After she earns her doctorate, Kennedy hopes to put her education to good use, blending research and teaching with clinical practice and social advocacy.
In 2011, Newberry, who is a doctoral student and University Fellow, won a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship, which allowed him to spend a year abroad studying and writing.
While she was writing for the Yeti, Ostermeyer got to work on one of the most compelling stories of the past three years — health care reform in America.
The importance of mathematics in his research, as well as Serniak's other studies, prompted him to pursue a second major in applied and computational mathematics.