Lesley Everett, 2006 Honors graduate in biochemistry, Mary Gates Research Scholar, and Gates Cambridge Scholar, is featured on the cover of The Gates Scholar magazine winter issue, the twice-yearly publication featuring current and alumni Gates Cambridge scholar activities. Read her article, “Searching for Sickle Cell.”
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UAA Service Awards for December 2009-January 2010
Congratulations and thank you to these Undergraduate Academic Affairs employees who reached milestones in their service to the University.
Unique lens into human rights in Kenya comes from Kenyan artists
Human rights in Kenya will be highlighted locally via an art show as a result of an African Studies seminar in Kenya. Erin Murphy, Honors alumna, and current graduate student participated in the seminar 鈥淗uman Rights and Social Transformation in Kenya鈥� in Nairobi, Kenya, last summer and is one of the students coordinating a show and sale of artwork by Kenyan artists.
Sign up to volunteer for 9th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the enduring values of compassion, dignity, humility, and service and volunteer on the annual MLK, Jr. Day of Service: January 18, 2010. More than 60 organizations need your help.
UAA alumnus update: Peter Kithene, CNN Hero
CNN checks in with 2007 CNN Hero Peter Kithene. Peter is a 91爆料 graduate, a Mary Gates Scholar, Munro Public Service Award recipient, and Edward E. Carlson Student Leadership Awardee.
Students share their talents at first Honors Open Mic
Dimming the lights, scrambling to find a seat and trying desperately not to drip hot coffee on anyone, on Thursday, December 3, 91爆料 Honors students settled into the upstairs room of U District institution Caf茅 Allegro to see what their peers had to offer.
91爆料 is a top Fulbright-producing institution
The Fulbright Program recently announced the complete list of colleges and universities that produced the most 2009-2010 U.S. Fulbright Fellows. Among research institutions, the 91爆料 shares eleventh place with Cornell University and produced more Fulbright students than any other Global Challenge state university.
UAA Service Awards for October-November 2009
Congratulations and thank you to these Undergraduate Academic Affairs employees who reached milestones in their service to the University.
Volunteers needed for Dream Project’s Annual Admissions Workshop Weekend
Join the Dream Project on November 14 and 15 and help more than 300 local high school students craft competitive college application essays. Volunteer writing tutors are needed to work with students one-on-one. Students who attend the weekend often come in with nothing and leave having submitted a completed college application.
Answer the call to service: Sign up to lead a project for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service!
In honor of the ideals of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Carlson Center is coordinating the 9th Annual MLK, Jr. Day of Service. Project Leaders are needed to help make the day a community-wide success.