The following is a listing of undergraduate and graduate students who received awards, scholarships, fellowships and grants during the 2003-2004 academic year.
THOMAS C. BARRY TRAVEL FELLOWSHIPS: Established in 2002, the Barry Fellowship supports volunteer projects or other work, or purposeful travel in developing countries. This year, two awards were made: Mario Conde '06 will study water treatment technologies and conservationist policies in Brazil; and Benjamin Siegel '07 will volunteer with a public service organization in India, working as an advocate for local residents who will be displaced by the Narmada River Dam project.
BEINECKE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: A Beinecke Scholarship supporting two years of graduate study in any discipline in the arts, humanities or social sciences was awarded to Robert James '05.
COOKE GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS: The Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarships support up to six years of graduate study in any discipline. Yale's two nominees this year are Taniqua Alexander '02 and Ashley Morris '03. Awards will be determined by the National Scholarship Review Panel in June and winners notified by mid-July.
DONALD L. DELL AWARD: Offered biennially, the Donald L. Dell Award supports post-baccalaureate study, an internship, or other activity that demonstrates a continued commitment to excellence. The award is designated for a graduating senior who displays a capacity for discipline and leadership in his or her chosen field and sportsmanship in the Yale tradition. This year's recipient is Maureen Braun, who will conduct research on maternal healthcare and the role of midwifery clinics in the United States.
FULBRIGHT GRANTS: Thirty-eight seniors submitted applications for Fulbright Grants and 15 were recommended by the National Screening Committees to the Fulbright Commissions abroad. Ten members of the Class of 2004 have received awards to date: Katherine Fennell, who will study the impact of politics and economics on the public university system in post-Peron Argentina; Laura Finkelstein, who will study the relevance of the Holocaust to present-day attitudes about elderly care service in Israel; Rebecca Hunter, who will pursue the Diploma Program in International Relations at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna; Judith Joffe-Block, who will study the small Mexican farmer cooperatives growing organic fruits and vegetables for the export market; Natasha Keith, who will conduct scientific research on the regulation and control of protein folding in Argentina; Daniel Keniston, who will study the economic geography of marketplaces in central Guinea and the interaction between economics and socio-cultural factors; Whitney May, who will analyze how women's opportunities, particularly those in the workforce, have been affected in Russia's transition economy; Mahbod Moghadam, who will conduct research on 20th-century Algerian political movements and the process of Islamicization in other parts of the Muslim world; and Shoshana Woo, who will study the social and psychological development of at-risk children in Vietnam.
A French Government Teaching Assistantship was awarded to Diana Cieslak. Tara O'Donnell declined an award to study in China to accept a Light Fellowship. One recommended candidate withdrew from the competition to accept another major fellowship.
GOLDMAN SACHS GLOBAL LEADERS AWARDS: The Goldman Sachs competition is conducted in selected countries to identify 100 sophomores who have demonstrated outstanding leadership abilities. One of the 16 awards earmarked for students in the United States went to Jacob Leibenluft '06. Leibenluft is also one of the eight U.S. winners chosen to attend the Goldman Sachs Global Leadership Institute in New York City.
BARRY M. GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: Goldwater Scholarships are merit-based awards supporting one or two years of study for American undergraduates with demonstrated interest in and potential for careers in the natural sciences and mathematics. All four of Yale's nominees were named Goldwater Scholars: Melody Chan '05; Swati Deshmukh '06; Courtney Stritar '05; and Vanessa Wood '05.
GORDON GRAND FELLOWSHIPS: The Gordon Grand Fellowship is a post-baccalaureate award established by the Council of Masters to honor Gordon Grand Jr., a distinguished member of the Yale College Class of 1938. The fellowship supports a year of travel, work, or research abroad or in the United States. Two awards were made this year: Ruth DeGolia '04 and Benita Singh '04, who will work with rural communities in Guatemala, helping them to develop American markets for their crafts and to use the profits in turn to enhance and develop their communities.
CLASS OF 1960 JOHN HEINZ GOVERNMENT SERVICE FELLOWSHIPS: Established by the Class of 1960 in honor of the late Senator John Heinz, the Heinz Fellowships support a summer internship in federal, state or local government. This year's recipients are: Brian Goldman '05, for an internship with the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C.; Noah Heymann '06, for an internship with the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C.; Dawn Lippert '06, for an internship with the United States Embassy in Lima, Peru; and Daniel Weeks '06, for an internship at the United States Consulate in Hamburg, Germany.
HENRY FELLOWSHIP: The Henry Fellowship is an exchange program between Harvard and Yale Universities and the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford. One Henry Fellowship is made available annually for a Yale graduating senior to study for one academic year at either Oxford or Cambridge. This year's recipient is Raisa Rexer '04, who will pursue a master's degree at Oxford in 19th-century English literature.
HOWLAND (1891) FELLOWSHIP: The Charles P. Howland Fellowship supports study or research abroad for a senior who demonstrates promise of useful activity to improve international relations. One award was made: Gabrielle Tiven '04, for volunteer work with a non-profit organization in Mexico and a study of its education and public health efforts among the indigenous Tarahumara people.
HUANG UNDERGRADUATE TRAVEL FELLOWSHIPS: Established by the Yale Center for International and Area Studies, Parker Huang Fellowships are awarded to students in Yale College to support study and travel in the non-English speaking countries of Africa and Asia, as well as countries in Eastern Europe and Latin America. This year, awards were made to four members of the Class of 2004: Beth Dolinsky, to work on an HIV transmission study in Russia; Roger Ho, to study acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine in Hong Kong; Cassie Hsu, to continue her Chinese language study in China; and Soowhan Lah, to volunteer in an orphanage in South Korea and to study socio-cultural factors that contribute to the reluctance of Koreans to adopt.
