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Three members of the University’s Class of 2020 are recipients of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, a prestigious award for undergraduate science majors.

They’re engineers and artists. Activists and athletes. Meet just a few of the members of Rochester’s graduating class who are ready to make their communities—and our world—ever better.

Nik Angyal ’19 had two passions in high school: chemistry and soccer. He graduates from Rochester at the top of his class in both. His next move: pursuing his doctorate and focusing on global climate change.

Five Rochester graduate students and one undergraduate have been offered National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, providing up to three years of support for students pursuing STEM or social science degrees.

Gillian Gingher ’19 didn’t want to attend the University of Rochester for one simple reason: her parents did. But in four years, this double major in art history and business has found her own way.

Suman Kumar ’19 has attended a half dozen international development conferences, met Nobel laureates, rebuilt two schools destroyed by earthquakes in Nepal, and still managed to complete a rigorous curriculum in mechanical engineering.

A biomedical engineering major and first-generation student, Kharimat Alatise ’19 is ready to pursue her doctorate and “be a role model to first-generation and minority students.”

The Albany, New York native is the first Rochester student or alumnus to receive this fellowship, which supports outstanding individuals interested in careers in foreign service.

From a University record 27 semifinalists, 13 students and recent alumni were offered 2019-20 grants in the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Grant program.

Meet the newly elected leaders of the Students’ Association governments in Arts, Sciences, and Engineering and at the Eastman School of Music.