Ten from MIT awarded 2020 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Published by MIT News on April 14, 2020

Ten MIT students and alumni are among the 30 recipients of this year’s Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans. The MIT-affiliated winners are Pelkins Mbacham …

By Julia Mongo
Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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Charlotte Minsky and Lyndie Mitchell Zollinger named 2020 Gates Cambridge Scholars

Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Published by MIT News on February 18, 2020

MIT seniors Charlotte Minsky and Lyndie Mitchell Zollinger have won the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which offers students an opportunity to pursue graduate study in the field of …

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Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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Mehtaab Sawhney named 2020 Churchill Scholar

Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships
Published by MIT News on January 30, 2020

Mehtaab Sawhney, a senior from Commack, New York, has been named a 2020 Churchill Scholar and will pursue a year of graduate studies at Cambridge University …

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Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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Making Connections in the Video Game Industry

Jenny (Course 6, ’19) attended the Women in Gaming conference twice  this time taking the stage

The clip-on speaker felt heavy at my side as I walked up to the podium. Not only was the clip making me mildly uncomfortable, …

By Lydia Huth
Lydia Huth Communication and Program Manager
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Take the leap: What it’s like to take a gap year before med school

Emily Brown graduated from MIT in June 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering and Biology. She spent the year after graduation doing clinical work in a private dermatology practice in Boston and started medical school in the …

By Lydia Huth
Lydia Huth Communication and Program Manager
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