KINGSLEY TRUST ASSOCIATION SUMMER TRAVEL FELLOWSHIPS: Established in honor of Yale's Tercentennial by the Kingsley Trust Association (also known as the Scroll and Key Society), the fellowships commemorate Yale College graduates who attained distinction in their life's work. This year's recipients are five sophomores: Elizabeth Dohrmann, who received the Harvey Cushing Fellowship in Science for the study of autism treatment programs in Italy; Wyatt Golding, the recipient of the Maynard Mack Fellowship in Humanities to undertake a biking and backpacking trip along the James Dalton Highway in Alaska, and then to write a travel book about the American frontier; Rachel Tess Korobkin, who was awarded the Maynard Mack Fellowship in Humanities for the study of three periods in public mural painting in Mexico, culminating in a book combining images with text from interviews and reflective writing; Abigail Reider, the winner of the Harvey Cushing Fellowship in Science for research and community service in Bolivia at a girls' shelter and at a non-profit children's hospital; and Michelle Weitz, who was given the A. Bartlett Giamatti Fellowship in European Literature and History for a study of the role of both individual and collective memory in the construction of Polish national identity among the populations of Poland's eastern borderlands.
RICHARD U. LIGHT UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS: Funded by the Richard U. Light Foundation of Kalamazoo, Michigan, the Richard U. Light Fellowships at Yale support language study at approved sites in East Asia for a summer, term, academic year or any combination thereof. Recipients of summer fellowships are: for study in China -- Emma Ashburn '04, Nicholas Atwood '05, Henri Benaim '06, Cole Carnesecca '06, Jessie Cheng '06, Christina Chinloy '06, KaWing Cho '07, Samuel Chu '06, Courtney Cox '06, James Darnton '05, Anneliese Finegan '05, Bjorn Fredrickson '06, Rachel Gretencord M.A. '05, Jennifer Guest '05, Seunghee Ham '07, Emmy Harris '06, Geri Kantor M.A. '04, Scarlet Kim '05, Naoko Kozuki '06, Jee-Eun Lee '06, Brian Lehmann '04, Daniel Levy '06, Victoria Liu '06, Catherine Massie '05, Alexander Millman '06, Ken Odaka M.A. '04, Tara O'Donnell '04, Meara Palmer-Young '06, Adam Presser '06, Nathaniel Puksta '07, Jan Rettel '07, Justin Ross '07, Rena Sasaki '04, Andrew Smeall '05, Evan Suzuki '07, Peter Swartz '07, Carolyn Tan '07, Philip Uhde '07, Wook Yoon Ph.D. '07, Carolyn Zabrycki '04; for study in Japan -- Mia Arakaki '05, Bradley Bailey '05, Danielle Catambay '06, Kara French '05, Joshua Frydman '06, Frederik Green Ph.D. '08, Nadia Kanagawa '06, Yoon-jee Kim '05, Christopher Lapinig '07, Kathryn Malizia '04, Steven Nam '05, Nancy Nguyen '07, David Reiman '05, Andrew Watts '06, Rui Yang '06, Yan Yang '05, Jeongseok Yu '06, Jie Zhou '06; for study in Korea -- Jacqueline Kim '06, Susan Kim '07, Mark Lee '04 and Gregory Weiner '05. Term or academic year fellowship recipients are: for study in China -- Michael Alpert '06, Emma Ashburn '04, Anneliese Finegan '05, Bjorn Fredrickson '06, Emmy Harris '06, Geri Kantor M.A. '04, Jee-Hae Lee '06, Michael Marone '04, Natalia Montouri '04, Patricia Moon '05, Tara O'Donnell '04, Ken Odaka M.A. '04, Rena Sasaki '04, Neil Toomey '04, Carolyn Zabrycki '04; for study in Japan -- Mia Arakaki '05, Davina Bankole '05, Frank Dhont Ph.D. '09, Jon-Pal Gagnum '04, Lee Hiromoto '05, Kevin Lam '06, Kathryn Malizia '04, Andrew Watts '06, Yan Yang '05; for study in Korea -- Mark Lee '04 and Gregory Weiner '05.
MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIP: A Marshall Scholarship for two years of postgraduate study at any British university was awarded to Andrew Klaber '04, who will pursue an M.Phil. in development studies at Oxford University. Christopher Wells '04 declined the Marshall to accept a Rhodes Scholarship.
GEORGE J. MITCHELL SCHOLARSHIP: A Mitchell Scholarship supporting one year of post-graduate study at any university in Ireland or Northern Ireland was awarded to Sophie Raseman '04, who declined the award.
NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM: DAVID L. BOREN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS: Under the NSEP, the U.S. government provides scholarship assistance for overseas study of languages and cultures in regions outside of Western Europe, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. This year, six awards were given: Paige Austin '06, for study in Syria; Matthew Harsha-Strong '05, for study in Egypt; Bryce Kaufman '07, for study in Turkey; Emily Kruger '07, for study in China; Keith Urbahn '06, for study in Egypt; and Daniel Weisfield '07, for study in China.
RHODES SCHOLARSHIP: A Rhodes Scholarship for two years of study at Oxford University was awarded to Christopher Wells '04, who will pursue an M.Phil. in modern Middle Eastern studies.
HENRY HART RICE FOREIGN RESIDENCE FELLOWSHIP: Established by the Yale Center for International and Area Studies, the Rice Foreign Residence Fellowships support students in the humanities and social sciences for work, research or study in countries that have not been traditional friends and allies of the United States. There was one award this year: Nanlesta Pilgrim '04, who will work as the health program coordinator of the Volunteer Youth Corps in Guyana.
