Melyssa Minto, PhD
@melyssaminto.bsky.social
🧬Bioinformatic Scientist
👩🏾💻Programming Coordinator for the Black Women in Computational Biology Network.
🎙️Podcast Host for the CompBio Cafe
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👩🏾💻Programming Coordinator for the Black Women in Computational Biology Network.
🎙️Podcast Host for the CompBio Cafe
🇯🇲 she/her, views are my own
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#HiSciSky Melyssa Minto here! I bioinformatics scientist 🧬🖥️ interested in the interplay between exposure, the (epi)genome, and neuro/psychiatric diseases.
Also, I’m a leader within the Black Women in Comp Bio Network where we aim to support and uplift our members to foster work force diversity.
Also, I’m a leader within the Black Women in Comp Bio Network where we aim to support and uplift our members to foster work force diversity.
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Bioinformatics and omics researcher @melyssaminto.bsky.social discusses an alternative use of Rank-Rank Hypergeometric Overlap (RRHO) testing: how it can reveal what sets two conditions apart >>> www.biotechniques.com/computationa... 🧪
Technique Tales | A nontraditional use of RRHO: finding what doesn’t overlap in omics comparisons
In this article, Melyssa Minto walks us through an alternative use of RRHO testing, which is typically used to identify shared features.
www.biotechniques.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Bioinformatics and omics researcher @melyssaminto.bsky.social discusses an alternative use of Rank-Rank Hypergeometric Overlap (RRHO) testing: how it can reveal what sets two conditions apart >>> www.biotechniques.com/computationa... 🧪
Really excited for this workshop!
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✨Happy New Year!✨
👩🏾💻 Kickoff 2025 with BWCB's upcoming workshop, "Graphic Design for Scientists," led by Dr. Francesca Tuazon, quantitative developmental biologist and founder of Science&.
🗓️: February 5th
⏰: 12pm ET / 9am PT / 5pm GMT / 8pm EAT
🔗 RSVP, open to all: https://buff.ly/4gJn8Os
👩🏾💻 Kickoff 2025 with BWCB's upcoming workshop, "Graphic Design for Scientists," led by Dr. Francesca Tuazon, quantitative developmental biologist and founder of Science&.
🗓️: February 5th
⏰: 12pm ET / 9am PT / 5pm GMT / 8pm EAT
🔗 RSVP, open to all: https://buff.ly/4gJn8Os
January 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Really excited for this workshop!
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PLEASE AMPLIFY: We will host our Summer 2025 workshop on #Indigenous #Health & Artificial Intelligence to take place on the lands of the Ak-Chin Maricopa Indian Community in AZ week of June 2-6: indigidata.org
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Deadline to apply: January 31st #AI
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Deadline to apply: January 31st #AI
November 25, 2024 at 7:43 PM
PLEASE AMPLIFY: We will host our Summer 2025 workshop on #Indigenous #Health & Artificial Intelligence to take place on the lands of the Ak-Chin Maricopa Indian Community in AZ week of June 2-6: indigidata.org
Travel & Lodging 100% Covered
Deadline to apply: January 31st #AI
Travel & Lodging 100% Covered
Deadline to apply: January 31st #AI
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We’re still trying to find all of our #BlackInNeuro fam here 👀
Let @blackinneuro.bsky.social know if you want to be added to this starter pack & use the BIN hashtag on your posts so we can amplify you 🤗❤️
go.bsky.app/F8PpdPe
Let @blackinneuro.bsky.social know if you want to be added to this starter pack & use the BIN hashtag on your posts so we can amplify you 🤗❤️
go.bsky.app/F8PpdPe
November 24, 2024 at 4:22 PM
We’re still trying to find all of our #BlackInNeuro fam here 👀
Let @blackinneuro.bsky.social know if you want to be added to this starter pack & use the BIN hashtag on your posts so we can amplify you 🤗❤️
go.bsky.app/F8PpdPe
Let @blackinneuro.bsky.social know if you want to be added to this starter pack & use the BIN hashtag on your posts so we can amplify you 🤗❤️
go.bsky.app/F8PpdPe
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Hey Bluesky! I’m an Assistant Professor at North Carolina A&T State University in the Department of Biology. My lab focuses on how social determinants of food accessibility influences diet and the impact diet, in turn, has on health outcomes via the gut microbiome. Great to connect with you all!
