Radiology Professor Garry Gold wins 2011 Cox Medal
Garry Gold, an associate professor of radiology (diagnostic radiology), has received the 2011 Allan V. Cox Medal for Faculty Excellence Fostering Undergraduate Research.
Garry Gold, associate professor of radiology (diagnostic radiology), has received the 2011 Allan V. Cox Medal for Faculty Excellence Fostering Undergraduate Research.
Philip A. Pizzo, dean of the School of Medicine, and Charles G. Prober, senior associate dean for medical education, presented the medal to Gold earlier this month.
The Cox Medal is awarded annually to a faculty member who has established a record of excellence directing undergraduate research over a number of years. It may also go to a faculty member who has done an especially outstanding job with just one or two undergraduates whose work is unusually superior.
Gold, whose research focuses on the application of new magnetic resonance imaging technology to learn more about musculoskeletal problems, was cited for "sharing his passion for teaching and research and vast knowledge of radiology and medicine" and "for empowering students to be creative and independent in pursuing their research goals."
He was honored "for interweaving the talents of his research group and fostering collaboration and interdisciplinary thinking" and "for engaging deeply as mentor, doctor and friend, and having a substantial, positive impact on the lives of his advisees."
Finally, he was lauded "for selflessly guiding and encouraging students as they prepare for a career in medicine" and "for being 'the Dr. Gold with the heart of gold.'"
The Cox Medal was established in 1988 in memory of the late Allan Cox, a professor of geophysics and dean of the School of Earth Sciences. He is widely known as the co-discoverer of magnetic field reversals.
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