Student Edition - March 18, 2021
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The dean’s list of advice: 3 ways to make it through the rest of the semester
How are you doing, Buffs? As we reach the midpoint of the semester this week, Dean of Students JB Banks offers tips to help you finish strong.
Founder of The Equity Project to give 2021 virtual commencement address
Dwinita “Nita” Mosby Tyler, founder of The Equity Project—a consulting firm supporting organizations and communities in building diversity, equity and inclusion strategies—will give the May 6 livestreamed commencement address.
ϳԹ violist Richard O’Neill wins Grammy
Richard O’Neill, the newest member of the College of Music’s string faculty, won a Grammy Award in the Best Classical Instrumental Solo category for his performance of Christopher Theofanidis’ Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra.
Study abroad on a budget
Education Abroad exchange programs are great for independent students who want to be fully immersed by enrolling in a foreign university. Plus, they're the most affordable study abroad programs.
Student organizers discuss inclusive hackathon designed to promote diversity
Women and others traditionally underrepresented in hackathons are encouraged to joinT9Hacks, March 19–21. This year's student organizers share what they've got plannedto promoteinterest in creative technologies, coding, design and making.
New podcast—Buff Innovator Insights—spotlights faculty innovators
The inaugural season of Buff Innovator Insights, a new podcast from the Research & Innovation Office, kicked off March 18. In the first episode, we meet Margaret Murnane, a professor of physics and one of the world’s leading experts in ultrafast laser and x-ray science.