Student Events
Student Thesis Defense: Courtney Vaughn (Sancar lab)
Zoom online meetingCourtney Vaughn, graduate student Aziz Sancar Lab Defense title, "Exploring the role of DNA damage, nucleotide excision repair, and circadian rhythm on cellular response to platinums" Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. She is a Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB) Curriculum Student (M.D.,Ph.D. program). Please contact event … Read more
Science in a Flash: the ASBMB virtual flash talk competition
May 6, 4 p.m. EDT Target Audience: Graduate students, postdocs and others ASBMB Website link https://www.asbmb.org/career-resources/webinars/science-in-a-flash “Science in a Flash” is not the usual scientific presentation. It is a creative challenge: How do you explain your research to a general audience in just three minutes and one slide? This virtual competition features 9 talks from selected … Read more
2020 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony – POSTPONED
Zoom online meeting2020 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony, originally scheduled for 9:00 am Saturday, May 9, 2020 at the Dean E. Smith Center, has been postponed. Graduate school announcement. See also the UNC website announcement regarding the UNC-CH 2020 Spring Commencement on May 10, 2020.
2020 UNC Commencement – Virtual watch party
Facebook and YouTubeMarking a milestone While Commencement festivities on campus may have been postponed, the University is inviting the Carolina community to virtually celebrate the tremendous achievements of our nearly 7,000 graduating students. Carolina will host a celebration video watch party on Facebook and YouTube on Sunday at 10 a.m. The stream will include special messages to the Class of 2020, … Read more
Happy Hour celebrating Leslie Parise’s 14 years of service as chair
Zoom online meetingDepartmental virtual happy hour celebrating Leslie Parise, PhD, who served UNC Biochemistry & Biophysics for the last 14 years. Event is opened to departmental members and friends of UNC Biochemistry & Biophysics. Please plan to attend Leslie’s virtual farewell party! Share any fun stories and your appreciation. BYOB - Bring your own beverage for the … Read more
BCBP Student Seminar Series
BCBP Student Seminar Series FOR STUDENTS ONLY. PI’s are not expected to attend. Nicholas Martinez, Shu Zhang, and Gage Leighton will give presentations.
Lavendar Graduation (virtual)
Zoom online meetingLavender Graduation is a commencement ceremony honoring graduating LGBTIQA+ identified students and their allies. It is a cultural celebration that acknowledges the achievements and contributions that students of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions have made at Carolina. Recipients of the LGBTIQA+ Advocacy Award are announced during the ceremony. We encourage participants to … Read more
Written (comprehensive) exam released
The dates for the written (comprehensive) exam for this year are: - topics released on April 27th - exam released on May 18th - exam due May 25th These dates are earlier than in previous years. The idea behind having the exam in May instead of June is to give students the possibility to complete … Read more