Divisional Academic Ceremony
Thursday, June 5, 2025
The Divisional Academic Ceremony for BSD PhD and MS and MPH Candidates, with a welcome from Dr. Mark Anderson, Dean, Division of the Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine, and a presentation of the graduates from Deans Samuel Volchenboum and David Kovar. The featured speaker is Dr. Sophie McCoy, PhD 2014, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Saturday, June 7: The University of Chicago 539th Convocation, see https://convocation.uchicago.edu/ for attending or viewing the ceremony.
Divisional Academic Ceremony
Friday, May 31, 2024
The Divisional Academic Ceremony for BSD PhD and MS and MPH Candidates, with a welcome from Dr. Mark Anderson, Dean, Division of the Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine, and a presentation of the graduates from Deans Samuel Volchenboum and David Kovar. The featured speaker was Dr. Scott Holley, PhD 1997, Chair and Professor of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, Yale University, who shared his remarks.
Divisional Academic Ceremony
Friday, June 2, 2023
The Divisional Academic Ceremony for BSD PhD and SM and MPH Candidates, with a welcome from University Marshal Victoria Prince, and a presentation of the graduates from Deans Samuel Volchenboum and David Kovar. The featured speaker was the Bernard and Betty Roizman Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology, Dr. Shabaana Khader.
Divisional Academic Ceremony
Friday, June 3, 2022
The Divisional Academic Ceremony for BSD PhD graduates with a welcome from Dean Kenneth Polonsky and presentation of the graduates by Dean Vicky Prince. The DAC video with featured speaker, Dr. Sean Carroll, is available for current students and faculty.
Divisional Academic Ceremony
Saturday, June 12, 2021, 11:00 AM
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The Divisional Academic Ceremony for BSD PhD graduates, with a welcome from Dean Kenneth Polonsky; Dr. Jennifer Doudna as our featured speaker; remarks by Dr. Richard Fehon, 2021 Faculty Marshal; and presentation of the graduates by Dean Vicky Prince.
Wed., June 9: The University of Chicago 534th Convocation, see https://convocation.uchicago.edu/ for information on viewing the ceremony.