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Four PhD students received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, a federally sponsored program that provides up to three years of support for students pursing doctoral or research-based master’s degrees. Of the more than 16,500 applicants, only 2,000 were awarded fellowships.

This year’s recipients were Keywan Johnson and Tessa Woodruff, both studying for their PhDs in the Department of Chemistry. Johnson completed his bachelor’s degree at the University of Delaware, and Woodruff completed hers at Miami University. Emily Greenwood, a PhD student in psychology, received her bachelor’s degree at the University of Chicago, and Evan Ranken, a doctoral student in physics, received his bachelor’s degree at Colorado College.