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Thushara Gunda, an environmental sciences major at the University of Virginia, has received a 2009 Udall Scholarship to support her research into in hydrogeological sciences.
Courtney Mallow and Evelyn Hall have received a Davis Projects for Peace prize for a proposal to empower women in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
William Jacobs, a third-year engineering science and physics major at the University of Virginia, has received a scholarship from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.
Gerarden, who is majoring in mechanical engineering with a focus on environmental policy, hopes to study in a joint degree program offered by Columbia University and the London School of Economics. He said these degrees will give him a foundation in natural science, policy analysis, international perspective and a greater understanding of the consequences of economic policies and regulation.
Courtney Schroeder, a fourth-year student at the University of Virginia, has received a Churchill Scholarship, allowing her to study at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.
Justin Henriques, David Hondula and Isabelle Stanton are among a select group of 913 students nationwide who were awarded financial support through the NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Fellows receive three years of funding to support their research endeavors, which includes a tuition payment as well as a $30,000 annual stipend.
Michelle Henry, an environmental sciences major at the University of Virginia, has received a 2008 Udall Scholarship to support her research into climate and diet in South Africa.
Two University of Virginia students are among 321 Goldwater Scholarship recipients announced this week.
A water purification system designed by two University of Virginia students has been selected as one of the 100 "Projects for Peace" to be funded by centenarian philanthropist Kathryn Wasserman Davis.
Xiao Wang, a third-year student in economics at the University of Virginia, receives a 2008 Truman Scholarship.
Kenneth Brooks Hickman, a third-year law student at the University of Virginia, has been selected as one of 18 Luce Scholars for 2008-09, which will pay him to work in Asia for a year.
Five University of Virginia students recently received National Science Foundation (NSF) fellowships for projects beginning in 2007-08. The fellows will conduct research on a variety of original topics in a diverse range of fields, from archeology to engineering.
Tyler S. Spencer, an international health and environmental sustainability major, has received a 2007 Udall Scholarship.
Three University of Virginia students are among the 317 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship recipients for 2007.