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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.
Every year, hundreds of college sophomores and juniors are named Goldwater Scholars — and their campuses tell those stories best. Scholar Stories collects the profiles, lab visits, and interviews published by the scholars’ own institutions, from first-generation transfer students to future physicians and physicists. Each story links to the original article at the school that published it, and new stories are added as campuses publish them.
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Virginia Commonwealth UniversityHow I found my research: Aditya Kotha is exploring if some medications can be repurposed to treat other ailments
Read more: How I found my research: Aditya Kotha is exploring if some medications can be repurposed to treat other ailmentsVirginia Commonwealth University biology and psychology major and 2024 Goldwater Scholar intends to pursue a research career in immunology, testing whether existing FDA-approved drugs such as statins can be repurposed as affordable treatments for allergic and inflammatory disease.
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Texas A&M University‘Buzzing’ with brilliance and dedication — Goldwater Scholar Lisa Rollinson ’25 excels in entomology research
Read more: ‘Buzzing’ with brilliance and dedication — Goldwater Scholar Lisa Rollinson ’25 excels in entomology researchTexas A&M University entomology major, Udall Scholar and 2024 Goldwater Scholar intends to pursue a research career studying how insect-based solutions — particularly black soldier fly farming — can address food insecurity and environmental sustainability.