CMTM Celebrates Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week: April 4-8

The 2022 Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week (GPAW) at BU will be held April 4-8, 2022. Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week was started in 1993 by the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS) to demonstrate appreciation for graduate and professional students nationwide.

The Center for Multiscale & Translational Mechanobiology is kicking the week off early with a social event on Friday, April 1st, followed by daily Trainee Spotlights, CMTM merch giveaways, new trainee programming announcements, and more throughout the week of April 4th-8th.  Check out our list of GPAW events below for details, and you can also find all of the great events the Professional Development and Postdoctoral Affairs (PDPA) office has planned for the week here!

Friday, April 1
Graduate Student Appreciation Night, 4-6 pm
Kilachand Center for Life Sciences & Engineering, 1st Floor
Details & Registration

Monday, April 4
Trainee Spotlight – Emma Stowe

CMTM Fleece Raffle
Details & Enter to Win

Tuesday, April 5
Trainee Spotlight – Yuhei Uda

Tweet for T’s
Tweet your favorite mechanobiology or biomechanics meme, then tag us @BUmechanobio and use #GPAW to win a CMTM t-shirt!
Details

Wednesday, April 6
Trainee Spotlight – Carina Cheng

National Biomechanics Day
Volunteer to help CMTM plan an event (virtual or on-campus) for next year’s National Biomechanics Day.
Details

Thursday, April 7
Trainee Spotlight – Tim Josephson

TikTok for T’s
Post a funny or fact-filled mechanobiology video, then tag us @BUmechanobiology and use #GPAW to win a CMTM t-shirt!
Details

Friday, April 8
Trainee Spotlight – Soyoung Lee

CMTM Raffle Winners Announced

*NEW* Trainee Events Announced, Registration Opens