BS ’20 | Computer Science, History “The Chang Prize is allowing me to push past the boundaries of what I previously...
Niv Karthikeyan
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Kyle Lakatos
MS '14 | Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics “The Chang Prize allowed me the opportunity to explore and create a...
Preethi Periyakoil
BS ’18 | Computer Science “I have always been passionate about finding novel ways to provide support and counseling to...
Nicole Tetreault, PhD
PhD '13 | Biology “It is a dream to create Beyond the Cell, healing scars of prison and building new paths.” PROJECT Beyond the Cell Nicole Tetreault is a neuroscientist, researcher, author, meditation teacher, and national speaker. While Tetreault has...
Angelica Zhou
BS ’20 | Planetary Science “The Chang Prize gives me the opportunity to explore in-depth the social ramifications of a problem that extends far beyond science. My goal is to bring equity to the forefront of the climate change debate” For Angelica, the Chang Prize...
Pauline Ku
BS ’12 | Biology “The Chang Prize will help me focus my energy on decreasing stigma and offer legitimacy to my efforts in mental health advocacy”Pauline says she will use her expertise as a writer to improve the welfare of those with mental illness in the country and...
Jennah Colborn
BS ’22 | Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy In an exploration of careers in sustainable fashion, Colborn will apply their physics and environmental science background to dive into the world of fashion to understand the field, sources of waste, environmental racism,...
Klavdia Zemlianova
BS ’14 | Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy As part of filmmaking career exploration, Zemlianova will create a film and video installation about the complexities of the science of memory and our collective memory. The pieces will examine how memories of the war...
Shifting Approaches to a Timeless Injustice
I dove into the second quarter of my environmental justice project by delving into the history of the movement and examining the timelessness of environmental racism.
Write Your Health
There’s an introspection that occurs when you write and discover things about your past that start to combine into a complex tapestry of trauma, pain, but also humor and light. This is not what I set out to do initially when I began the MFA in Bilingual Creative Writing at UTEP, but it’s something that has emerged through my first two years in the program. I have more insight into my thought process, and the memories that are welling up don’t plague me as much.
Greening the Golden State
In the first quarter of my project, “Understanding and Alleviating Environmental Inequality in Underprivileged Communities,” I was able to explore different facets of the fight for environmental justice while contributing to the efforts in my local community.
A Toolkit for Telling an Alternate Institutional History
This third quarter of my Chang Prize project has been both preparatory and reflective.