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Karlie Intlekofer Receives Three Prestigious Honors

Karlie Intlekofer has had a very exciting month, receiving three prestigious honors.
On April 30th, received the 2010 Dethier Award recognizing her achievements. This is an award given to a Neuroscience and Behavior (NSB) graduate student to honor academic performance, research performance, and contributions which enhance the quality of the NSB program. Karlie was also selected to participate in a six-week intensive Writing Retreat sponsored by Student to Academic Professoriate for American Indians at the University of Montana. Her third honor was a recent travel award that will fund a trip to Rouen, France, where she will present her work at the International Congress of Neuroendocrinology. Congratulations to Karlie!

Tawanna Childs Awarded ASM Graduate Research Fellowship

"Tawanna Childs, a doctoral student in the Department of Microbiology, has been awarded the American Society for Microbiology’s Robert D. Watkins Graduate Research Fellowship. Childs will receive an annual stipend of up to $21,000 for three years to conduct research..."
Read more at UMass Amherst: In the Loop for Faculty and Staff

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2009-2010 First Year NEAGEP Fellows

	Melisa Burgos Molecular and Cellular Biology
	Shanika Collins Molecular and Cellular Biology
	Benjamin Gamari Physics
	Radhameris Gomez Civil and Environmental Engineering
	Ogechi Ibe Electrical and Computer Engineering
	Ambata Poe Chemistry
	Cornelius Taabazuing Chemistry
	Israel Del Toro Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

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