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In pursuit of gold

by Isabella Beristain
May 08, 2024

Scholarships

Three UC Davis students have won the highly prestigious and competitive Barry Goldwater Scholarship. UC Davis 2024 Goldwater Scholars Avantika Gokulnatha, Madeleine Rose, and Shih-Na Liu submitted research spanning multiple STEM fields and topics. Read the full article.

Student Autism Researcher Named a Goldwater Scholar

by Kathleen Holder
April 12, 2022

UC Davis psychology major Lynnette Hersh who hopes to someday work as a clinical psychologist with clients on the autism spectrum has been awarded a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Read the full article.

Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Student Neeraj Senthil Becomes National Goldwater Scholar

by Cristina Deptula
April 07, 2022

UC Davis biomedical engineering (BME) student Neeraj Senthil has been selected as a national Goldwater Scholar for the 2022-23 academic year. Read the full article.

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Two UC Davis Juniors Receive Goldwater Scholarships

by Sharon Campbell Knox
May 11, 2021

Two University of California, Davis, juniors are among the winners of the nation’s premier undergraduate award of its type in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.

Maya Mysore of Rocklin, California, and Keely Ji of Sunnyvale, California, have been named Goldwater Scholars. Read the full article.

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