Chigozie Obioma, English, has been longlisted for the Dylan Thomas literary prize. Obioma's novel, "The Fishermen," is among 12 works for the prestigious award. Now in its 10th year, the £30,000 Prize is awarded to the best eligible published literary work in English, written by an author 39 or under. It is the largest literary prize in the world for young writers. "The Fishermen" also was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize in late 2015.
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Fernando Napier, a computer programming major, has been named a winner with Matt Pedersen, an agronomy major, in the USDA-Microsoft Innovation Challenge. They won best student-made app, best open source application and an honorable mention for their farm profit calculator submission. They entered the competition with encouragement from Roch Gaussoin, head of the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture.
