration

For Spring Admission:

• October 1 - Full consideration

Enrollment in one of the PhD Programs at Innsbruck Medical University is possible only after you have found a supervisor who can offer a position as a doctoral student in her or his lab. Before submitting your application for admission, please contact the coordinator of the PhD program you are interested in.  When applying from abroad, the office of admissions will require an exact description of the previous course of study, its duration, as well as information about the faculty, university and country where the academic degree was obtained. Please note that a completed work of independent research (master’s thesis) or comparable experimental scientific experience is recommended. The Vice Rector for Teaching and Study Matters will assess the fulfillment of these requirements.

• Successful completion of a first degree in human medicine or dentistry
• Successful completion of a master’s program in natural sciences
• Successful completion of an equivalent course of study at a recognized educational institution in Austria or abroad, which provides the conditions for participating in the PhD programs at Innsbruck Medical University. 

All documents and transcripts issued by the foreign university must be translated if they are not in German or English. Please consider our guidelines regarding the authentication and translation of documents. Deadlines:

• Citizen from Austria and EU- citizen must submit their complete documents until 16.04 in the summer term and 16.11 in the winter term.
• Non- EU and EWR citizen have to submit their complete documents until 05.02 in the summer term and 05.09 in the winter term. 

Authentication and translation of documents

• Apostille: Documents / certificates issued in one of the member states of the Hague Authentication Convention must only be authenticated by apostille applied by the competent authority in that Country.
• No authentication for countries with bilateral agreements
• Double authentication (diplomatic authentication): In the case of all other countries, the authentication of documents must be performed in a strictly sequential order. The Austrian representative authority in the country where the original documents have been issued must always be the final authentication authority.

TRANSLATIONS   Documents issued in a language other than German or English require to be translated by a court certified translator. Please note that all authentication clauses must be translated and the translator’s signature must be authenticated by the competent authority (e.g. Foreign Ministry) (this does not apply to translations produced by a sworn translator in Austria). The translations must be attached inseparably to the authenticated documents .

Please submit the following documents to the Admission Office in person:

• form Application for Admission to the PhD/ Doctor of Philosophy
• form Study-Agreement/Registration
• Proof of the award of an equal academic degree (original and copy)
• Transcript (hour’s proof)
• Abstract of the Dissertation
• Valid passport
• Curriculum Vitae
• Study-Agreement/Registration
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• Application to exclude PhD Thesis
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Directive for a PhD-Thesis at the Medical University of Innsbruck (Version 2022/02, valid until Sept. 30, 2023)

Directive for a PhD-Thesis at the Medical University of Innsbruck (Version 2023/06, valid from January 1, 2024).

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06.05.2021: fusion of the PhD programs “Molecular and Cellular Biology of Diseases” (MCBD) and “Genetics, Epigenetics and Genomics” (GEG)

For NON-EU students: Application for exemption from tuition fee for the winter term 2023/24

Prerequisites:

• Timely Application
• Positive opinion of the PhD supervisor regarding the progress of the PhD project.

Please use the form

• Application for exemption from tuition fee for the summer term 2024

Only applications that arrive, at the latest, by March 15 th 2024 (for summer term 2024) can be taken into consideration.

Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. univ. Wolfgang Prodinger, MME (Bern), Vice Rector for Teaching and Study Matters

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More than 130 Graduate Students Present Their Research

Physical Therapy students Frederick Fulper, left, and Blaise Lawson stand with their research at the spring Graduate Research Symposium in the Campus Center Event Room on April 22. More than 130 graduate students from 10 different graduate school programs presented their research at the event.

Galloway, N.J. — The research of 131 Stockton University students from 10 different graduate school programs was celebrated on April 22 at the annual spring Graduate Research Symposium in the Campus Center Event Room.

The symposium featured 47 presentations from various degree programs ranging from more science-based such as Doctor of Physical Therapy to the arts and humanities such as the master’s programs in American Studies and Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

“Designing and conducting research can be a challenging and rewarding part of this academic journey and tonight signifies the culmination of each person’s thesis or other capstone experience,” said Robert Gregg, the dean of the William T. Daly School of General Studies and Graduate Education. “We celebrate the diversity and innovativeness of the research presented this evening and promote interdisciplinary research conversations among the campus community.”

