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McNair Scholar Chris Abruscato Accepted as a Summer Research Program Scholar at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL)

04/24/2025 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to McNair Scholar, Chris Abruscato! Chris has been accepted as a Summer Research Program Scholar to work with Dr. Ziaoshan Xu as his mentor. THis SRI is in the Emerging Quantum Materials and Technology, in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). This program is funded by both the National Science … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey Attends Lichen Workshop in West Virginia

01/24/202311/03/2022 by Liina Koivula

EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey collected and identified lichen species with mentor Dr. Jessica Allen for his summer research internship. He recently had the opportunity to travel with Dr. Allen and a group of students to the Tuckerman Lichen Workshop, an annual field course for scholars and enthusiasts, held this year in a remote redoubt of Appalachia, … Read more

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 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