November 17, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Hey Bluesky! I’m an Assistant Professor at North Carolina A&T State University in the Department of Biology. My lab focuses on how social determinants of food accessibility influences diet and the impact diet, in turn, has on health outcomes via the gut microbiome. Great to connect with you all!
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🚨 #BlackInNeuro Seminar Alert! 🚨
Join us as Chelesa Fearce, a Yale MD/PhD student, shares her inspiring journey and her work developing groundbreaking treatments for neurological disorders! 🧠✨
📅 Nov 1 | 9 AM PT | 12 PM ET | 5 PM BST Register today!
blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-5912598
Join us as Chelesa Fearce, a Yale MD/PhD student, shares her inspiring journey and her work developing groundbreaking treatments for neurological disorders! 🧠✨
📅 Nov 1 | 9 AM PT | 12 PM ET | 5 PM BST Register today!
blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-5912598
October 29, 2024 at 3:02 PM
🚨 #BlackInNeuro Seminar Alert! 🚨
Join us as Chelesa Fearce, a Yale MD/PhD student, shares her inspiring journey and her work developing groundbreaking treatments for neurological disorders! 🧠✨
📅 Nov 1 | 9 AM PT | 12 PM ET | 5 PM BST Register today!
blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-5912598
Join us as Chelesa Fearce, a Yale MD/PhD student, shares her inspiring journey and her work developing groundbreaking treatments for neurological disorders! 🧠✨
📅 Nov 1 | 9 AM PT | 12 PM ET | 5 PM BST Register today!
blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-5912598
Join us for a #BlackInCompBio Seminar featuring Dr. Ariangela Kozik, Assistant Professor at University of Michigan!
🖥️ Dr. Kozik's research focuses on multi-omics, microbe crosstalk, and chronic respiratory disease.
📆 May 10th @ 1 pm ET / 10 am PT / 6 pm GMT / 8 pm EAT
RSVP t.co/I1pkR989Cc
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🖥️ Dr. Kozik's research focuses on multi-omics, microbe crosstalk, and chronic respiratory disease.
📆 May 10th @ 1 pm ET / 10 am PT / 6 pm GMT / 8 pm EAT
RSVP t.co/I1pkR989Cc
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#BlackInCompBio Seminar Series: Ariangela Kozik, PhD (University of Michigan) | BlackWomenCompBio
The #BlackInCompBio Seminar Series provides a platform for Black scientists to share their science with our global community.
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May 6, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Join us for a #BlackInCompBio Seminar featuring Dr. Ariangela Kozik, Assistant Professor at University of Michigan!
🖥️ Dr. Kozik's research focuses on multi-omics, microbe crosstalk, and chronic respiratory disease.
📆 May 10th @ 1 pm ET / 10 am PT / 6 pm GMT / 8 pm EAT
RSVP t.co/I1pkR989Cc
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🖥️ Dr. Kozik's research focuses on multi-omics, microbe crosstalk, and chronic respiratory disease.
📆 May 10th @ 1 pm ET / 10 am PT / 6 pm GMT / 8 pm EAT
RSVP t.co/I1pkR989Cc
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Check out the latest episode of the #CompBioCafePod where Dean Lee discusses Figure One Lab, a resource to help you build a Comp Bio portfolio to land you that job! 🖥️🧬🧪🧶
🎙️ New Episode on the #CompBioCafePod titled "Creating a CompBio Portfolio with Figure One Lab feat. Dean Lee"
Countless gems were dropped on using #storytelling to land #compbio roles in #biotech/#pharma.
Full episode linked in bio!
#ComputationalBiology #Podcast #ScienceCommunication
Countless gems were dropped on using #storytelling to land #compbio roles in #biotech/#pharma.
Full episode linked in bio!
#ComputationalBiology #Podcast #ScienceCommunication
April 10, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Check out the latest episode of the #CompBioCafePod where Dean Lee discusses Figure One Lab, a resource to help you build a Comp Bio portfolio to land you that job! 🖥️🧬🧪🧶
One week out!
Join in on our next #BlackInCompBio Seminar feat Dr. Leah Guthrie as she delves into "Decoding Diet-Microbiota Interactions Shaping Kidney Biology"
RSVP here: www.blackwomencompbio.org/event-detail...
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Join in on our next #BlackInCompBio Seminar feat Dr. Leah Guthrie as she delves into "Decoding Diet-Microbiota Interactions Shaping Kidney Biology"
RSVP here: www.blackwomencompbio.org/event-detail...
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March 13, 2024 at 12:14 PM
One week out!
