McNair Alumni Alejandro Torres-Gonzalez Presents at Friend’s of Turnbull Event

McNair Graduate Alejandro Torres-Gonzalez presented his McNair 2023 research, “Comparing EWU Restoration Site Insect and Bee Richness and Abundance to Degraded Wheat Field and Natural Sites”, at the Friends of Turnbull event this October 2024. Alejandro also presented at the Eastern Washington University’s Biology Department Seminar this October 2024. There he informed attendees of the … Read more

EWU McNair Alum Mori Staar Accepted by PhD Program at UNLV!

Congrats to Mori Williams

Congratulations to EWU McNair Alum Mori Staar! Mori was recently accepted by the Water Resources PhD program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. In 2021, Mori graduated from Eastern Washington University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science with an emphasis in Chemistry and a minor in Japanese. Mori completed their Master’s … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Alumni Ashley Destin Accepted to Washington State University Master of Science in Animal Science

Congrats to Ashley Destin

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Alumni Ashley Destin! Ashley has been accepted to Washington State University’s Master of Science in Animal Science. Of their program, Washington State University states: Programs are flexible and designed to meet the needs and interests of the student and, as such, specific degree requirements are determined through individual consultation with an … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Alumna Kianna Baker Accepted to Colombia School of Nursing

Congrats to Key Baker

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Alumna Kianna Baker! Kiana has been accepted to Columbia University’s School of Nursing (MDE) with scholarships. One of Key’s awards is the Pathways to Leadership & Advancement in Nursing (PLAN) program scholarship, featuring mentoring, study group sessions, and other financial, academic, emotional, and professional supports exclusive to PLAN recipients. Columbia’s … Read more

McNair Alum Illuminate the Graduate School Experience

What a joy to see the faces of 6 former EWU McNair Scholars all on the same screen this summer! As a part of the culminating weeks of our intensive McNair Summer Research Internship that includes daily graduate school application and preparation seminars, these brilliant alumni joined us to share their insights and experiences as … Read more

EWU McNair Alumna Isaura Gallegos Doing Great Things!

Isaura Gallegos Updates

We recently reached out to EWU McNair Alumna Isaura Gallegos and she gave us updates on her amazing work! Next fall, Isaura will be defending her PhD dissertation at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she has been doing research in Human Development, Learning and Teaching. She has already secured a post doc appointment at … Read more