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EWU McNair Alumna Marixza Torres Awarded National Science Foundation Fellowship

12/02/202404/08/2021 by Jaeger, Corinne

Congratulations to EWU McNair Alumna Marixza Torres! Marixza has been awarded a highly competitive and prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRF). The NSF GRF program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines pursuing research-based masters and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions. The five-year fellowship includes three years of … Read more

EWU College of Social Sciences Honors Six EWU McNair Scholars

12/02/202405/20/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne

This spring, the Eastern Washington University College of Social Sciences has selected six EWU McNair Scholars for some of their highest awards. The Frances B. Huston Medallion Award is presented to only 20 graduating students each year who have a strong academic record and have demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities at Eastern and in the community. … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Marixza Torres Accepted into Additional PhD Program

12/02/202405/01/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne

Marixza Torres Grad School Acceptances Announcements 2020

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Marixza Torres! Marixza has been accepted into the PhD program in Psychology at the University of California, Irvine. This is in addition to prior acceptances to the PhD in Human Development and Family Services at the University of Missouri as well as to the Masters of Social Work program at … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Marixza Torres Awarded Frances B. Huston Medallion

12/02/202404/28/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Marixza Torres! Marixza has been selected to receive a 2019-2020 Frances B. Huston Medallion Award for the College of Social Sciences. This award is presented to only 20 graduating students each year who have a strong academic record and have demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities at Eastern and in the community. … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Marixza Torres Accorded Honorable Mention from NSF

11/30/202404/02/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne

Congratulations EWU McNair Scholar Marixza Torres! Marixza applied with thousands of other students for a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to support her research. She has been accorded an Honorable Mention in the 2020 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program competition for her research proposal’s intellectual merit and potential broader impacts. In her 2018 summer research … Read more