Master of Social Work candidates Stephanie Ward and Isabelle Sanger-Johnson were a little nervous to be presenting their research on “The Effects of Social Media on 13-17 Year Olds’ Drug and Alcohol Use.”

“I hate talking in front of people,” said Ward, who’s from Moorestown.

But those nerves faded as soon as she started talking about their research.

“We found that social media does have a big effect on a teen’s drug and alcohol use with peer pressure. And we all want that perfect body, right?” she said. “When we see our friends having fun on social media, that’s what you want to do.”

They found studies showing that having students journal about their lives and also attending cognitive behavioral therapy sessions can help teens cope with the negative effects of social media.

“It’s amazing that there’s so much research being done on different topics and different disciplines too, not just social work,” Ward said.

That’s one of the main goals of the symposium, said Mary Lou Galantino, distinguished professor of Physical Therapy, who had several students present their work.

Kelly Glenn, of Linwood, studied bottlenose dolphins as part of her project in the Professional Science Master's in Environmental Science program.

“It feels electric here because we are in an open space where people have the opportunity to not just be in their own little groups but also truly be interprofessional,” she said. “Not only do we have health students, but we have psychology and data science. The students work so hard in the classroom, and here they get to see the fruits of their labor.”

Kelly Glenn represented one of the newer and smaller graduate programs at the symposium. Her research titled “Ecological Influences on the Abundance of Bottlenose Dolphins off Cape May, New Jersey” came together as part of the Professional Science Master’s in Environmental Science program.

The program is structured to provide flexibility for students who are also working — meaning the classes are at night or on weekends. That was perfect for Glenn who works as an insurance agent.

“The PSM program was really cool because they really did try to focus on skills that you would need in the workplace. Some of our classes were project management and writing — just basic classes to make you a better professional,” said the Linwood resident.

Glenn interned last summer with the Cape May Whale Watch and Research Center in Cape May and worked with adjunct faculty members William Baldwin and Melissa Laurino, who’s also the research director at the center. Her project looked at dolphin distribution and how they moved around Cape May in the summer. Her research found that both the depth of the water and the temperature had a significant relationship with the distribution of dolphin sightings.

“This project, in particular, is the first time I thought of my own thing that I wanted to test, and I collected my own data and I analyzed it,” Glenn said. “This is the first time I’ve done something like this from start to finish.”

For now, Glenn plans to continue working as an insurance agent, but she is open to a job with an environmental nonprofit.

“I definitely want to continue doing research,” she said. “I grew up here. My family grew up here. I just like to learn more about the local ecosystem around me.”

— Story by Mark Melhorn, photos by Lizzie Nealis

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Wilson, Corum Named Michigan's Big Ten Medal of Honor Recipients

4/23/2024 8:38:00 PM | Football, General, Women's Gymnastics

By: Chad Shepard, Megan McIntosh

• Michigan Big Ten Medal of Honor Recipients

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan Athletic Department announced Tuesday (April 23) that senior Blake Corum (football) and graduate student Gabby Wilson (women's gymnastics) were named its 2024 Big Ten Medal of honor recipients.

The Big Ten Medal of Honor is awarded to one male and one female student from the graduating class of each member institution who has demonstrated excellence on and off the field throughout their college career. The highest honor that a student competing in conference athletics can achieve in the Big Ten, the award was established in 1915 and was the first award in intercollegiate athletics to demonstrate support for the educational emphasis placed on athletics. During the past century, the Big Ten Medal of Honor has been awarded to more than 1,300 honorees. These individuals have translated their campus experience into success in all walks of life.

Blake Corum, Football

Corum is the department's male honoree. He is the 41st recipient of the award from the football program, joining recent honorees Adam Shibley (2021) and Jake Butt (2017).

Hailing from Marshall, Va., Corum is a graduate of U-M's School of Kinesiology with a degree in sport management. He was a CoSIDA Academic All-District 5 honoree in 2021, and three times earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

On the field, he leaves Michigan as one of the most accomplished players in the history of a storied program. Corum's 2022 and 2023 seasons yielded two All-America honors (unanimous first team, 2022), two top-10 Heisman Trophy finishes, two Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year honors, the 2022 Chicago Tribune Silver Football award, and the 2023 Comeback Player of the Year award. Corum set single-season and career program records in rushing touchdowns, total touchdowns and points scored during his 45-game career, helping lead Michigan to three consecutive Big Ten Championships (2021-23) and the 2023 National Championship as a team captain. In the national championship game he was named the game's Most Valuable Player on Offense.