SAINT ANDREW'S GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP: Since 1960, The Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York has funded two graduate scholarships a year to support one year of study by a student of Scottish descent in any discipline at a university in Scotland for the purpose of promoting cultural interchange and goodwill between the United States and Scotland. This year, a scholarship was awarded to David Haltom '04 to pursue a master's degree in architecture at the University of Glasgow.
THE STACEY SANDERS FELLOWSHIP: Now in its second year, the Stacey Sanders Summer Fellowship offers an opportunity for a freshman or sophomore to spend a summer abroad pursuing formal study, an internship or an independent project. This year's recipient is Alem Woldegiorgis '06, who will conduct research on the mental and reproductive health of women in Eritrea, in conjunction with their socio-political rights as designated by religion, culture or secular law.
SEAPINE SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS FOR THE STUDY OF SPANISH OR PORTUGUESE: The Seapine Summer Fellowships for Language Study in Spain, Portugal, or Latin America allow Yale students to accelerate rapidly in their command of Spanish or Portuguese and to learn first-hand about the cultures of the region. This year, awards for study of Portuguese went to Richard Cruz '07; Gabriel Hernandez '07; Abraham Koogler '06; Marisol Léon '07; Alexandra Mazur '05; Tracy Paul '06; Kahina Robinson '06; Matthew Traldi '06; and Daniel Weisfield '07, all studying in Brazil. Awards for study of Spanish went to Jean Clemente '06 for study in Spain; Romy Drucker '07 for study in Spain; Julia Hickey '07 for study in Ecuador; Concha Mendoza '06 for study in Ecuador; Christopher Ornelas '07 for study in Ecuador; Ying-Ying Ma '07 for study in Argentina; James Pirruccello '06 for study in Argentina; Trevor Swett '07 for study in Argentina; and Tiffany Wang '06 for study in the Dominican Republic.
SUMMER RESEARCH IN EAST ASIA TRAVEL GRANTS: Summer Research in East Asia Travel Grants are awarded to students in Yale College to support research in East Asia in any discipline. There were five awards this year: Jessica Fei '06, for study of the response of urban youth to HIV/AIDS in China; Peter Hasegawa '05, for a study of foreign workers in the Japanese shipping industry and their effect on Japanese language, religion and culture; Christina Li '06, for research on China's rapid economic growth and the legal and social obstacles faced by women in Chinese society; Kaitlyn Trigger '06, for a research internship with Civic Exchange, a public policy think-tank in Hong Kong; and Taisu Zhang '05, for research on the revival of traditional Confucian education in the standard education scheme at a high school in north China and the functioning of government and law in rural China at the present time.
HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP: Truman Scholarships support up to four years of university study (i.e., senior year of college and one to three years of graduate school) for students planning careers in public service. One Yale College junior was a recipient this year: Aaron Tang.
MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP: Udall Scholarships support a year of undergraduate study for students with a commitment to environmental issues. One of Yale's nominees was named a Udall Scholar: Raina Thiele '04. Three other Yale nominees received Honorable Mention Awards: Andrew Cedar '06; Shani Harmon '06; and Dawn Lippert '06.
WENDY E. BLANNING MEMORIAL SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS were awarded to two students for the pursuit of professional projects made possible only with the fellowship's financial support. The recipients and their projects are: Rachel Denison '06, who will work as a research intern at the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, University of London; and Nicole Grant '06, who will conduct research on Honduran health care in Intibuca, Honduras.
A COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP, supporting postgraduate study in the United Kingdom, was awarded to Alim Manji '04 for study at the London School of Economics.
A FREEMAN-ASIA AWARD, supporting undergraduate study in East and Southeast Asia, was awarded to Don Phan '05 for a term program in Vietnam, and to Eugene Mortison '05 for a summer program in China.
GATES CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARSHIPS supporting up to four years of postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge were awarded to one senior, Katherine Epstein; to one graduate student, Emily Noah (Forestry & Environmental Studies); and to two alumni: Mary De Ming Fan (LAW '03) and Michael Motto '01.
HUMANITY IN ACTION FELLOWSHIPS supporting the study of human rights and minority rights in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands were awarded to Christopher Hanson '05, David Lau '05, Charles Lockwood '04, Nilakshi Parndigamage '06 and Samuel Walker '05.
A CHARLES G. KOCH SUMMER FELLOWSHIP, supporting a program of seminars and workshops in Washington, D.C, and an internship in public policy, was awarded to Diana Feygin '06.
MICHAEL MANZELLA FELLOWSHIPS, supporting a project which in some way captures the spirit of Michael Manzella's life, were awarded to Patrick Huguenin '06, Abigail Keene-Babcock '07 and Maya Ling '05.
ANDREW W. MELLON FELLOWSHIPS IN HUMANISTIC STUDIES supporting the first year of graduate study at any U.S. or Canadian graduate school were awarded to one senior, Carey Seal; and to two alumni: John Muse '00 and Daniel Pollack-Pelzner '01.
A NATIONAL DEFENSE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP supporting three years of graduate study in science, mathematics or engineering was awarded to alumnus Tamar Mentzel '97.
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS supporting three years of graduate study in science, social sciences, mathematics or engineering were awarded to three seniors: Collin Jackson, Brian Lehmann and Brian Zeglis: and to 11 alumni: Vanessa Anderson '99, Martha Bagnali '00, Emma Buchtel '99, Nadine Lehrer '98, Kenyatha Loftis '02, Tamar Mentzel '97, Marek Michalowski '02 and M.S. GRAD '03, Sarah Minkin '99, Darby Saxbe '99, Eric Stern '03 and M.S. GRAD '03 and Kara Swanson '03.
A NEW YORK CITY URBAN FELLOWSHIP was awarded to Jeremy Merkelson '04.
An OVERSEAS PRESS CLUB FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP was awarded to Nicholas Zamiska '04.
A PULLIAM JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP, supporting a program of lectures, workshops and a summer internship, was awarded to Carolyn Rothman '06.