Join in on our next #BlackInCompBio Seminar feat Dr. Leah Guthrie as she delves into "Decoding Diet-Microbiota Interactions Shaping Kidney Biology"
RSVP here: www.blackwomencompbio.org/event-detail...
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Join in on our next #BlackInCompBio Seminar feat Dr. Leah Guthrie as she delves into "Decoding Diet-Microbiota Interactions Shaping Kidney Biology"
RSVP here: www.blackwomencompbio.org/event-detail...
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Check out the latest episode of the CompBio Cafe Pod 🧬🖥️🧪
🎙️ New Cafe Chat episode on the #CompBioCafePod titled "Keeping Up with CompBio."
What are some ways you stay updated on the latest in #CompBio?
Full episode at www.blackwomencompbi...
#ComputationalBiology #womeninstem #blackwomeninstem #podcast #BlackWomenCompBio #blackinstem #blackintech
What are some ways you stay updated on the latest in #CompBio?
Full episode at www.blackwomencompbi...
#ComputationalBiology #womeninstem #blackwomeninstem #podcast #BlackWomenCompBio #blackinstem #blackintech
March 11, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Check out the latest episode of the CompBio Cafe Pod 🧬🖥️🧪
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🎙️ New BlackInCompBio Episode on the CompBioCafePod titled "Which Skills do Bioinformaticians Need to Transition Into Data Science?" Feat. Aneesa Valentine, MS
✨ View the full upisode here: www.blackwomencompbi...
✨ View the full upisode here: www.blackwomencompbi...
CompBio Cafe Podcast | Black Women in Computational Biology Network
Serving up fresh perspectives in the computational biology field through stories and insights.
www.blackwomencompbio.org
February 28, 2024 at 4:00 PM
🎙️ New BlackInCompBio Episode on the CompBioCafePod titled "Which Skills do Bioinformaticians Need to Transition Into Data Science?" Feat. Aneesa Valentine, MS
✨ View the full upisode here: www.blackwomencompbi...
✨ View the full upisode here: www.blackwomencompbi...
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📆 Connect Circles - March 25th Registration Deadline
Members and Supporters will be placed in dynamic "networking pods", using monthly meetings to go beyond surface-level interaction and use the power of community to grow professional networks.
Sign Up: https://buff.ly/3TiJPQc
Members and Supporters will be placed in dynamic "networking pods", using monthly meetings to go beyond surface-level interaction and use the power of community to grow professional networks.
Sign Up: https://buff.ly/3TiJPQc
March 1, 2024 at 4:12 PM
📆 Connect Circles - March 25th Registration Deadline
Members and Supporters will be placed in dynamic "networking pods", using monthly meetings to go beyond surface-level interaction and use the power of community to grow professional networks.
Sign Up: https://buff.ly/3TiJPQc
Members and Supporters will be placed in dynamic "networking pods", using monthly meetings to go beyond surface-level interaction and use the power of community to grow professional networks.
Sign Up: https://buff.ly/3TiJPQc
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🧵 Mark your calendars for 5 events happening in March! We're thrilled to host two esteemed speakers for our #BlackInCompBio Seminar Series, Dr. Leah Guthrie and Dr. Ava Amini. We also have two socials planned, on top of registration for our new Connect Circles!
Details below ⬇️
Details below ⬇️
March 1, 2024 at 4:12 PM
🧵 Mark your calendars for 5 events happening in March! We're thrilled to host two esteemed speakers for our #BlackInCompBio Seminar Series, Dr. Leah Guthrie and Dr. Ava Amini. We also have two socials planned, on top of registration for our new Connect Circles!
Details below ⬇️
Details below ⬇️
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Are you an #rstats user? Have you heard about the RStudio IDE (interactive dev envir)? Or what about its keyboard shortcuts? @posit.co
In this @libdrstats.bsky.social session I went over some basic configuration setup info & useful shortcuts
📔 docs.google.com/document/d/1...
youtu.be/_nAfJ-5nkcU
In this @libdrstats.bsky.social session I went over some basic configuration setup info & useful shortcuts
📔 docs.google.com/document/d/1...
youtu.be/_nAfJ-5nkcU
[2024-01-26] RStudio setup, projects, and shortcuts
For more information on Leonardo Collado-Torres, check https://twitter.com/lcolladotor.For more information about the materials discussed in this video, chec...
