NEUROSCIENCE MAJOR WINS PRESTIGIOUS GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP
Rachael Volkman, a third-year neuroscience
The Goldwater Scholarship encourages outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering, and is the premier undergraduate award of its type in these fields. Volkman is the second Goldwater Scholar from Narayanan’s lab after Lucy Wagner in 2018.
major, was named a 2022 Goldwater Scholar by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. Volkman was one of 417 recipients from across the country selected from pool of more than 5,000 applicants. Volkman has found ways to expand her scientific skills working at the Iowa Neuroscience Institute and in the lab of Dr. Kumar Narayanan, where her research focuses on cognitive neuroscience and the anatomy of how the brain sends and receives messages.
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