A LEONARD M. REISER FELLOWSHIP IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & GLOBAL SECURITY was awarded to Krishna Parekh '05.
ROTARY FOUNDATION AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS supporting a year of study abroad were awarded to Carol Huang '04, for study in Beirut; Alison Schary '04, for study in Ireland and Samuel Baker '04, for study in England.
THE J.W. SAXE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE is awarded to outstanding college and university students involved in public service activities during a summer or other term. Three Yale students received recognition this year: Kevin Abels '05, Xiaonan Liu LAW '04 and Yaakov Sadan '06.
PAUL AND DAISY SOROS FELLOWSHIPS FOR NEW AMERICANS supporting up to two years of graduate study in any discipline were awarded to three alumni: Pakou Hang '99, Chi Nguyen '98 and Sunita Puri '02; and to three graduate students: Rahul Rajkumar '00 and LAW and MED '06, Allon Kedem LAW '05 and Nusrat Choudhury LAW '06.
A UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION FELLOWSHIP IN LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE has been awarded to Kimberly Brown '04.
THE YALE-CHINA ESSAY PRIZE is given to a senior for the most outstanding essay addressing any aspect of the study of China. The 2004 winner is Natalia Montuori '04 for her essay "Integration and Isolation: The SARS Experience in China and Taiwan."
THE YALE-CHINA ASSOCIATION TEACHING FELLOWS teach English for two years at universities and secondary schools in mainland China and Hong Kong. Five members of the Class of 2004 were selected to serve as fellows: Samantha Culp, Mirinda Gillespie, Seiji Shirane, Ming Thompson and Rachel Wasser.
THE YALE-NEW ASIA COLLEGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM supports undergraduates from Yale and New Asia College (Chinese University of Hong Kong) in an exchange involving cross-cultural learning and interaction. Activities and student presentations take place in New Haven and in Hong Kong and focus on a different theme each year. Selected for the 2004 conference on "Law and Society" were: Tiffany Clay '05, Kaitlyn Trigger '05, Tyler Coburn '05, Adam Click '05, Chad Harple '06, Kristi Jones '05, Naoko Kozuki '06 and Nilakshi Parndigamage '06.
LES ASPIN '60 INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWSHIPS: The Les Aspin '60 International Public Service Fellowships provide support for summer internships related to the study of national security and international affairs in the public or non-profit private sector. This year's recipients are Tiffany Clay '06, Matthew Harsha-Strong '06 and Pascal Noel '06.
AUERBACH GRAYSON/LEITNER INTERNSHIPS: Auerbach Grayson/
ALBERT BILDNER TRAVEL PRIZE: The Albert Bildner Prize supports travel to Latin America or the Caribbean for summer research related to the undergraduate senior essay. This year's recipient is George Lyall '05.
EUROPEAN UNION FELLOW-SHIPS: European Union Fellowships, which support research focusing on the European Union or European integration, were awarded to Priscilla Adams '06, Marcus Boeckmann '07, Eve Fairbanks '05, Martha Fulford '05, Michael Gousgounis '06, Benjamin Gurvitz '05, Henry Hancock '05, Vanessa Janowski '04, Zachary Jones '05, Agata Kostecka '06, Joshua Kretman '05, Margaret Olszewski '05 and Alexis Ringwald '05.
FOX INTERNATIONAL FELLOW-SHIPS: The Fox International Fellowships support student exchanges between Yale and the Free University of Berlin, Moscow State University, Sidney Sussex College of Cambridge University, Tokyo University Graduate School, Fudan University in Shanghai (People's Republic of China), Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and El Colegio de Mexico to conduct research in economics, political science, international relations, law, business and finance, or contemporary history. This year's recipients are Katherine Fennell '04, Daniel Kruger '04, Catherine Pitt '04 and Nicole Ries '04.
THE GANZFRIED FAMILY TRAVEL FELLOWSHIPS: The Ganzfried Family Travel Fellowships provide support for research on all subjects related to communal and religious tolerance and understanding, security and cooperation, natural and economic resources, environmental, scientific and technological collaboration and development, communication, culture, gender and family in Israel or for academic work elsewhere in the field of Jewish studies. This year's recipients are Aaron Kachuck '07 and Jacob Saper '07.
KIDD FAMILY FUND FOR CHINESE STUDIES GRANTS: The Kidd Family Fund for Chinese Studies provides small grants to outstanding undergraduate students to conduct research and study Chinese language and culture over the summer. This year's winners are Marcus Boeckmann '07, Hye-Jin Kim '05, Selena Liao '05 and Lily Lo '05.
CHARLES KAO FUND RESEARCH GRANTS: The Charles Kao Fund provides support for summer research in East and Southeast Asia focusing on the impact of technology transfer processes between Asia and the West, and the social, cultural and political transformations in these regions. This year's winner is Alejandra Riguero '05.
LATIN AMERICAN AND IBERIAN STUDIES TRAVEL GRANTS: Latin American and Iberian Studies Travel Grants provide support for conducting research or study abroad in Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal or Spain. This year's winner is Patricio Zambrano-Barragan '05.
BEST LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES SENIOR ESSAY: This year's recipients are Helen Phillips '04 and Monique Walton '04.
LEITNER INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE POLITICAL ECONOMY SUMMER AWARDS: The Georg Walter Leitner Program in International and Comparative Political Economy, which funds research on international political economy, has awarded fellowships to Michael Dawson '04, Michelle De Saram '04, Matthew Fong '05, Susan Keppelman '05, Andrew Klaber '04, Teresa Kwon '04, Jessica Leight '06, Ryan Levine '05, Nazneen Mehta '06, Samuel Taylor '05 and Nguyet Tran '04.
