Haley Gillham, an undergraduate Human Physiology major working in Dr. Jeffrey Gilbert’s lab, was selected as one of 24 recipients of the American Physiological Society’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. This prestigious Fellowship provides a summer research stipend and travel money for Haley to present her research at Experimental Biology 2013 in Boston, MA.

Our very own graduate student Chris Banek was the recipient of two prestigious awards.  He was one of four recipients of the 2012 American Physiological Society Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Pre-doctoral Research Recognition Award and was one of eight recipients of the 2012 Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine Young Investigator Award. Chris is doing his research in Jeff Gilbert’s Renal and Reproductive Physiology Lab.

Spring commencement will be on Monday, June 18 2012. The all-campus ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Matthew Knight Arena. The Department of Human Physiology ceremony will begin at noon at the east lawn of the Knight Law Center, rain or shine. Tickets are not necessary for either ceremony.

April 9 – 12 Grad Fair will be at the Duck Store, with graduation packages available to purchase. April 13 – June 1 grad packages will be available online at UODuckStore.com.

April 29th is the last day to apply for spring term graduation on DuckWeb.

Information about the University Graduation Celebration:
Graduates will line up in front of Johnson Hall on 13th Ave. by 8:30 a.m., for the academic parade to Matthew Knight Arena at
9 a.m. Guests of the graduates may begin arriving for seating (first come, first served basis) at 8:00 a.m. Guests needing additional accommodations should contact the Office of the Dean of Students, 541-346-3216.
Parking is provided for the day at Autzen Stadium with the campus accessible by shuttle.
Information can be found on the Dean of Students website:
http://uodos.uoregon.edu/CommencementGraduation/SpringGraduation/tabid/126/Default.aspx
An informational brochure is emailed out the third week of spring term to those students who have registered for graduation through DuckWeb. This ceremony is optional for all students.

Department ceremony:
The Human Physiology ceremony will be at the Knight Law Center east lawn, located behind the law school, near the corner of East 15th and Agate streets, with early guest drop off on E. 15th St by the Museum of Natural History. There will be some areas of street closures in this vicinity due to Track and Field Olympic Trials set-up. Taking the shuttles from Autzen Stadium is highly recommended as parking will be very limited. The ceremony will last about 1 1/2 hours, with light refreshments afterwards.

Information about graduation and details about the Human Physiology ceremony will be emailed to graduating seniors the first week of spring term.

As part of HPHY’s efforts to provide the best possible undergraduate education, we are rolling-out an exciting new version of the requirements for the Major in Human Physiology. Our brand-new 2012 Student Guide to the Human Physiology Curriculum includes extensive details about the new curriculum. If you have questions about undergraduate studies in human physiology, check out the Student Guide.

The Department of Human Physiology’s own graduate student Steve Laurie was awarded the 2012 Caroline tum Suden/Francis A. Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Award!  He is just one of 36 to receive this award.

UO WINS!

Several students from the Dept. of Human Physiology represented the UO at this year’s American College of Sports Medicine Northwest Chapter Student Bowl competition. The competition is a jeopardy-style game that tests students’ knowledge of various topics that fall under the sports medicine umbrella. The competition was tough as they competed against 12 other universities from across the Pacific Northwest. The students now have the opportunity to compete against the champions from other regional chapters across the nation at the American college of Sports Medicine annual conference in May.

The students who represented the Dept. of Human Physiology are as follows:

Cam Norris
Matthew Pomeroy
Gino Gaddini
Tahisha Buck
Jordon Kono
Dylan Sieck