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UI students win Stanley scholarships for research abroad
Posted September 24, 2003
IOWA CITY -- Six University of Iowa undergraduates have won Stanley Scholarships to help fund research and fieldwork abroad. Four of the students have already completed their research abroad and have returned home and two are still abroad. Stanley Scholarships are awarded to UI undergraduates who, with close advising from faculty members, undertake small-scale research projects that require travel or study abroad. The scholarships were made possible by a gift to the UI Foundation by Richard H. and Mary Jo Stanley. The UI Foundation is acknowledged by the UI as a preferred channel for private contributions that benefit all areas of the university. For more information, contact the International Programs grants and development office, at (319) 335-0477. Scholarship winners are listed alphabetically by hometown with Iowa hometowns first. IOWA ANKENY: Lindsey Grieve, a senior majoring in political science and international studies, won a $1,000 Stanley Scholarship to support her research in Durban, South Africa on the new boundaries and capabilities of the local government. She plans to return from South Africa in December. BURLINGTON: Andrew Boyd, a sophomore studying English with a pre-medicine designation, won a $1,000 Stanley Scholarship to support his research in the Dominican Republic this past summer. The main focus of his studies was malaria control and surveillance techniques of various public health institutions. CLARINDA: Jonathan Wiese, a junior global studies major with a pre-dentistry designation, won a $1,500 Stanley Scholarship to support his research in Quito, Ecuador, on the methods and measures of preventing dental cavities, alternative methodologies to providing dental health care and the rate and effectiveness of oral health promotion among Ecuadorian society. Wiese's research will continue through May 2004. DUBUQUE: Robin Beining, a senior global health studies major, won a $500 Stanley Scholarship to support her research in Harare, Zimbabwe, this past summer. She studied the issues surrounding condom usage as directly related to cultural acceptance, sensitization, education and methods of availability. NORWALK: Michael Post, a junior global studies major with a pre-medicine designation, won a $1,000 Stanley Scholarship to support his research in Tarzania, East Africa, examining the relationship between biomedicine and ethno-medicine and the interaction of the two different medical systems. ILLINOIS OAK PARK: Erin Schembari, a junior studying anthropology, won a $1,000 Stanley Scholarship to support a comparative research project on the differences between education with a focus on archaeology in Italy versus the United States. This research was done in Syracuse, Sicily. Contact Information
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