WOLFGANG LEONHARD PRIZE IN RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES: The Wolfgang Leonhard Prize in Russian and East European Studies is awarded to the senior who has written the most outstanding essay related to Russia and East Europe. The co-winners are Scott Alan Simpson '04 and Amelia Jane Gibbings Fink '04.
MACRIDIS/LEITNER INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP: The Macridis/Leitner International Internship provides support for an internship in the Athens, Greece-based firm of M.G. Chryssafidis S.A. This year's recipient is George Kalogeropoulos '07.
MAHINDRA/LEITNER INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP: The Mahindra/Leitner international Internship provides support for an internship in the Mumbai office of the Mahindra Group, a large integrated manufacturing and trading company, and one of the leading firms in India. This year's recipient is Santanov Chaudhuri '06.
MITSUBISHI/LEITNER INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP: The Mitsubishi/Leitner International Internship provides support for an internship in a financial services unit of the Mitsubishi Companies in Tokyo, Japan. This year's recipient is Apinya Ruangthaveekoon '06.
MTS/LEITNER INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP: The MTS/Leitner International internship provides support for an internship in the Rome, Italy, office of MTS S.p.A., an integrated financial services firm. This year's recipient is Mariangela Sullivan '05.
STAVROS S. NIARCHOS LANGUAGE STUDY FELLOWSHIPS: The Stavros S. Niarchos Language Study Fellowships provide funding to study the modern Greek language. This year's recipients are Melinda Delis '06, Vanessa Janowski '04, Hrvoje Ostric '07 and Jennifer Reifsnyder '04.
STAVROS S. NIARCHOS RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP: Alexander Karakatsanis '05, Christina Mitropoulou '04 and Hrvoje Ostric '07 have been awarded Stavros S. Niarchos Research Fellowships, which support research focusing on post-classical or modern Greece and its larger interactions with its neighbors in the European and Balkan regions and beyond.
TRISTAN PERLROTH PRIZES: Tristan Perlroth Prizes are awarded for summer travel outside the United States to enhance students' understanding of foreign culture and/or international relations. Prizes were awarded to Gregory Ablavsky '05, Damon Benedict '06, Sarah Chang '05, Taylor Chapman '05, Miriam Clinton '05, Ricardo Cortes '06, Joshua Goodman '05, Bryant Hall '06, George Lyall '06 and Emily Scharfman '05.
REACH OUT SUMMER FELLOWSHIP: The Reach Out Fellowship program seeks to enrich academic study and foster a sense of global responsibility at Yale by encouraging students to explore the social justice and community service dimension of globalization. Through self-designed fellowships at non-government organizations (NGOs) in the developing world, students explore these issues first-hand while also furthering the work of the host NGOs and developing the skills they need to work against poverty, environmental degradation, human rights abuses and injustice internationally. Fellowships were awarded to Denise Bertholin '05, Laura Esnaola '05, Andrea Ezie '06, Jessica Heyman '07, Tanzim Ludhi '05, Nikhil Seshan '07 and Sally Wagner Partin '05.
HENRY HART RICE SENIOR ESSAY PRIZE: The Henry Hart Rice Senior Essay Prize is awarded to the senior who has written the most outstanding essay for international studies major. This year's recipient is Joshua Picker '04.
LIBBY ROUSE FUND FOR PEACE: The Libby Rouse Fund for Peace, which funds research focusing on the countries of the Middle East or the Central Asia countries of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan, were awarded to Timothy Arnold '06, Mark Aziz '05, William Harper '05, Diala Shamas '06 and Raja Shamas '05.
SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES GRANTS: South Asian Studies Grants provide support for research and internships in India or South Asia. Swati Deshmukh '06, Zvika Krieger '07 and Chatan Kumar '05 were awarded fellowships.
SOUTHEAST ASIA STUDIES GRANTS: Southeast Asia Studies Grants support research for students with a demonstrated commitment to the field of Southeast Asia studies. James Fishelson '07, Nancy Huynh '04, Alexander Lee '06, Tiffany Pham '05, Don Phan '06, Nguyet Tran '04, Vy Vu '06 and Hiromi Yoshida '06 are this year's recipients.
SUNRISE FOUNDATION TRAVEL AND RESEARCH GRANTS: Sunrise Foundation Travel and Research Grants provide support for a semester abroad or research abroad during the summer in an "emerging market" country. Drew Alt '05, Jessica Cohen '04, James Fishelson '07, Whitney Haring-Smith '06, Amelia Page '05 and Samuel Taylor '05 were awarded grants.
YALE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL AND AREA STUDIES JOURNALISM PRIZE: Haninah Levine '05 was awarded the YCIAS Journalism Prize for his article "Finding Asylum in a Land of Refuge" in The Jerusalem Report, October 6, 2003.
CHARLES KAO FUND RESEARCH GRANTS: The Charles Kao Fund provides support for summer research in East and Southeast Asia focusing on the impact of technology transfer processes between Asia and the West, and the social, cultural and political transformations in these regions. This year's winners are Ralph Bagley, M.Arch., School of Architecture; Jonathan Padwe, Ph.D., anthropology and School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Hyunhee Park, Ph.D., history; and Brian Vivier, Ph.D., history.
