Joining the ranks of more than 60 institutions and graduate programmes across the United States, the Biological Sciences Division has cut a standard test from its graduate admissions requirements. The decision aims to boost the likelihood of admission for minority and female applicants by levelling the playing field.
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Lindsey Montefiori, et al., A promoter interaction map for cardioascular disease genetics eLife, July 10, 2018
Chicago Educators and Youth Enjoy Science (Chicago EYES), a science pipeline program led by Kathy Goss, PhD (Cancer Biology) and M.
Carole Ober has been named the Blum-Riese Distinguished Service Professor in Human Genetics and the College. Seventeen faculty members received named professorships or were appointed distinguished service professors.
On Saturday, April 22, 2017, University of Chicago students and postdocs from the Biological Sciences Division came together with other STEM folks and beyond on Saturday to demonstrate in support of science.