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COLLEGE PARK, Md., Dec. 3, 2024 — The University of Maryland has awarded nonresidential fellowships to two distinguished Ukrainian scholars, through the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Nonresidential Scholars Program, supporting critical research projects focused on “Preservation and Restoration” in the context of Ukraine's ongoing conflict with Russia.

By Sumaya Abdel-MotagalyFour graduate students in the UMD School of Public Health were selected for the Global STEWARDS (STEM Training at the Nexus of Energy, WAter Reuse and FooD Systems) Fellowship, a graduate education program designed to train students to effectively work and communicate across disciplines to address global food, energy and water issues.This year’s SPH awardees are: Gerry Andhikaputra, a student in epidemiology and biostatistics, and Bukola Omena-Okpowe, Asangwing Formukong and Nick An – all students in environmental health sciences.

Stacy Kosko shares her story as a founding faculty member of Maryland Global’s Global Classrooms program.

Ashley Chau ‘25, lead Peer Research Mentor in First Year Innovation and Research Experience (FIRE) shares her research work to preserve local dialects of the Chinese language, which are rapidly becoming extinct.

“I’m so glad I [studied abroad] during my freshman year because it helped me choose a concentration within my major that focuses on biodiversity and conservation—things I got to experience firsthand on the trip.”

College of Education professor Dennis Kivlighan shares his Fulbright experience from Palermo, Italy as a psychology scholar.