COCA-COLA WORLD FUND AT YALE: The Coca-Cola World Fund at Yale provides summer travel grants for graduate and professional student projects involving applied research or internships overseas that focus on the intersection of at least two of the following fields: international law, international business or management, or international affairs and public policy. Awards were given to Monica Araya, Ph.D., School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Saglar Bougdaeva, M.P.H., epidemiology and public health; Francesco Bova, M.B.A., School of Management; Ellen Brown, M.E.M., School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Tiffani Brown, M.A., international relations; Ryan Calkins, M.A., international relations; Adam Choppin, M.A., international relations; Aruna Dhara, M.P.H., epidemiology and public health; Christiane Ehringhaus, Ph.D., School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Theocharis Grigoriadis, M.A., Russian and East European studies; Thuba Huynh, M.Sc., School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Alder Keleman, M.E.S./M.A., School of Forestry and Environmental Studies/international relations; Nimrod Kozlovski, J.S.D., Law School; Henry Kwan, M.A., African studies; Jaime Lluch, Ph.D., political science; Erica Marcy, M.B.A., School of Management; Gad Nestel, M.B.A., School of Management; Xiaocheng (Stephen) She, M.B.A., School of Management; Caio Silva Pereira Neto, J.S.D., Law School; and Ju-Han Wang, M.E.M., School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
COUNCIL ON EAST ASIAN STUDIES SUMMER TRAVEL AND RESEARCH GRANTS: Students receiving Council on East Asian Studies Summer Travel and Research Grants are Wei-Tseng Chen, L.L.M., Law School; Frank Dhont, Ph.D., history; Jennifer Feeley, Ph.D., East Asian languages and literatures; Jia-Chen Fu, Ph.D., history; Yuan Fu, M.P.H., epidemiology and public health; Kendall Heitzman, Ph.D., East Asian languages and literatures; Hongyu Huang, Ph.D., East Asian languages and literatures; Christina Moon, Ph.D., anthropology; Nana Okura, Ph.D., anthropology; Olga Sooudi, Ph.D., anthropology; Wei Xie, Ph.D., comparative literature; and Wei Yang, Ph.D., East Asian languages and literatures.
COUNCIL ON EAST ASIAN STUDIES SUMMER LANGUAGE MINI-GRANTS: Seven students received Council on East Asian Studies Summer Language Mini Grants for the study of Japanese, Chinese or Korean. They are Allison Alexy, Ph.D., anthropology; Robert Goree, Ph.D., East Asian languages and literatures; Kristin Kajdzik, Ph.D., anthropology; Christina Moon, Ph.D., anthropology; Johanna Ransmeier, Ph.D., history; Brian Steininger, Ph.D., East Asian languages and literatures; and Brian Vivier, Ph.D., history.
COUNCIL ON EAST ASIAN STUDIES DISSERTATION RESEARCH GRANTS: Ten students received Council on East Asian Studies Dissertation Research Grants, which provide aid to Ph.D. students who expect to pursue research focusing primarily on China, Japan or Korea for their doctoral dissertations during the next academic year. They are Steven Clark, Ph.D., East Asian languages and Literatures; Charles Exley, Ph.D., East Asian languages and literatures; Amy Franks, Ph.D., East Asian languages and literatures; Hiroko Ikegami, Ph.D., history of art; David Knight, Ph.D., East Asian languages and literatures; Colin Smith, Ph.D., anthropology; Anthony Spires, Ph.D., sociology; Ling-Yun Tang, Ph.D., sociology; Wook Yoon, Ph.D., history; and Chuanjie Zhang, Ph.D., political science.
EUROPEAN STUDIES FELLOW-SHIPS: European Studies Fellowships, which support training in a European language during the summer, were awarded to Diego Bertelli, Ph.D., Italian; Juan Camilo Gomez-Rivas, Ph.D., medieval studies; and Ping-Yuan Wang, Ph.D., history.
EUROPEAN UNION FELLOW-SHIPS: European Union Fellowships, which support research focusing on the European Union or European integration, were awarded to Stefano Dominioni, Ph.D., sociology; Catherine Dunlop, Ph.D., history; Josip Glaurdic, Ph.D., political science; and Theocharis Grigoriadis, M.A., Russian and East European studies.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES FELLOWSHIPS: Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships, funded by the U.S. Department of Education Title VI, are awarded to graduate and professional school students whose academic work includes foreign language study and whose career plans include teaching, public service or business related to African studies, European studies, Middle Eastern studies, East Asian studies or Latin American and Iberian studies. FLAS Academic Year Fellowships, which fund language study at Yale, were awarded to Yulia Rog, M.A., Russian and East European studies; Sara Myers, M.A., Russian and East European studies; Krzystztof Bebenek, M.A., international relations; Elizabeth Black, M.A., international relations; Rachel Gretencord, M.A., international relations; Carl Malm, M.A., international relations; Lisa Brooks, M.A., African studies; Erin Anderson, M.A., African studies; Jeffrey Meserve, M.A., African studies; Henry Kwan, M.A., African studies; and Reynolds Richter, M.A., African studies.
FLAS SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS: FLAS Summer Fellowships fund intensive language study over the summer. They were awarded to Jonah-Schulhofer-Wohl, Ph.D., political science; Laura Robson, Ph.D., history; Annette Lienau, Ph.D., comparative literature; Christina Akins, Ph.D., anthropology; Debra Shulman, Ph.D., political science; Jed Kroncke, J.D., Law School; Sarah Cameron, Ph.D., history; Marcus Elder, Ph.D., religious studies; Elizabeth Nathan, Ph.D., political science; Spencer Wolff, Ph.D., comparative literature; Sheriden Booker, Ph.D., anthropology; Leah Mancina-Khaghani, Ph.D., American studies; Matthew Kustenbauder, Divinity School; Henry Kwan, M.A., African studies; and Jeffrey Meserve, M.A., African studies.
