Phil Geier Awarded Honorary Degree by St. Olaf College
Our co-founder Phil Geier was awarded an honor degree by St. Olaf College at this year’s Honors Day Convocation. Geier was on hand to receive the degree and deliver remarks.
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Connecticut College Scholar Awarded Watson Fellowship
Connecticut College senior Sophie Demaisy ’24 (Canada, Pearson UWC) will travel to Costa Rica, Brazil, Kenya, Madagascar, and Indonesia to explore sustainable agriculture through coffee production.
University of Oklahoma Claims Tenth Davis Cup Win
For the tenth time in the past 11 years, the University of Oklahoma has been awarded the Davis Cup in recognition of its enrollment, the largest in the nation, of first-year Davis United World College Scholars.
Assessing the Effects of Head Trauma on Athletes
Angel-lee Randone (Thailand, UWC Thailand, Rochester ’24) works as a researcher investigating the long-term effects of repeated concussions on athletes at the University of Rochester’s Strong Memorial Hospital.
Researching for Solutions to Complex Diseases
When Aylin Ak ’24 (Germany, UWC in Mostar) learned that her grandfather had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s she became passionate about “research that improves human health by discovering actionable solutions to complicated diseases.”
Digging Deep into Research and Neural Engineering
Melvin Osei Opoku ’26 (Ghana, UWC-USA) works in a lab at the University of Florida where he helps investigate how certain bacteria can produce organic chemicals called terpenoids.
Forging a Learning Path for Afghan Women
Zakia Maryam Najafizada ’24 (UWC Red Cross Nordic) responded to the Taliban’s 2021 takeover of her country, and its resulting barriers to higher education for women, by developing an online English-learning application for Afghan females.
Building New Futures for Young Haitians
Wilhem Hector (Haiti, UWC Red Cross Nordic, MIT ’25) founded and runs the Hector Foundation to help motivated Haitian high schoolers build the knowledge and skills they need to access higher education abroad.
Promoting Peace and Citizenship on Campus and at Home
For the last two years, Anna Diagne Sène (Senegal, UWC Red Cross Nordic, Macalester ’24) has led planning for Macalester’s first Peace Day celebrations.