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Isabella Dressel is a fourth-year at the University of Virginia with a self-designed interdisciplinary major in atmospheric and environmental science, chemistry and physics. She will pursue a master’s degree in chemistry next year at Churchill College, Cambridge, under the supervision of Alex Archibald, a professor in atmospheric chemistry modeling at the University of Cambridge.

01/16/2024

Mithra Dhinakaran will study global affairs at Beijing’s Tsinghua University as a Schwarzman Scholar. With a UVA degree in economics and global studies focusing on security and justice, Dhinakaran said her Schwarzman experience will further her in a career helping to shape foreign policy.

12/07/2023

Grant GianGrasso, a scientist and musician who helped organize jazz performances at La Maison Française, the University’s French House, will study clinical medicine at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.

11/14/2023

Rujula Upasani will pursue a master's degree in infection and immunity at the University College London as a Rotary Global Grant Scholar.

08/08/2023

The Goldwater Scholarship was designed to foster and encourage students to pursue research careers in natural sciences, engineering and mathematics. UVA’s 2023 winners are, from left, Isabella Dressel, Dawn Ford and Deniz Guney Olgun.

04/19/2023

Luce Scholar Ibby Han will investigate how grassroots social movements shape the political landscape in Asia.

03/21/2023

The U.S. Department of State has named the University of Virginia as a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Top Producing Institution for the 2022-23 academic year.

PHOTO: Benjamin Hazelton teaches English in an indigenous Paiwan community in Taimali, Taiwan, as part of the Fulbright program.

02/10/2023

Courtney Hill, who graduated from the University of Virginia in 2020 with a Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering, will be a science and technology fellow at the U.S. State Department’s Office of Japanese Affairs, starting in January, thanks to the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

12/16/2022

Ryan Buscaglia, a 2021 University of Virginia graduate with a degree in political and social thought and foreign affairs, has been named the University’s 12th Schwarzman Scholar. The Schwarzman Scholarship is a one-year, fully funded master’s program in global affairs at Schwarzman College in Tsinghua University in Beijing.

12/12/2022

After helping NASA translate interplanetary mission data, Zachary Yahn, a fourth-year University of Virginia student majoring in computer science and computer engineering, will research artificial intelligence in Dublin as a George J. Mitchell Scholar.

12/07/2022

Zachary Yahn, a fourth-year double major in computer science and computer engineering at the University of Virginia, has been named a George J. Mitchell Scholar to study in Ireland.

11/21/2022

Theo O’Neill, a rising fourth-year astronomy-physics and statistics major, will continue exploring space as an Astronaut Scholar.

07/06/2022

Meredith Diloia, a native of Appalachia, has been named a Rotary International Scholar and will study sustainability in Scotland.

06/14/2022

As Knight-Hennessy Scholars, Kristen “Kay” Barrett (left) will pursue a doctorate in English literature, while Katie Deal will pursue master’s degrees in public administration and business administration.

05/09/2022

Two researchers, Theo O’Neill, left, and Zhiwen Xu, have received Goldwater Scholarships to further pursue their work.

04/08/2022

Two graduating students, Abeba Amenshowa and Leigh Mante, are en route from the University of Virginia to diplomatic careers as Payne Fellows. The fellowship provides up to $104,000 in benefits over two years for graduate school, internships and professional development activities.

03/16/2022

The Rangel Fellowship supports those who want to pursue a career in the foreign service of the U.S. Department of State.

01/13/2022

Nicholas Keeley, Lisette Dubow and Christopher Benos will study global affairs as Schwarzman Scholars at Tsinghua University in Beijing next year.

12/06/2021

Four University of Virginia engineering graduate students will delve into policy issues this fall through the Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program.

08/26/2021

Engineer Anna Cerf will continue her research in urban water management, waste management, hydrochemistry and environmental microbiology as a Rotary Scholar in Germany.

06/30/2021

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