FOX INTERNATIONAL FELLOW-SHIPS: The Fox International Fellowships support student exchanges between Yale and the Free University of Berlin, Moscow State University, Sidney Sussex College of Cambridge University, Tokyo University Graduate School, Fudan University in Shanghai (People's Republic of China), Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and El Colegio de Mexico to conduct research in economics, political science, international relations, law, business and finance, or contemporary history. This year's recipients are Josip Glaurdic, Ph.D., political science; Edward Kehler, Ph.D., history; Jung Kim, Ph.D., political science; Rafael Mason, J.D., Law School; Camilla Schofield, Ph.D., history; and Louise Walker, Ph.D., history.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SUMMER TRAVEL GRANTS: The Graduate Program in International Relations provides grants to students in the M.A. program in international relations to support unpaid internships. Priority is given to unpaid internships abroad but summer research projects involving international travel are also supported. Recipients for summer 2004 include: Milkah Kihunah (Africa Action/Washington, D.C.); Krzysztof Bebenek (research project in Poland and Germany); Christian Ford (U.S. Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island); Brian Cuddy (United Nations (U.N.), New York); Sarina Steinbarth (Jane Goodall Institute, Berkeley, California); Michael Wahl (Economic Strategy Institute, Washington, D.C.); Ellen Kang (Africare, Zambia); Minhua Ling (U.N., New York); Ryan Calkins (U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.); Satkartar Khalsa (U.N., New York); ImJeung Sohn (U.N. Economic and Social Committee for Asia and the Pacific); Tiffani Brown (U.S. State Department, Lisbon, Portugal); and Jeffrey Barlekamp (U.S. State Department/Washington, D.C.).
LATIN AMERICAN AND IBERIAN STUDIES TRAVEL GRANT: Latin American and Iberian Studies Travel Grants provide support for conducting research or study abroad in Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal or Spain. Gemma Sala, Ph.D., political science; Jessica Stites, Ph.D., history; Catherine Timura, Ph.D., anthropology; Louise Walker, Ph.D., history; and Julie Weise, Ph.D., history were awarded grants.
LEITNER INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE POLITICAL ECONOMY SUMMER AWARDS: The Georg Walter Leitner Program in International and Comparative Political Economy, which funds research on international political economy, have awarded fellowships to Adam Choppin, M.A., international relations; Rafaela Dancygier, Ph.D., political science; Aruna Dhara, M.P.H., epidemiology and public health; Daniel Doherty, Ph.D., political science; Christiane Ehringhaus, Ph.D., School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Vladimir Gil, Ph.D., anthropology; Christy Glass, Ph.D., sociology; Katherine Glassmyer, Ph.D., political science; Theocharis Grigoriadis, M.A., Russian and East European studies; Jaime Lluch, Ph.D., political science; Melissa Mason, Ph.D., political science; Tarek Masoud, Ph.D., political science; and Thomas Pepinsky, Ph.D., political science.
LINDSAY FELLOWSHIP FOR RESEARCH IN AFRICA: The Lindsay Fellowship for Research in Africa, which funds summer research designed to increase the understanding of Africa, were awarded to Erin Anderson, M.A., African studies; Ellen Brown, M.E.M., School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Adam Choppin, M.A., international Relations; Jacob Dlamini, M.A., African studies; Brenda Kombo, Ph.D., anthropology; Jeremy Magruder, Ph.D., economics; Matthew Muspratt, M.E.M., School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Cameron Page, M.D., School of Medicine; and Tavneet Suri, Ph.D., economics.
STAVROS S. NIARCHOS RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP: Emily Anderson, Ph.D., anthropology, was awarded a Stavros S. Niarchos Research Fellowship, which supports research focusing on post-classical or modern Greece and its larger interactions with its neighbors in the European and Balkan regions and beyond.
STAVROS S. NIARCHOS LANGUAGE STUDY FELLOWSHIP: The fellowships provide funding to study the modern Greek language. This year's recipient is Alexander Treiger, Ph.D., Near Eastern languages and civilizations.
SOUTHEAST ASIA STUDIES SUMMER AWARDS: Southeast Asia Studies Summer Awards support research for students with a demonstrated commitment to the field of Southeast Asia studies. This year's recipients are Cristina Balboa, Ph.D., School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Roderick Deano, M.P.H., epidemiology and public health; Frank Dhont, Ph.D., history; Joshua Gordon, Ph.D., anthropology; Thuba Huynh, M.Sc., School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Charles Keith, Ph.D., history; Curtis Lambrecht, Ph.D., political science; John Neidel, Ph.D., political science; ThaiAn Nguyen, M.P.H., epidemiology and public health; Yancey Orr, M.A.R., Divinity School; Jonathan Padwe, Ph.D., anthropology and School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Thomas Pepinsky, Ph.D., political science; Kaisone Phengsopha, M.A., School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; and T. E. Angela Quiros, M.E.M., School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
TINKER FIELD RESEARCH GRANT: The Tinker Field Research Grant supports graduate master and pre-dissertation field research travel with a clear linkage to issues in Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal and/or Spain. This year's recipients are: Claudia Brittenham, Ph.D., history of art; Tiffani Brown, M.A., international relations; Ryan Calkins, M.A., international relations; Jonathan Cox, Ph.D., epidemiology and public health; Laura Cuoco, NESc., School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Martin de Santos, Ph.D., sociology; Adam Franklin-Lyons, Ph.D., history; Katharine Hutchinson, M.A., School of Nursing; Martine Jean, Ph.D., history; Alder Keleman, MESc./M.A., School of Forestry and Environmental Studies/international relations; Kavita Ketwardo, M.P.H., epidemiology and public health; David Kneas, MESc., School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Erica Marcy, M.B.A., School of Management; Lisa Pinley, Ph.D., history; Maile Ray, M.P.H., epidemiology and public health; Tatiana Seijas, Ph.D., history; and Misae Ueha, M.S.N., School of Nursing.