The star running back says, "Football is my passion, but giving back is my purpose," and he lived that mantra during his time as a Wolverine. Through NIL earnings, he generously contributed money and many hours of his time to bettering the Ann Arbor campus community and the nearby areas of Ypsilanti and Detroit, Mich., in addition to his hometown in Virginia.

Corum's flagship event is his Giving Back 2 Give Thanks event during Thanksgiving, which he plans to continue in his future NFL city. This past November, he provided more than 600 Thanksgiving turkey meals and donated gallons of milk for those in need in Ypsilanti. Over the past three years, he donated more than 1,000 Thanksgiving meals to the community.

He provided backpacks full of school supplies to the area in a back-to-school event and undertook two holiday toy drives (2021, '23) with the Detroit Police Athletic League and Detroit Rescue Mission Ministry. In his recent drive, the public contributed more than 25,000 toys which were redistributed across Michigan, Virginia and Haiti. He has been active in visiting schools and reading to kids, contributing as a guest speaker, and has also made donations to pay rent for those in need of financial assistance.

For his off-field contributions, Corum was recognized as the 2023 AFCA Good Works Team Captain and as a finalist in 2023 for both the Wuerffel Trophy and Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award, all community service- or character-based honors.

Gabby Wilson, Women's Gymnastics

Wilson is the department's female recipient, the eighth from the women's gymnastics program as teammate Sierra Brooks earned the honor in 2023. Other gymnastics recipients include: Heidi Cohen (1987), Beth Wymer (1995), Beth Amelkovich (1999), Janessa Grieco (2003), Sarah Curtis (2011), Katie Zurales (2013) and Nicole Artz (2017).

The Ypsilanti, Mich., native is one of the top gymnasts to compete at the University of Michigan earning countless individual awards, also while helping lead Michigan to its first-ever NCAA national title in 2021. She has 44 career event titles to her name, including nine on vault, two on uneven bars, four on balance beam, 25 on floor exercise and four in the all-around. Wilson is a six-time Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association All-America honoree, as well as a four-time WCGA regular season All-American. The graduate student is also a three-time individual regional champion, with two titles on floor and one on vault, and a three-time individual Big Ten champion with two wins on vault and one on floor.

Wilson also is a five-time All-Big Ten first-team honoree and a three-time Big Ten Championships team honoree. She has been named the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week on three occasions and is a three-time Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week. In addition to her individual accomplishments, Wilson has led Michigan to three Big Ten regular-season championships, two Big Ten team championships and the 2021 national championship.

Outside of the gym, Wilson is an outstanding student who has earned her degree in English and is pursuing her Master of Public Policy. Wilson is a four-time WCGA Academic All-American, a three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and a four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

Wilson is the DEI Chair for the Student Advisory Committee, and in her sophomore season spearheaded the "Educate Us" initiative in an effort to educate her team and community about racism and discrimination in the country. With this initiative, Wilson not only educated the team but also fans, defined the problem, taught the shared history and upheld the values of the team's culture.

Wilson runs a video series that focuses on self-actualization and confidence tactics, also volunteering at local elementary schools in Ann Arbor and promoting early literacy intervention through policy research.

The Big Ten Medal of Honor is acclaimed throughout the nation, and in particular by the NCAA, "as one of the significant gestures yet made in college sports." The Big Ten Medal of Honor was expanded in 1982 to include one female student-athlete from each institution.

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PhD students earn top National Science Foundation fellowships

The national awards recognize and support outstanding grad students from across the country in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees.

PhD students Caleb Song and Jennifer Wu are each receiving the honor for 2024. Find out more about their research below.

Awardees receive a $37,000 annual stipend and cost of education allowance for the next three years as well as professional development opportunities.

Two mechanical engineering PhD students, Alex Hedrick and Carly Rowe, also received honorable mentions from the National Science Foundation program.

