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College/University Partners, Current Scholars, UWC High Schools, Politics & Law, Social Impact, Technology, Interview/Profile
As his family endured two months of Russian occupation in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine, “hearing explosions and constantly fearing for their life,” Ivan Dudiak (Ukraine, UWC East Africa, Harvey Mudd ’26) began to wonder if drones could be used to safely scan his homeland for landmines.
College/University Partners, Current Scholars, UWC High Schools, Education & Research, Social Impact, Interview/Profile
Strongly interested in how today’s nations are shaped by their history, Amherst senior Shreya Joshi ‘25(India, UWC Mahindra College) has put her curiosity to work in a number of archival research projects, both on campus and abroad.
College/University Partners, Current Scholars, UWC High Schools, Education & Research, Health & Medicine, Social Impact, Interview/Profile
A research fellow in cardiology for the past three years at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, Raheem Khadour (Syria, UWC Mahindra College, College of the Atlantic ’25) has been chosen to present his work at two national science conferences, and is a contributing author to a paper published in the Journal of Immunology.
College/University Partners, Current Scholars, UWC High Schools, Social Impact, Interview/Profile
For an eight-minute speech to her college community last fall, first-year student Nana Hayrumyan ’27 (Artsakh/Armenia, UWC Dilijan) shared what she had learned from an experience that is hard even to imagine.
College/University Partners, Current Scholars, UWC High Schools, Business & Economics, Social Impact, Interview/Profile
A business and psychology double major at Brandeis, Mar Manolioudaki ’26 (Greece, UWC Atlantic) was recently featured in the book Mikres Epikyndines, “Little Dangerous Ones,” which spotlights 100 Greek women who are driving change and who express themselves with bravery and authenticity.
College/University Partners, Current Scholars, Education & Research, Social Impact, Technology, Interview/Profile
Brandon Villalta Lopez (Nicaragua/Costa Rica, UWC Changshu China, Bates ’25) isn’t afraid to perform before an audience—or to examine mysteries of the universe.
College/University Partners, Current Scholars, Social Impact, Technology, News Item
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.
College/University Partners, Current Scholars, Education & Research, Health & Medicine, News Item
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.
Current Scholars, UWC High Schools, Education & Research, Health & Medicine, Interview/Profile
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.”
College/University Partners, Current Scholars, Education & Research, Health & Medicine, Interview/Profile
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.
