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Alumni Achievements

Â鶹ԭ´´â€™s 2026 Alumni Award Recipients

Meena Duguay ’93, Laila Zamudio Alvarez ’18 and Sylvie Wilson ’21 are being honored for how they live out Â鶹ԭ´´â€™s core value of social responsibility.

News Topics

• Alumni
• Social Responsibility
• Awards

Organization

• Advancement

Research

Â鶹ԭ´´â€™s 2026 Goldwater Scholar Advances Biology Research

From leading a research project as a first-year student to Ph.D. aspirations, Lucas Oppenheimer ’27 embarks on a rewarding journey in molecular biology.

News Topics

• Molecular Biology
• Awards

The Participant Magazine

Â鶹ԭ´´ Named No. 1 Baccalaureate Producer of Fulbright Recipients

Â鶹ԭ´´ earns top recognition on the U.S. Fulbright Program’s 2025-26 list of leading institutions, extending its streak to 17 years

News Topics

• Awards
• Intercultural Understanding
• Fulbright Fellowship
• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue

Organization

• Office of Fellowships
• Writing Center

The Participant Magazine

Fireflies & Medicine: Professor Aaron Leconte Awarded $503,298 NIH Grant

Aaron Leconte and his students in the Department of Natural Sciences of Â鶹ԭ´´ and Scripps Colleges are researching a firefly enzyme’s potential as a biotech tool for human health.

News Topics

• Chemistry
• Awards
• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue
• Faculty

Organization

• Department of Natural Sciences

The Participant Magazine

Will These Students Change the World?

Â鶹ԭ´´'s 2024–25 award winners have big plans

News Topics

• The Participant Fall 2025 Issue
• Students
• Alumni
• Awards

The Participant Magazine

Innovating in Chemistry: Wenzel Lab Awarded $250,000 NSF Grant

The award will support several student researchers in a project aimed at unlocking inexpensive ways to develop critically important chemical compounds

News Topics

• Chemistry
• Science
• Awards
• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue
• Faculty

Organization

• Department of Natural Sciences

Student Achievements

Scholars Near and Far: 2025 Awards Update

This award season, Â鶹ԭ´´ students continue to enhance Â鶹ԭ´´â€™s global academic reputation.

News Topics

• Awards
• Study Abroad

Student Achievements

Â鶹ԭ´´ Announces Selection of 18 Recipients of 2025 Fulbright Awards

Â鶹ԭ´´ students and alumni have delivered another impressive result in this year’s awards, which will enable them to teach English, continue their studies, and pursue research projects around the world.

News Topics

• Awards
• Students
• Environmental Analysis
• History
• Psychology
• Political Studies
• Linguistics
• Critical Global Studies
• Anthropology
• Economics
• Media Studies
• Organizational Studies
• Religious Studies
• Sociology
• Study Abroad
• Fulbright Fellowship

Organization

• Office of Fellowships

Student Achievements

2025 Watson Fellow Aidan Henrikson ’25 Takes History Off the Books

Â鶹ԭ´´ student Aidan Henrikson ’25 has received the 2025 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship to immerse himself in the study of history through media, art, scent, and more in six countries.

News Topics

• History
• Students
• Awards
• Study Abroad

Organization

• Office of Fellowships

Student Achievements

Two Â鶹ԭ´´ Students Promote Environmental Education With Projects for Peace Award

2025 Projects for Peace awardees Sammy Basa ’25 and Zhané Moledina ’25 are creating a community-led education project to preserve Sibuyan Island, a beacon of biodiversity in the Philippines.

News Topics

• Awards
• Students
• Climate & Environment
• Environmental Analysis
• Organizational Studies
• Political Studies
• Environmental Sustainability

Organization

• Office of Fellowships