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Oberlin CollegeSouth alumna named Goldwater Scholar for Parkinson’s research
Read more: South alumna named Goldwater Scholar for Parkinson’s researchAn Oberlin College neuroscience student and 2026 Goldwater Scholar is testing more accessible treatments for Parkinson’s disease.
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University of ConnecticutFrom Scraps to Solutions: Engineering Student Transforms Campus Food Waste into Carbon Capture Material
Read more: From Scraps to Solutions: Engineering Student Transforms Campus Food Waste into Carbon Capture MaterialUConn chemical engineering major and 2025 Goldwater Scholar converts campus food waste into activated carbon for CO₂ capture, and intends to pursue a research career in carbon capture and pollutant adsorption technologies.
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University of Nevada, RenoAndrew Siciliano receives National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Read more: Andrew Siciliano receives National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipUniversity of Nevada, Reno geology major, Westfall Scholar and former Goldwater Scholar has gone on to win an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, and intends to pursue a research career in geochemistry studying the rise of oxygen in early Earth environments.
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Mercer UniversityGoldwater Scholar’s research could help make autonomous driving safer
Read more: Goldwater Scholar’s research could help make autonomous driving saferMercer University electrical engineering and mathematics double major and 2025 Goldwater Scholar intends to pursue a research career in safety-critical control systems, developing mathematical safety guarantees for autonomous driving, implantable medical devices, and wireless energy management.
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California Lutheran UniversityEsteemed Barry Goldwater Scholarship Awarded to California Lutheran University Student
Read more: Esteemed Barry Goldwater Scholarship Awarded to California Lutheran University StudentCalifornia Lutheran University biochemistry student and 2025 Goldwater Scholar intends to pursue a research career studying antibiotic resistance at the RNA level, including functional RNAs in bacteria and efflux pumps.
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University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWarhawk earns Goldwater Scholarship for research
Read more: Warhawk earns Goldwater Scholarship for researchFirst-generation UW-Whitewater geography (geology) and physics major and 2025 Goldwater Scholar intends to pursue a research career in geophysics and rock rheology, advancing numerical models that forecast volcanic eruptions and flank collapse.
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Mercer UniversityGoldwater Scholar wants to research new medicines for brain diseases
Read more: Goldwater Scholar wants to research new medicines for brain diseasesMercer University biomedical engineering major and 2025 Goldwater Scholar intends to pursue a Ph.D. combining biomedical engineering and neuroscience to develop new medicines for diseases that target the brain.
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Prairie View A&M UniversityMaking Herstory: RISE Scholar Anisa Cole Earns Prestigious Barry Goldwater Award
Read more: Making Herstory: RISE Scholar Anisa Cole Earns Prestigious Barry Goldwater AwardPrairie View A&M University biology major, RISE scholar and 2025 Goldwater Scholar intends to pursue an M.D./Ph.D. in molecular microbiology and immunology, researching oncogenic viruses and the cancers they cause.
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Prairie View A&M UniversityPVAMU Produces First-Ever Goldwater Scholars: Juniors Cole and Harville
Read more: PVAMU Produces First-Ever Goldwater Scholars: Juniors Cole and HarvillePrairie View A&M University’s first-ever Goldwater Scholars — biology majors Anisa Cole and Keeland Harville, both 2025 recipients — intend to pursue research careers in medicine: Cole studying oncogenic viruses and their associated malignancies, and Harville applying bioinformatics to allergy and immunology.
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University of HoustonUH Biology Student Receives Two of the Nation’s Most Prestigious Academic Awards
Read more: UH Biology Student Receives Two of the Nation’s Most Prestigious Academic AwardsUniversity of Houston biology major and 2025 Goldwater Scholar intends to pursue an M.D.-Ph.D. and a research career in immuno-oncology, developing personalized cancer vaccines from chimeric RNAs.