Vanier Scholar News Archive

June 2, 2016 — 
At 17, incoming U of M student secures top prize at international science fair

January 1, 2016 — 
The past year marked four more Vanier scholars, two Schulich leaders, awards for a humanitarian and photographer, and unique initiatives driven by our students. These are some of the top stories of student success from the past 12 months.

December 3, 2015 — 
Ifeanyi Nwachukwu is a dedicated researcher, volunteer and role model.

November 25, 2015 — 
New Vanier Scholars receiving major grants to study subjects as varied as nutritional foods, crop disease, pollution and genocide

November 25, 2015 — 
Jonathan Challis is a science enthusiast and mentor, especially to First Nations communities and inner-city youth.

November 25, 2015 — 
Arthur Anyaduba sees his PhD as an opportunity to broaden his knowledge and expertise on an aspect of human experience that has haunted him since childhood

November 25, 2015 — 
Michael Becker has always been a polymath, being interested in everything from astronomy to law and medicine. He eventually decided on plant science as his focus, and now studies diseases that affect canola crops, specifically blackleg.

December 16, 2014 — 
Rhodes, Schulich, Vanier and Trudeau scholarships for brilliant U of M students