May 08, 2024 by Teamrat A Ghezzehei
Kennedy's BRAAG experience
A NASA ACRES Blog Post by Basia Skudrzyk
Kennedy Williams recently graduated from Howard University and spoke with Basia Skudrzyk, NASA Acres program coordinator, about her life-changing experience with the BRAAG program (Boosting Representation of African Americans in Geoscience). The BRAAG program is led by Dr. Teamrat Ghezzehei, one of NASA Acres’ principal investigators and Professor at the University of California - Merced in the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences.
Dr. Ghezzehei was born in Eritrea and together with his colleagues in collaboration with historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) partners from Kentucky State University, Tennessee State University, and Howard University, they created a summer research internship that provides opportunities and graduate admission support to 12 students over three years. NASA Acres sponsors the summer research …
