Passion and Purpose: Sloan Scholar Gavin Gonzalez featured in Diverse Magazine
July 7, 2023
Sloan Scholar Gavin Gonzales thought he would go into physics. He had been inspired towards academic research by Dr. Richard Feynman, the Nobel laureate physicist, and physics was his undergraduate major. But his path was altered by an NIH-sponsored fellowship designed to diversify an entirely different field: biomedicine. As part of the Maximizing Access to ...
UCEM Welcomes 6th Cohort of Sloan Scholars
June 27, 2023
Duke UCEM is excited to welcome the 6th cohort of Sloan Scholars who will begin their programs in the fall of 2023! Ja’Nya Breeden – Francis Marion Univ. Bryan Samuel Graham Castillo – Univ. of Arizona Lavonia Duncan – Duke University Robert Eric III (Trey) Highland – Duke Univ. Osiano Masavba Isekenegbe – Florida State Univ. Gwendolyn Celeste Jacobson – Univ. ...
Sloan Scholar Photo Series
June 16, 2023
Sloan Scholars Joshua Crittenden, Gavin Gonzales, Natalie Rozman, Aitor Bracho, and Grayson Rice are featured in “Sloan Scholar Spotlights,” a photo series created by Graduate School intern Mika Travis. The five scholars share how being a Sloan Scholar has impacted their academic journey. VIEW THE SPOTLIGHT PHOTO SERIES.
Building a Brain: Ph.D. student Paris Brown working to take the pain out of research on the brain
June 16, 2023
As a master’s student at Duke, Paris Brown developed a love of the human brain. Now, she’s building one. When she first came to Duke, Brown spent every free moment in Professor Shyni Varghese’s lab. Although she didn’t come from a biomedical engineering background, Brown was on the lookout for an interesting project. So, Varghese recommended a ...
Celine Robinson Featured for Her Work with Code+ Program
March 27, 2023
See how she enriched her Ph.D. dissertation while mentoring undergraduates.
Sloan Scholar David Pujol Earns His Ph.D.
January 26, 2023
Pujol was part of the first cohort of Sloan Scholars recruited by the Duke University Center of Exemplary Mentoring, starting his Ph.D. at Duke in fall 2018.
Register for 2023 Duke UCEM Research Summit (Feb. 23)
January 25, 2023
The Duke University Center of Exemplary Mentoring will hold its annual research summit on Thursday, February 23, 3:30-5:30 p.m. in Bonk Auditorium at the French Family Science Center. Members of the Duke Graduate School community are invited to attend.
Sloan Scholar Barreto Receives Prestigious Training Grant in Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering
November 11, 2022
Amanda Barreto Receives Institutional Research Training Grant, an award that supports the departments’ capacity to train the next generation of scientists in biotechnology
Sloan Scholar Siblings: Tyler and Alexis Johnson
September 22, 2022
The Graduate School recently profiled siblings and Sloan Scholars Tyler and Alexis Johnson.
Cameron Darwin Becomes 1st Duke Sloan Scholar to Earn Ph.D.
September 19, 2022
Darwin came to Duke in fall 2019 as a member of the second cohort of Sloan Scholars recruited by the Duke UCEM.
