Congratulations to our final Reach the World Traveler of the Week awardee of the 2024-25 academic year, Samhita Vasu! Samhita is a #Fulbright U.S. Student Program grantee living in Chennai, #India, where she is putting her biomedical engineering background to work by investigating point-of-care diagnostics for chronic kidney disease. Samhita is sharing her work and explorations of southeastern India through a #virtualexchange with Ms. Mesk’s 4th-grade students at P.S. 1 in Brooklyn, #NewYork. Want to see how #STEM learning and global engagement go hand in hand? Join Samhita’s journey at 👉 reachtheworld.org/sahmitas-journey-india. Congratulations, Samihita, and keep up the great work! #ReachTheWorld (fb)

Congratulations to Traveler of the Week, Jairo Lazo! Jairo is a sophomore at Lafayette College, and he is currently sharing his experiences as a Gilman International Scholarship Program grantee in #Australia through a #virtualexchange with Eileen Caputo’s 3rd-grade classes at Lincoln Elementary in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. From conducting Alzheimer’s research at a lab at The University of Melbourne to exploring his career goals in a new city, Jairo is serving as the perfect global role model for his matched students. See for yourself 👉 reachtheworld.org/jairos-journey-australia. Thank you, Jairo, for inspiring your students and sharing your passion for research! (fb)