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February 16, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Are you an #rstats user? Have you heard about the RStudio IDE (interactive dev envir)? Or what about its keyboard shortcuts? @posit.co
In this @libdrstats.bsky.social session I went over some basic configuration setup info & useful shortcuts
📔 docs.google.com/document/d/1...
youtu.be/_nAfJ-5nkcU
In this @libdrstats.bsky.social session I went over some basic configuration setup info & useful shortcuts
📔 docs.google.com/document/d/1...
youtu.be/_nAfJ-5nkcU
This will be an excellent opportunity to engage with and learn how to support underrepresented communities like BWCB! 🧬🖥️
Join BWCB on Feb 28th for a Townhall on Opportunities for Allyship in Computational Biology—explore intersectional community-building, connect with Supporters, and witness Connect Circles launch!
This event is Pay-what-you-can. RSVP: https://buff.ly/3SEfUSo Spread the word! 🌐💙
This event is Pay-what-you-can. RSVP: https://buff.ly/3SEfUSo Spread the word! 🌐💙
February 5, 2024 at 8:27 PM
This will be an excellent opportunity to engage with and learn how to support underrepresented communities like BWCB! 🧬🖥️
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👩🏾💻 Are you a Black woman in computational biology?
Now is the perfect time to become a BWCB member to take advantage of all the benefits 2024 has to offer. Join today for free and tap into your new community!
Get started now: https://buff.ly/3Sikeqd
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Now is the perfect time to become a BWCB member to take advantage of all the benefits 2024 has to offer. Join today for free and tap into your new community!
Get started now: https://buff.ly/3Sikeqd
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January 15, 2024 at 2:30 PM
👩🏾💻 Are you a Black woman in computational biology?
Now is the perfect time to become a BWCB member to take advantage of all the benefits 2024 has to offer. Join today for free and tap into your new community!
Get started now: https://buff.ly/3Sikeqd
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Now is the perfect time to become a BWCB member to take advantage of all the benefits 2024 has to offer. Join today for free and tap into your new community!
Get started now: https://buff.ly/3Sikeqd
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✨In the first of a 4 part series, Ijeoma Meremikwu (UPenn) speaks on the importance of amplifying the stories of Black scientists and how that motivated her to join BWCB's leadership team. We’re excited to share the rest of this conversation soon! youtu.be/1kmfMlaI69w
#BlackInCompBio Podcast: Reimagining Our Audio Series Through Storytelling, Part 1 - YouTube
✨ In the first of a 4 part series, Ijeoma Meremikwu (UPenn) speaks on the importance of amplifying the stories of Black scientists and how that motivated her...
youtu.be
December 19, 2023 at 5:38 PM
✨In the first of a 4 part series, Ijeoma Meremikwu (UPenn) speaks on the importance of amplifying the stories of Black scientists and how that motivated her to join BWCB's leadership team. We’re excited to share the rest of this conversation soon! youtu.be/1kmfMlaI69w
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🖥️🧬🧪 Today is the day! #GivingTuesday
Join BWCB in fueling our future today through December 31st at blackwomencompbio.org/donate. No gift is too small to #ActivateYourImpact.
Here's a message about our goals and ways to uplift BWCB this season: youtu.be/gLBap2lQEeI
Join BWCB in fueling our future today through December 31st at blackwomencompbio.org/donate. No gift is too small to #ActivateYourImpact.
Here's a message about our goals and ways to uplift BWCB this season: youtu.be/gLBap2lQEeI
#ActivateYourImpact | BWCB #GivingTuesday Founder's Message
🙌🏾 Today is the day! Join BWCB in fueling our future today through December 31st at blackwomencompbio.org/donate. No gift is too small to #ActivateYourImpa...
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November 28, 2023 at 2:18 PM
🖥️🧬🧪 Today is the day! #GivingTuesday
Join BWCB in fueling our future today through December 31st at blackwomencompbio.org/donate. No gift is too small to #ActivateYourImpact.
Here's a message about our goals and ways to uplift BWCB this season: youtu.be/gLBap2lQEeI
Join BWCB in fueling our future today through December 31st at blackwomencompbio.org/donate. No gift is too small to #ActivateYourImpact.
Here's a message about our goals and ways to uplift BWCB this season: youtu.be/gLBap2lQEeI
Consider giving to BWCB this #GivingTuesday to help us reach new milestones in amplifying our members science, skill development, and conference attendance 🧬🖥️
We're one day away from #GivingTuesday! Between 11/28 and 12/31, consider BWCB in your year-end giving plans.
