EWU McNair Scholar Malachi Chukwu Accepted to University of Oregon PhD Program

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Malachi Chukwu! Malachi has been accepted by the Political Science PhD Program at the University of Oregon. This is in addition to Malachi’s acceptance to the Political Science PhD program at Washington State University with full funding. Malachi Chukwu is an International Affairs and Political Science major at Eastern Washington … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Alexandria Coronado Accepted to University of Alabama PhD Program

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Alexandria Coronado! Alexandria has been accepted by the Political Science PhD Program at the University of Alabama. Alexandria is majoring in Political Science with an emphasis in Pre-Law and minoring in Anthropology. At Eastern, she is involved in the Honors Program as well as the International Affairs Community. Her research … Read more

Christina Ramelow — EWU McNair alum, recent EWU Biology Master’s graduate and current neuroscience PhD student at Emory — publishes research with Dr. Javier Ochoa in Frontiers in Immunology

A Gut Feeling: The Importance of the Intestinal Microbiota in Psychiatric Disorders Here’s an excerpt from the introduction:   “Charles Darwin kept a diary where he would annotate feelings and symptoms, often describing his trouble with the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and anxiety (1). In one of his letters to his medical advisors, he noted the … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos Accepted to Masters Program at Arizona State University

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos! Lizeth has been accepted by the Masters in Counseling Program at Arizona State University. Lizeth is majoring in Applied Developmental Psychology and minoring in Race and Culture Studies as well as Chicana/o/x Studies. Her research interests include psychology of the Latinx community and focusing on Latinx college students … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Aulane Mpouli Accepted to Duke University PhD Program

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Aulane Mpouli. Aulane has been accepted by the Chemistry PhD Program at Duke University with full funding! This is Aulane’s third acceptance. She was also accepted by Ohio State University and the University of Utah, both for a PhD in Chemistry with full funding. Aulane is majoring in Chemistry and … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Rachael Pentico Accepted to SUNY PhD Program

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Rachael Pentico! Rachael has been accepted by Syracuse University’s (SUNY) College of Environmental Science and Forestry for a PhD in Ecosystems: Land, Water, and Air. Rachael has also been accepted by the University of Idaho in their Masters of Natural Resources Program.   Rachael is majoring in Biology at Eastern … Read more