The transition of the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies will be effective Jan. 1, 2021.

The endowment was created to honor the late Carol J. Cantrell. Funds will be used to create scholarships for graduate students.

From her start as a first-gen freshman, Alaya Keane is now a doctoral student conducting research to improve the environment.

The Office of Graduate and Professional Studies will host virtual events including awards presentations and an address from Associate Provost Karen Butler-Purry.

The Phil Gramm Fellowships are awarded annually to current doctoral students for excellence in both research and teaching.

The award honors outstanding accomplishments in research or teaching.

The grant is focused on diversity strategies for biomedical sciences graduate programs.