The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) is pleased to announce the winners of the second annual SGS Community Engagement Award, recognizing graduate students who have demonstrated ethical, collaborative engagement through their research, teaching, and advocacy to advance the public good.
March 14, 2025 – New Brunswick, NJ – The 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Final Round at Rutgers University School of Graduate Studies (SGS) brought together eight doctoral finalists for an engaging competition that challenged them to present their research in just three minutes.
Congratulations to the winners of the Molecular Biosciences Graduate Student Organization (MBGSO) symposium on Friday March 6, 2026.
There were a total of 48 posters and 6 oral presentations, all of which were excellent.
On Thursday May 15, 2025 the School of Graduate Studies celebrated the students, faculty and staff who received the 2025 SGS Merit and Achievement awards. Please see below for the list of winners. We are proud of all of our graduates!
DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Celebrating Graduate Excellence and Community Engagement at Rutgers
Congratulations to the 2024 Aaron Shatkin Scholarship Award winners who received their plaques at the symposium! The award recognizes outstanding current graduate students who have excelled in their research and coursework with $3000.
The Molecular Biosciences Graduate Student Organization hosted their 2025 Annual Symposium. It was a huge success!
Congratulations to the presenter winners!
The School of Graduate Studies proudly recognizing the notable achievements of graduate students, faculty, and staff at the annual Merit and Achievement Awards Ceremony. These awards recognize important accomplishments in research and scholarship, teaching and mentoring, leadership, outreach, and service across all disciplines, through Chancellor-level affiliations, and within specific disciplinary clusters.
Congratulations to the winners at the MBGSO Graduate Student Symposium!
Oral Presentation
First Place: Kiranmayi Vemuri
Second Place: Kyle Flannery
Poster Presentation
First Place: Leelabati Biswas
Second Place: Robert Madromootoo
Third Place: Reem Alatrash
Congratulations to the 2023 Aaron Shatkin Award winners! The award recognizes outstanding graduate students who have excelled in their research and coursework:
Andrew Boreland
Cell and Developmental Biology
From the lab of Dr. Zhiping Pang