In this new package, the tuition waiver for Fall and Spring rises from 6 to 9 credits each semester. The Summer waiver stays at 4 credits. Ph.D. students enrolled for at least 3 credits remain eligible for the assistantship, and master s degree students are still required to enroll for a 6-credit minimum. A 3 percent stipend increase is recommended for all returning graduate assistants. Student health insurance and matriculation fees are also included with assistantships.
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A review panel will visit the sites in October and November. Shelagh Ferguson-Miller, University Distinguished Professor of biochemistry, and Jack Priess, professor of biochemistry, who led MSU s effort on the proposal, will host the reviewers. Decisions are expected on all MLSC proposals by the end of the year. Now MSU does, too. Last winter the biomedical deans requested reviews of the Departments of Biochemistry, Physiology, Microbiology, and Pharmacology and Toxicology.