ANNOUNCEMENT Date: April 2, 2014 To: All UF Graduate Students, Coordinators and Staff From: UF Graduate School RE: Tomorrow, 2 p.m.: Three Minute Thesis Competition Finals The Three Minute Thesis (3MT(r)) Competition finals are taking place this Thursday and you are invited to attend! The competition challenges students to present their doctoral research to a general audience in 3 minutes or less. Attending the 3MT Competition would be an excellent opportunity for you to network and also see the type of research being conducted by other graduate students at UF. Presentation topics range from medicine, engineering, education, public health, and much more. The event is FREE and we will be serving complimentary refreshments. The audience will also have the opportunity to vote and the presenter with the most votes will win the People's Choice award. When: April 3, 2014 Where: Reitz Union Auditorium Time: 2 pm- 4 pm To RSVP please visit: http://bit.ly/1pf5CjD Taj Azarian Ph.D. Student in Epidemiology Title: Transmission of Community-Associated Staphylococcus aureus: A Genomic and Ecological Approach to Unraveling the Epidemiology of Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens Lindsay Vecchio Ph.D. Student in Curriculum and Instruction Title: Haitian-American Generation 1.5 Students' Experiences in ENC 1101 Course Suguna Jairam Ph.D. Student in Agricultural and Biological Engineering Title: Synthesis of Sustainable and Stable Waterborne Latex of Bio Based Polymer Encapsulated Nanophase Via Miniemulsion Polymerization Ian Stern Ph.D. Student in Physics Title: Improving Dark Matter Searches Regina Martuscello Ph.D. Student in Medical Sciences Title: Modulation of Tumor Metabolism Via Dietary Intervention Slows Proliferation of Glioblastoma Gabrielle Ferro Ph.D. Student in Food and Resource Economics Title: A Detailed Analysis of the National School Lunch Program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Badal Juneja Ph.D. Student in Biomedical Engineering Title: Backscatter Imaging System for Medical Applications Christina Graves Ph.D. Student in Medical Sciences Title: Intestinal Epithelial Cell Dysfunction in Type 1 Diabetes Chanda Littles Ph.D. Student in Interdisciplinary Ecology Title: Investigating Manatee Population Dynamics in Northwest Florida Michael Schulz Ph.D. Chemistry Title: Targeting Pediatric Osteosarcoma with Polymer-Mediated Radiotherapy Kimberly Hawkins Ph.D. Student in Medical Sciences Title: Enhancing the Resolution Pathway as a New Ischemic Stroke Treatment For more information, please contact Ruth Visuete at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. We look forward to seeing you there!