Undergraduates in the News: 2007-2008

U.Va. Fourth-Year Student Spencer Named to USA Today Team

February 14, 2008 — Tyler S. Spencer, an international health and environmental sustainability major at the University of Virginia, has been named to USA Today's All-USA College Academic team.
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Forty-Two University of Virginia Students Receive Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards

February 28, 2008 — Forty-two University of Virginia undergraduates have received Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards, which will assist them in conducting independent research during the summer.
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Xiao Wang Selected as Truman Scholar

March 26, 2008 — Xiao Wang, a third-year student in economics at the University of Virginia, is a 2008 Truman Scholarship winner.
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Two U.Va. Students Selected as Davis Peace Winners

April 1, 2008 — A water purification system designed by two University of Virginia students has been selected as one of the 100 "Projects for Peace" to be funded by centenarian philanthropist Kathryn Wasserman Davis.
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Two University of Virginia Biochemistry Majors Receive Goldwater Scholarships to Pursue Advanced Study in Science

April 3, 2008 — Two University of Virginia students are among 321 Goldwater Scholarship recipients announced this week.
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University of Virginia Student Michelle Henry Chosen to Receive Udall Scholarship

April 8, 2008 — Michelle Henry, an environmental sciences major at the University of Virginia, has received a 2008 Udall Scholarship to support her research into climate and diet in South Africa.
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U.Va. Grad Daniel Young Receives a Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship

August 13, 2008 — Daniel Young, a 2007 politics and history graduate of the University of Virginia, has received a Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship.
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