Directly impact our:
🌱 Honorarium Fund
🌱 Workshop Fund
🌱 Travel Fund
Learn more and #ActivateYourImpact at blackwomencompbio.org/donate (link in bio)
#BWCBgiving #BlackWomenCompBio #Share
Directly impact our:
🌱 Honorarium Fund
🌱 Workshop Fund
🌱 Travel Fund
Learn more and #ActivateYourImpact at blackwomencompbio.org/donate (link in bio)
#BWCBgiving #BlackWomenCompBio #Share
November 27, 2023 at 1:58 PM
Consider giving to BWCB this #GivingTuesday to help us reach new milestones in amplifying our members science, skill development, and conference attendance 🧬🖥️
It’s always extra special when @blkwomencompbio.bsky.social members are featured in the #BlackInCompBio seminar series 🖤 🧬🖥️
See you there, Monday!
See you there, Monday!
November 11, 2023 at 1:34 PM
It’s always extra special when @blkwomencompbio.bsky.social members are featured in the #BlackInCompBio seminar series 🖤 🧬🖥️
See you there, Monday!
See you there, Monday!
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Are you an early career scientist interested in the peer review process? Have you been asked to provide critical feedback for a manuscript submission or need more information on how to respond to reviewers? Black In Neuro and Reviewer Zero have you covered!
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November 10, 2023 at 9:07 PM
Are you an early career scientist interested in the peer review process? Have you been asked to provide critical feedback for a manuscript submission or need more information on how to respond to reviewers? Black In Neuro and Reviewer Zero have you covered!
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If you identify as Black In Neuro and are presenting at #SfN2023, please fill out this form with your poster or talk details, so we can share it with the community!
Tags: 🧠🟦 #BlackInSTEM
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Tags: 🧠🟦 #BlackInSTEM
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BIN Member SfN Abstracts
Black In Neuro would like to highlight our members and their work from this year's Society for Neuroscience conference. This information will be shared with other BIN members who are presenting and al...
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November 2, 2023 at 4:08 PM
If you identify as Black In Neuro and are presenting at #SfN2023, please fill out this form with your poster or talk details, so we can share it with the community!
Tags: 🧠🟦 #BlackInSTEM
forms.gle/7Szrw6avu6m8...
Tags: 🧠🟦 #BlackInSTEM
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I'm looking for talented postdocs and staff scientists/software developers to join my lab at
medschool.cuanschutz.edu/dbmi
If you're fascinated by #RareDisease genomics, #STRs and computational methods, please get in touch! I'm at #ASHG2023 this week, and happy to chat. #hiring
medschool.cuanschutz.edu/dbmi
If you're fascinated by #RareDisease genomics, #STRs and computational methods, please get in touch! I'm at #ASHG2023 this week, and happy to chat. #hiring
November 2, 2023 at 9:47 PM
I'm looking for talented postdocs and staff scientists/software developers to join my lab at
medschool.cuanschutz.edu/dbmi
If you're fascinated by #RareDisease genomics, #STRs and computational methods, please get in touch! I'm at #ASHG2023 this week, and happy to chat. #hiring
medschool.cuanschutz.edu/dbmi
If you're fascinated by #RareDisease genomics, #STRs and computational methods, please get in touch! I'm at #ASHG2023 this week, and happy to chat. #hiring
Excited to be presenting research on DNA methylation and Alcohol Use Disorder (#PB2327, Nov 2nd, 3-5pm) at #ASHG2023. See the rest of my colleagues presentations here: www.rti.org/event/americ... 🧬🖥️
November 1, 2023 at 1:00 PM
Excited to be presenting research on DNA methylation and Alcohol Use Disorder (#PB2327, Nov 2nd, 3-5pm) at #ASHG2023. See the rest of my colleagues presentations here: www.rti.org/event/americ... 🧬🖥️
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Reminder that the Big Ten Academic Alliance Fee Waiver program gives waivers for 15 schools' PhD programs (including OSU astro and OSU physics) for US citizen students w/ 3.0+ GPAs and diverse backgrounds! Easy form to complete due by Nov 15. btaa.org/resources-fo...
October 30, 2023 at 10:07 PM
Reminder that the Big Ten Academic Alliance Fee Waiver program gives waivers for 15 schools' PhD programs (including OSU astro and OSU physics) for US citizen students w/ 3.0+ GPAs and diverse backgrounds! Easy form to complete due by Nov 15. btaa.org/resources-fo...