15 scholars join the university this month to begin pursuing PhDs as part of a $150M initiative designed to advance pathways for students from HBCUs and MSIs in STEM
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The Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative welcomed its first 20 doctoral students this fall, ushering in a program to remedy a lack of racial and ethnic diversity in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.