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Mandel School’s Kedong Ding to participate in Data-Intensive Research Conference pre-conference workshop
Kedong Ding, a PhD student at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was selected to participate in the 2023 Data-Intensive Research Conference pre-conference workshop. Hosted by the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series and the University of Minnesota's Life Course…
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Mandel School’s Duncan Mayer explores nonprofit location and density
Duncan Mayer, a PhD student at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, recently had an article published in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. In this article, titled “Understanding Location and Density: A Spatial Analysis of Cuyahoga County Ohio’s Nonprofit…
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Mandel School’s Braveheart Gillani earns award for work related to two-spirit, queer and trans people of color communities
Braveheart Gillani, a doctoral student at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was selected for the Two-Spirit, Queer, and Trans People of Color (2-QTPOC) Award, which will be presented at the 2023 Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting Oct. 26–29…
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Mandel School doctoral students accepted into summer mentoring workshop
Wenxing Wei and Darrell Coleman, doctoral students at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Social Sciences, were accepted into the Virtual 2023 Summer Mentoring Workshop for Doctoral Students at the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research and the Program for Research on…
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MD-PhD student Bijoya (Bijou) Basu receives university-wide student volunteer award
Bijoya (Bijou) Basu, a student in the Medical Scientist Training Program, received the Robin G. Kramer Student Volunteer Award. This award serves as a lasting tribute to the late Robin G. Kramer, a 21-year staff member at APP whose commitment to volunteerism set a…
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MD-PhD student Bijoya (Bijou) Basu elected to the National Board of Directors for Doctors for America
Fourth year MD-PhD student Bijoya (Bijou) Basu was elected to the Board of Directors for Doctors for America (DFA), a national advocacy organization. Bijoya (Bijou) Basu Basu joined DFA in the spring of 2020 to continue pursuing her passion for health equity and justice. She’s been particularly…
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Anatomy’s Karla Coburn honored with 2023 John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Teaching
Nearly two decades ago, Karla Coburn gave up a career in dentistry to pursue her dream of becoming an educator. As that mid-career pivot demonstrated, her desire to lead and care for students comes from deep within. “Teaching is my true passion,” said Coburn, “and my goal is to offer the best…
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Prepare for a future teaching career with UNIV401 program this summer
Graduate students and postdocs who are interested in learning how to teach in the higher education setting are invited to register for the summer UNIV401 course. This no-credit seminar course aims to introduce participants to the principles of effective teaching, including writing objectives,…
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Graduate Student Award Ceremony
Members of the APP community are invited to celebrate graduate students’ accomplishments during the 19th annual Graduate Awards Ceremony Wednesday, May 3, at 3:00 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center ballroom. Nearly 150 students will be honored with awards from…
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Mandel School’s Carina Montoya to participate in a Summer Research Institute
Carina Montoya, a doctoral student at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was selected to participate in the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect's 2023 Summer Research Institute. Montoya was selected from a pool of outstanding applicants to…