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Sarah Nicholls stands outside of Thompson Hall

Nicholls ’25 Earns Goldwater Scholarship

Sarah Nicholls ’25 was recently chosen as one of 438 recipients of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the nation’s premier undergraduate award for science, math, engineering and technology (STEM) majors who plan to pursue a Ph.D. and have a career in research. Read More

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