2024 GRFP Honorees

2nd Year PhD Student

Advisor: John Pellegrino Lab:  Membrane Science & Technology

I did my undergrad in Electrical Engineering at Georgia Tech before coming to Boulder for my PhD in Mechanical Engineering. For the past two years, I've been working on the characterization, tuning, and scale-up of graphene-based membrane electrodes (grMEs). The funding from the GRFP will allow me to pursue low technology readiness level (TRL) electrochemical device development using these grMEs. In particular, I plan on exploring hybrid electrophoretic/size exclusion-based separations for biopharmaceutical development and processing.

Jennifer Wu

Fall 2024 Incoming PhD Student

Advisor: Daven Henze Lab: Henze Group

My research will involve using computer simulations and environmental observations to investigate the impact of atmospheric constituents on air quality and climate change. By coupling satellite observations with state-of-the-art air pollution models, I aim to provide more accurate estimates of emissions to better inform climate and public health policy. Previously at Caltech, I worked closely with scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in analyzing methane and carbon monoxide measurements in the Los Angeles Basin.

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The Student Showcase in Alumni Arena highlights student research. Photo: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

By SUE WUETCHER

Published April 24, 2024

UB will recognize the achievements of its students on May 2 at the annual Celebration of Student Academic Excellence.

The celebration features two parts: a Student Showcase, where graduate and undergraduate students present the mentored research, scholarship, and creative and community projects they have worked on during the current academic year, and the Celebration Ceremony, where student recipients of select national, SUNY and UB awards are recognized publicly.

“The Celebration of Student Academic Excellence recognizes the hard work and dedication of our students in their pursuit of research and academic accomplishments,” says Graham Hammill, vice provost for academic affairs and dean of the Graduate School. “It gives the campus community an opportunity to show our pride in our students’ success.”

The celebration kicks off at 1 p.m. in Alumni Arena with the Student Showcase , coordinated by the UB Experiential Learning Network (ELN).

Participation has increased this year, notes Christina Heath, administrative director of the ELN, with 325 students presenting nearly 250 projects at the showcase — an increase of 50 projects over last year. And the lion’s share of the projects —150 of the 250 projects — are from undergraduates. The breakdown, Health says, “accurately reflects our campus, with each unit putting forth their best student work.”

“ELN is thrilled to celebrate such amazing UB student work and delighted to see participation up by 50 projects this year,” she adds.

After the showcase wraps up at 2:30 p.m., the focus moves to the Celebration Ceremony, hosted by President Satish K. Tripathi and Provost A. Scott Weber.

The ceremony, which begins at 3 p.m. in Slee Hall, features a welcome by Tripathi, remarks by Weber and on-stage recognition of students in several categories:

• Select national scholarships and fellowships.
• SUNY Graduate Research Empowering and Accelerating Talent Award.
• SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
• SUNY Benjamin and David Scharps Legal Essay Award.
• UB Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creativity Award.
• UB Sigma Xi “Companions in Zealous Research” Award.

A  full list of honorees  is available on the celebration website.

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EDI Spotlight: Tammara Watts, MD, PhD

Frequently finding herself the only Black woman surgeon in certain spaces, Tammara Watts MD, PhD, has recognized the importance of making workplaces more inclusive for some time. However, it wasn’t until two years ago that she began working in equity, diversity, and inclusion in an official capacity.

Both in her roles as a head and neck cancer researcher and associate director of the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for Duke Cancer Institute, Watts has made it her mission to address cancer disparities and diversify the oncology workforce. In this month’s EDI Spotlight, she shares how a nearly $2 million grant she recently received from the National Institutes of Health will help her do just that. She also gives us a glimpse into some of the work her DCI colleagues are doing to advance health equity and reveals her love of riding horses. 

What is your official EDI-related title within the Duke Cancer Institute? What does this role entail, and how does it complement your other responsibilities as associate professor of head and neck surgery and communication sciences? 

In the DCI, I am the associate director of the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. As an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, I am charged with strategic planning and implementation of the DCI’s Plan to Enhance Diversity (PED). The PED is a new component for all NCI-designated cancer centers with the goal to design programs to support recruitment, retention, and career development of women and individuals underrepresented in the scientific workforce.

Tell us about some of the work DCI is doing to eliminate cancer disparities and advance health equity. 

