{"id":5270,"date":"2018-02-19T11:23:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T16:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/?p=5270"},"modified":"2018-02-27T13:48:20","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T18:48:20","slug":"andrew-morgan-phd-awarded-2018-deans-distinguished-dissertation-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/andrew-morgan-phd-awarded-2018-deans-distinguished-dissertation-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Morgan, PhD, Awarded 2018 Dean\u2019s Distinguished Dissertation Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Congratulations to Andrew Morgan, PhD for being awarded the Dean\u2019s Distinguished Dissertation Award in the area of Biological and Life Sciences from The Graduate School at UNC.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5271\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 140px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/02\/andrew-morgan-130.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Morgan, PhD\" width=\"130\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Andrew Morgan, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Andrew and his dissertation committee were commended for the originality and significance of his research.\u00a0 He will be recognized at The Graduate School\u2019s Annual Graduate Student Recognition Celebration on April 5 with a plaque and cash award.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to Andrew Morgan, PhD for being awarded the Dean\u2019s Distinguished Dissertation Award in the area of Biological and Life Sciences from The Graduate School at UNC. 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