Prestigious award for one of our students

December 8, 2020

The department is excited to share that undergraduate student Brent Strong, who is also studying for the department's minor in Global Public Health and Epidemiology is the 20th Marshall Scholar from MSU.

Two MSU students earn prestigious national scholarships

 

October 15, 2020

The department is excited to share the news that Mr. Brent Strong, an undergraduate student in Physiology who is also studying for the department’s minor in Global Public Health and Epidemiology, has been nominated by the university for 3 prestigious scholarships: the Churchill, Rhodes, and Marshall. Brent is the only student in this year’s nomination list of 10 students to be nominated for all 3 awards! Brent has been conducting research with Dr. Mat Reeves since his arrival on campus in 2016.

As a freshman Brent was awarded a Professorial Research Assistantship by the university which is a scholarship given to only the very top incoming students and provides funds for them to work with any research faculty member of their choice. Dr. Reeves commented: “It has been a great pleasure to supervise Brent over these past 4 years. He has made extraordinary strides as a student and researcher and we are delighted that his hard work and unlimited potential has been recognized by the university through these nominations”. 

 

Ten MSU students, one alumna nominated for prestigious graduate school scholarships

Michigan State University has nominated nine undergraduate students, a graduate student and an alumna for nationally competitive graduate school scholarships: the Marshall Scholarship, the Mitchell Scholarship and the Rhodes Scholarships.