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Returning President’s Award Teams Present Summer Research Projects

Sep 18, 2019

After conducting research abroad this summer, the 2018 winning teams of the President’s Award for Global Learning presented their projects to the UT Development Board. Three of the seven teams attended the meeting and were honored for their work at the Belo Center for New Media.

“We’re doing something new and unique that isn’t found at other colleges,” Laurie Young said. “We’re doing this intensive program that is hitting all levels — undergraduate, graduate and faculty.”

Read the full article in the Daily Texan.


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