Student News and Updates
Graduate Student Spotlights
One of the most important metrics when measuring the success of a department is external funding. Usually, this means looking at how much grant money faculty receive, but our EEB students have an excellent record in winning prestigious grants and fellowships. In fact, 25 percent of our graduate students are self-funded. Last academic year, 14 of our 56 graduate students brought in a total of over $300,000 in funding. The following are just a few examples:
Three EEB students won three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards:
- Patrick McKenzie, finishing undergraduate in the Armsworth Lab
- Rachel Swenie, new PhD student in the Matheny Lab
- Morgan Roche, PhD student in the Kalisz Lab
Shelby Scott (Gross Lab) was awarded a three-year National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship.
EEB Students in the News
Below is a sampling of articles from our EEB blog. We hope you enjoy reading about our fantastic students!
- BSA Research Award for Benoit
- Science Writing Award for Bush
- Evolution Grant for Benoit
- Roche, Botanist in Action
- Milt (PhD 2015) Research Featured in New Book
- EEB’s Amazing Grad Students: Publications
- Nature Ecology & Evolution paper for Van Nuland
- Bush Authors Scientific American Blog Post
- Scientific American Blog Highlights UT Research
- Penley Fellowship for Bayliss
- Shipley-Swann Fellowship for Pierson
- Sigma Xi Award for Rivarola