There is a lot of work being done in this space. We can't be in an era of personalized cancer care if we don't take care of all of the patients and all of our communities. Advancing health equity is one of the pillars in the 2022-2027 DCI Strategic Plan. There are several DCI investigators whose work, both in the lab and at the bedside, is focused on eliminating cancer disparities.

Our Community Outreach, Equity, and Engagement Office did a community scientific round table where community members met with DCI scientists who are working in cancer disparities. My takeaway from that was how the community wants to know how their samples are being used and how their tissues are helping further science.

In addition to research in gastric, breast, endometrial, and prostate cancer focused on understanding the biology of cancer disparities, and evaluating outcomes from clinical trials, DCI created a program called Just Ask , which has been adopted nationally to raise awareness of how implicit basis affects patients of color in even being asked if they would like to participate in a clinical trial.

You recently were awarded a five-year, $1.9 million grant aimed at improving head and neck cancer outcomes and diversity in the oncology workforce. Can you tell us a little about the grant and who will benefit from this research?

I was fortunate to be one of the inaugural recipients of the NIH R01 called ReWARD . It was a new mechanism put in place by the NIH because a lot of investigators spend time working in the space of diversity, equity, and inclusion, but they don't get any funding or support.

The grant [titled Disparate Outcomes, Disparate Workforce: An Integrated Approach to Improving Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes and Diversity in the Oncology Workforce] has four aims. The first two aims are scientific. Black patients do very poorly with head and neck cancer, even if you control for socioeconomic factors. We want to use a genomics approach and see if we can understand if there are gene-related differences between Black and White patients with head and neck cancer that can inform additional studies to test whether these genetic differences are indeed impactful when it comes to outcomes, and then begin to design treatments around that.

The third aim supports a high school student coming from City of Medicine Academy in Durham to spend time in my lab or any of the labs of the co-investigators to learn about what it is like to conduct oncology-based research. They will come in the summer before they start their junior year and earn high school credit during the spring semester, with the goal of having them participate as a member of the research team to showcase in their college applications.

Fourth, we are partnering with Howard University to send one of their surgery residents for one to two years to do oncology-based research at Duke. The grant provides support for their training. They're not required to do head and neck cancer research. If they want to learn about breast, pancreatic, or gastric cancer, it doesn't matter. The grant is there to support them and help them with their interests. And if they stay for two years, we'll even help support their tuition if they want to get an advanced degree, like a master's degree.

We will also provide mentorship and incubator space for a junior faculty member who wants to start their own translational lab.

What inspired you to begin working to improve equity, diversity, and inclusion within Duke?

I wasn't really working in the cancer disparity space initially. As a Black woman, an MD-PhD surgeon, you're usually a party-of-one in these spaces. And so, you are always thinking about how to include people.

But I didn't get truly inspired with that conscious thought until I started working on the cancer disparities research two years ago. My colleague Dr. Nosa Osazuwa-Peters encouraged me to use my science background to explore head and neck cancer disparities. I became curious and with support with pilot funding from the DCI P20 Disparities SPORE and Dr. Steve Patierno , who's very passionate in this space, thus ignited my own passion. My role in the DCI has become one of my favorite jobs.

I was fortunate that I had the opportunity to get exposure to research early on. I don't know that a lot of our young folks see what research is like. So, one of the things I wanted to make sure on this NIH grant was to have a lot of mentors doing different kinds of research.

About 85% of the students at City of Medicine Academy are students of color. They're interested in the health professions, but I don't know if they know about the non-obvious ones, like molecular epidemiology, bioinformatics, and medical physics as examples of science disciplines that work within the context of cancer. Having that exposure early on as a means to help increase our workforce diversity is vital. I wanted these students to have a much earlier exposure, while in high school which they could carry with them as they enter college. I wanted there to be a broad group of mentors to draw on. And the same thing for the Howard University surgical resident who comes here; they'll get mentorship from surgeons here and develop their research skills with the hope that they choose Duke for their surgical oncology fellowship.

What passions or hobbies do you have outside of work?

I love to ride horses. I have been riding for over 30 years. I have fallen off, broken bones and always get back on the horse. The pandemic brought me the joy of Pilates and I'm an aspiring new golfer.