YCIAS DISSERTATION RESEARCH GRANTS: YCIAS Dissertation Research Grants provide funds to Ph.D. candidates for research on their doctoral dissertations in international relations, history or the social sciences. The award recipients are Kathleen Cambor, Ph.D., history; Ruramisai Charumbira, Ph.D., history; Ryan Crewe, Ph.D., history; Rafaela Dancygier, Ph.D., political science; Christiane Ehringhaus, Ph.D., School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Raphael Folsom, Ph.D., history; Nimrod Kozlovski, J.S.D., Law School; Christopher Ksoll, Ph.D., economics; Moon-Hee Lee, Ph.D., anthropology; Jana Lipman, Ph.D., history; Jeffrey Mankoff, Ph.D., history; Edward Melillo, Ph.D., history; Manuella Meyer, Ph.D., African American studies and history; Jonathan Padwe, Ph.D., anthropology and School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Johanna Ransmeier, Ph.D., history; Theresa Runstedtler, Ph.D., African American studies and history; Wanda Schulze, Ph.D., anthropology; Siddharth Sharma, Ph.D., economics; Jessica Stites, Ph.D., history; Tavneet Suri, Ph.D., economics; Catherine Timura, Ph.D., anthropology; Louise Walker, Ph.D., history; Wendy Warren, Ph.D., history; Wook Yoon, Ph.D., history; and Philipp Ziesche, Ph.D., history.
YCIAS PRE-DISSERTATION RESEARCH GRANTS: YCIAS Pre-Dissertation Mini Research Grants provide aid to graduate students in international relations, history or social sciences for pre-doctoral dissertation research. Grants were awarded to Erin Anderson, M.A., African studies; Julia Azari, Ph.D., political science; Sheriden Booker, Ph.D., African American studies and anthropology; Devika Bordia, Ph.D., anthropology; Durba Chattaraj, Ph.D., anthropology; Amanda Ciafone, Ph.D., American studies; Martin de Santos, Ph.D., sociology; Jia-Chen Fu, Ph.D., history; Josip Glaurdic, Ph.D., political science; Annie Harper, Ph.D., anthropology; Martine Jean, Ph.D., history; Charles Keith, Ph.D., history; Henry Kwan, M.A., African studies; Dara Orenstein, Ph.D., American studies; Hyunhee Park, Ph.D., history; Lisa Pinley, Ph.D., history; Jose Raymundo, Ph.D., African American studies and American studies; Tatiana Seijas, Ph.D., history; Iryna Vushko, Ph.D., history; and Jun Zhang, Ph.D., anthropology.
COE PRIZE: In honor of Michael D. Coe, the Charles J. MacCurdy Professor of Anthropology at Yale 1960-1994, a pre-eminent scholar in Mesoamerican archaeology and the driving force in the creation of the interdisciplinary archaeological studies major in Yale College, the Coe Prize is awarded annually to the most outstanding senior essay by an archaeological studies major. The first annual Coe Prize winner is Adam Stack. Honorable mentions go to Martha Bell and Matthew Pawlowicz.
SAPIR PRIZE: In honor of Edward Sapir, Sterling Professor of Anthropology at Yale 1931-1939, a pre-eminent scholar in linguistic anthropology and one of the founders of the Department of Anthropology, the Sapir Prize is awarded annually to the most outstanding senior essay by an anthropology major. The co-winners of this year's prize are Tanya Senanayake for her essay "Translation of the Mahavamsa: An Event of Re-conceptualization and Re-appropriation" and Raphael Soifer for his essay "'A Nossa Guerra é Outra': Performance, Violence, and Constructions of Community in Rio de Janeiro."
TROPICAL RESOURCES INSTITUTE SUMMER RESEARCH GRANTS: The Tropical Resources Institute at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (F&ES) provides summer research grants to graduate students within F&ES who are engaged in interdisciplinary tropical research. Fellows conduct research that covers a wide diversity of issues surrounding the management and conservation of tropical resources and the sustainable livelihood of people living in the tropics. Awards were given to Nicole Ardoin, Cristina Balboa, Rafael Bernardi, Alvaro Rendondo Brenes, Ellen Brown, Victoria Critchley, Dora Cudjoe, Laura Guocco, Brett Galimidi, Jeremy Goetz, Carishma Gokhale, Sharifa Gulamhussein, Po-Yi Hung, Thu-Ba Huynh, Yasuko Iiyama, Andrea Johnson, Alder Keleman, David Kneas, Cesar Moran Cahusac, Lisa Patel, Kaisone Pengsopha, Angela Quiros, Tendro Ramaharitra, Rebecca Reider, Seth Shames, Amina Soud and Aaron Welch. These research fellows will be conducting work in 22 different nations.
T H I S
The following student award winners were nominated for fellowships and internships administered by the Office of International Education and Fellowship Programs.
The following student awards were also announced by the Office of International Education and Fellowship Programs.
The following undergraduate students were awarded grants and fellowships administered by the Yale Center for International and Area Studies.
Leitner International Internships support internships in pre-selected brokerage and/or investment banking firms in, among others, Singapore, Johannesburg, Istanbul, Budapest and Prague. This year's recipients are Nicholas McLean '05, Hector Silva '05, Robert Spiro '06, Boris Volodarsky '05 and Megan Havstad '06.
The following graduate students received grants or fellowships administered by the Yale Center for International and Area Studies.
Other undergraduate and graduate student awards follow.
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Astronomers gather to share research about the sun
Grant to support Nobel laureate's RNA studies
Team captures image of RNA splicing complex
Report shows rising risk of metabolic syndrome . . .
Research shows ability to identify suspects is poor . . .
Study: Unusual protein may play role in asthma
Psychologists say attitudes are only as strong as you say they are
Researcher examining gap between low rate of breast cancer . . .
Marijuana ingredient linked to schizophrenia-like symptoms
Scientists use altered virus to 'light up' MCH neurons
Mathematician elected to oldest learned society in U.S.
Study: Mammals' olfactory system matures in different stages
Presentations from rice symposium now online
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Ranis and Hathaway to research international topics as Carnegie Scholars
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