Naomi Chang was selected as a Boren Fellow, which provides funding opportunities for U.S. graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests.听This听fellowship will provide support for her summer practicum with Maji Safi Group in Shirati, Tanzania where she will work with local Community Health Educators on improving WASH practices. She will also participate in an intensive language study as part of her fellowship. Naomi is a first year master鈥檚 student in Environmental Engineering with a focus on air quality, working with EVEN Professor Lupita Montoya on a stove changeout in the Navajo Nation.听
Boren Fellows represent a vital pool of highly motivated individuals who wish to work in the federal听national security听arena. In exchange for funding, Boren Fellows commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation.