UCLA GRADUATE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP TO OXFORD.Byline: STACY BROWN Dorian Barag, a graduate of UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX and a Woodland Hills resident, has won a British Marshall scholarship Marshall Scholarships were created by the British Parliament when the Marshall Aid Commemoration Act was passed on July 31, 1953. The scholarships serve as a living gift to the United States of America in recognition of the post World War II European recovery effort most to study at Oxford University in Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. . Barag, whose major is political science, was one of 40 winners across the country announced by the British Embassy in Washington. The British Marshall scholarships - named after George Marshall, the World War II army chief of staff and post-war secretary of state who was credited with aiding Europe and Great Britain in the war - were established in 1953 as a national gesture of thanks from the government and people of Britain to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. for assistance received after the war. Each year 800 students apply for the scholarships, which cover tuition, books, travel and living expenses in the United Kingdom for a two- to three-year period. The 40 winners must demonstrate academic excellence and leadership potential. Previous winners include U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Stephen Gerald Breyer (born August 15, 1938) is an American attorney, political figure, and jurist. Since 1994, he has served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. , Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times foreign affairs commentator Tim Friedman and Dolby sound system creator, Ray Dolby, said John Houlton, a spokesman at the British Consulate General in Los Angeles. Michael Alexander Umpierre of John Burroughs High School John Burroughs High School is a public high school located in Burbank, California. Emilio Urioste, Jr. is the current principal. The school was built in the 1920's, but wasn't established as a high school until 1948. The school was named after naturalist John Burroughs. in Burbank has been selected as an alternate in the 35th annual United States Senate Youth Program The United States Senate Youth Program (also known as "USSYP") is an annual competition sponsored jointly by the U.S. Senate and the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. . Four students - two delegates and two alternates - were chosen from among 147 nominees statewide. All four will be honored by the state Board of Education at its Jan. 10 meeting in Sacramento. Umpierre, 17, will go to the nation's capital if delegates Corrine Elizabeth Copello of Stockton or Natalie Jean Arena of Barstow cannot attend. In the contest, high school principals nominate one junior or senior who exemplifies outstanding academic achievement, participates in extracurricular school and community activities, and has the ability to speak and write on local, national and world issues. The finalists are chosen by representatives of the state Board of Education. The two delegates will receive a $2,000 scholarship and a trip to Washington, D.C., on March 1. The trip will include visits to Congress, the Supreme Court, the Pentagon and the Smithsonian Institution. The Joseph Drown Foundation has awarded a $30,000 grant to the Center for Cancer and Developmental Biology Developmental biology A large field of investigation that includes the study of all changes associated with an organism as it progresses through the life cycle. The life cycles of all multicellular organisms exhibit many similarities. at Cal State Northridge to research cell adhesion. The center, directed by Stephen Oppenheimer, involves graduate and undergraduate students in research related to the causes of cancer. ``This kind of funding is absolutely critical for our research,'' Oppenheimer said. ``We are tremendously grateful for the foundation's support, this helps.'' School officials said it was the eighth such award granted by the Joseph Drown Foundation. ``It is a testament to their research and teaching,'' said Drown Foundation President Norman C. Obrow. |
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