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academic-achievements1 year ago

"Yale Professors Priyamvada Natarajan and Akiko Iwasaki Named on Time's 2024 Most Influential List"

Two Yale professors, astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan and immunologist Akiko Iwasaki, have been named to Time Magazine's 2024 list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Their groundbreaking work in astrophysics and immunology has earned them this prestigious recognition, marking the first time in over a decade that a sitting member of the Yale faculty has been included in the list. Natarajan's theories on the universe and Iwasaki's research on the human body's response to viral infections have made significant impacts in their respective fields.

education2 years ago

High school students from Hawaii, Idaho, Vermont, Minnesota, and Iowa named US Presidential Scholars.

Three high school seniors from Hawaii have been named U.S. Presidential Scholars for 2023, out of a group of just 161 students nationwide recognized for their achievements in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. The scholars were selected from over 5,000 candidates based on their performance on the SAT or ACT or through nominations.

education2 years ago

New Orleans High School Senior Chooses Cornell After Receiving Record Number of College Acceptances and Scholarships

Dennis Barnes, a 16-year-old senior from New Orleans, has chosen to attend Cornell University in the fall after receiving over 185 college acceptances and more than $10 million in scholarship offers. Barnes, who has a 4.98 GPA and is graduating two years early, plans to pursue computer science and criminal justice. He credited his family's support for his accomplishment and hopes to meet new people and gain a different perspective of the world during his college experience.