Ángel García, doctoral student in creative writing (English), has won the 2019 American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation. García received the honor for his 2018 poetry collection "Teeth Never Sleep," which was also nominated for the 2019 PEN Open Book Award last February.
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Gauri Ramesh and Nathan Ullman, senior computer science students, have been named 2019-2020 ITI Data Vision in Technology Scholarship recipients. Ramesh and Ullman were selected for the scholarships by faculty based on vision statements they submitted about impacting the world through computing. Each will receive a $12,500, one-year scholarship that will allow them to focus on their studies and the pursuit of their vision.
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Marilyn C. Wolf, professor of computer science and engineering, has been appointed chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. She will assume her new position on Sept. 1. She succeeds Steve Goddard, who served two terms as department chair from 2018 to 2019 and from 2008 to 2013. Witawas Srisa-an, associate professor of computer science and engineering, has acted as interim chair since May.
