Five awarded Gates Cambridge scholarships
Five recent Yale College alumni have been selected as 2026 Gates Cambridge Scholars, one of the world’s most competitive postgraduate awards. The recipients are Tenzin Dhondup, Lily Jackson, and Caroline Utermann, all ’26 grads; Anna Rullan Buxó ’22; and Lucía Amaya ’25. The Gates Cambridge Scholarship provides full funding for graduate study at the University of Cambridge and recognizes academic excellence, leadership, and a commitment to improving lives. The scholars will pursue advanced study in fields including population health, social policy, and global governance.
Two Yale students win Goldwater scholarships
Rising seniors Dana Feldman and Usmaan Siddiqi have been awarded Barry Goldwater Scholarships, the nation’s leading undergraduate honor for students pursuing research careers in science, mathematics, and engineering. Feldman, a chemistry major, conducts advanced research in electrocatalysis and sustainable energy systems. Siddiqi, a molecular, cellular, and developmental biology major, studies biomarkers related to chemotherapy-induced heart disease. Selected from a national pool of more than 5,000 nominees, Goldwater Scholars are recognized for exceptional academic achievement and research promise.
Yale senior named Gaither Junior Fellow
Yale College senior Maxwell Fisher ’26 was selected as a James C. Gaither Junior Fellow by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, one of the most selective early career fellowships in international affairs. Fisher is one of just 18 graduating seniors or recent alumni nationwide chosen for the program, which places fellows in full-time research roles in Washington, DC. As a Gaither Fellow, he will work with senior scholars in Carnegie’s American Statecraft Program, focusing on US foreign policy and global governance. A history major, Fisher has held research and policy internships at the Council on Foreign Relations and in Congress.
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