--- title: SETTING THE TONE description: Maia Bennet, a UNO student studying biology, is a recent Goldwater Scholarship recipient. image: https://blog.unomaha.edu/hubfs/UComm--Marketing--Student%20Profiles--20220408_MaiaBennett_2.jpg --- [![UComm -- UNO logo reversed](https://blog.unomaha.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/UComm/UComm%20--%20Digital%20Team/UComm%20--%20UNO%20logo%20reversed.png?width=29012&height=2483&name=UComm%20--%20UNO%20logo%20reversed.png "UComm -- UNO logo reversed")](https://www.unomaha.edu/) [![UComm -- UNO logo reversed](https://blog.unomaha.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/UComm/UComm%20--%20Digital%20Team/UComm%20--%20UNO%20logo%20reversed.png?width=29012&height=2483&name=UComm%20--%20UNO%20logo%20reversed.png "UComm -- UNO logo reversed")](https://www.unomaha.edu/) - [Apply Now](https://www.unomaha.edu/admissions/apply/index.php) - [Visit UNO](https://www.unomaha.edu/admissions/visit/index.php) - [Request Info](https://www.unomaha.edu/admissions/apply/request-for-information-rfi.php) - [My Story Home](https://mystory.unomaha.edu/index.php) - Filter By Topics # SETTING THE TONE ## Maia Bennet April, 13 2022 SHARE [mailto:?body=https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/maia-bennet](mailto:?body=https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/maia-bennet) ![Photo of Maia Bennet working in a biology lab. ](https://blog.unomaha.edu/hubfs/UComm--Marketing--Student%20Profiles--20220408_MaiaBennett_2.jpg) SHARE [mailto:?body=https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/maia-bennet](mailto:?body=https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/maia-bennet) ![University of Nebraska at Omaha](https://blog.unomaha.edu/hubfs/UComm/UComm%20--%20Digital%20Team/UComm%20--%20Digital%20--%20UNO%20chat%20logo.png) Written By [University of Nebraska at Omaha](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/author/university-of-nebraska-at-omaha) Topic [Support](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/tag/support) --- MAIA BENNET COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Biology major --- Maia Bennet brings the energy, UNO brings the opportunity. Bennet, a transfers student from American University majoring in bioinformatics, landed a prestigious Goldwater scholarship for her research into lymphoma and leukemia cells at UNO’s Denton Immunobiology Lab. ![Quote by Maia Bennet: "Bennett is very much a go-getter, very driven, focused on achieving her career goals, and has a strong work ethic."](https://blog.unomaha.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/UComm--Marketing--Student%20Profiles--0581_PULL_QUOTE_DESIGN_MB.jpg?width=1275&name=UComm--Marketing--Student%20Profiles--0581_PULL_QUOTE_DESIGN_MB.jpg) “Bennett is very much a go-getter, very driven, focused on achieving her career goals, and has a strong work ethic,” her mentor, Paul Denton, Ph. D., assistant professor of biology, said. “I’d describe Bennett as a pioneer in this lab.” Being as passionate about research as Bennet is means there is little time to rest on her laurels, as she is already looking ahead to the next phase in her academic journey thanks to her scholarship. “The scholarship not only brings prestige to my current work and the Denton Immunobiology Lab as a whole but will support me in applying to various Ph.D. programs over the next year,” Bennett said. ![Quote by Maia Bennet: "The scholarship not only brings prestige to my current work and the Denton Immunobiology Lab as a whole but will support me in applying to various Ph.D. programs over the next year."](https://blog.unomaha.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/UComm/UComm%20--%20Marketing/Student%20Profiles%20Website/UComm--Marketing--Student%20Profiles--0581_PULL_QUOTE_DESIGN_MB2-1.jpg?width=770&name=UComm--Marketing--Student%20Profiles--0581_PULL_QUOTE_DESIGN_MB2-1.jpg)   [Previous Post](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/brandon-villanueva-sanchez) [View all posts](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory) [Next Post](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/travis-vo) ### Recommended Reading [Support](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/topic/support) ##### [NAVIGATING ARTISTIC INSPIRATION AND COMMUNITY AT UNO](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/kennedy-wallman) By [University of Nebraska at Omaha](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/author/university-of-nebraska-at-omaha) / September 13, 2024 [Continue Reading](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/kennedy-wallman) [Support](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/topic/support) ##### [BEYOND THE ICE](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/nolan-sullivan) By [University of Nebraska at Omaha](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/author/university-of-nebraska-at-omaha) / July 31, 2024 [Continue Reading](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/nolan-sullivan) [Support](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/topic/support) ##### [THE INSPIRING JOURNEY OF THE PALAFOX SISTERS](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/mary-and-mayjem-palafox) By [University of Nebraska at Omaha](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/author/university-of-nebraska-at-omaha) / May 3, 2024 [Continue Reading](https://blog.unomaha.edu/mystory/mary-and-mayjem-palafox) ### Speak Your Mind ### Subscribe and stay up to date No spam, we promise! 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