At BU’s annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on October 16, four students received the inaugural 2026 Undergraduate Convergent Research Award for projects aligned with University convergent research themes, such as health across the lifespan, childhood and adolescent well-being, AI, and social and economic opportunity. Pictured above: Molly Powers, UROP assistant director (from left); Melissa Johnson, UROP director; winners Esther Kim (CAS’27), Yannis Chen (CAS’27), Theo Brink (CAS’28), and Arush Vyas (ENG’27); Phil Haberkern, UROP faculty director and a College of Arts & Sciences associate professor of history; and Amie Grills, associate provost for undergraduate affairs.

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