Category Archives: doctoral program

Graduate student wins Best Poster award at national meeting

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Jim McKeever

Stephen Shinsky, a second-year Upstate PhD student, won a Best Poster award (out of 90 entries) at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s annual meeting last month in Boston. Stephen’s poster outlining his research into a rare genetic … Continue reading →

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Upstate student, physician honored for compassionate care

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Jim McKeever

Connie Vernetti, who will receive her MD degree at Upstate’s College of Medicine Commencement Sunday, is the student recipient of the 2013 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award. The award, presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, is presented to a … Continue reading →

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Upstate teams raise awareness – and $2,100 – at Relay for Life

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Jim McKeever

Upstate’s Colleges Against Cancer chapter raised more than $2,100 for the American Cancer Society at last month’s Relay for Life in the Carrier Dome at Syracuse University. Students, faculty and friends of Upstate took part in the annual fundraiser, taking … Continue reading →

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‘Pinwheels for Prevention’ bloom in Weiskotten courtyard

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Jim McKeever

Upstate students raised $200 for the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center and have added some temporary beauty to campus in the form of dazzling blue pinwheels. “Pinwheels for Prevention” is an awareness campaign during April, National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The … Continue reading →

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Medical students unveil mural – gradually – at memorial service

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Jim McKeever

Last weekend’s memorial service honoring those who donated their bodies to Upstate Medical University’s anatomical gift program featured a mural designed and painted by Mani Yahyavi-Tajabadi and other first-year medical students. But what the family members, friends and students saw when they entered Hendricks … Continue reading →

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