Scholarship Winners

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YuJa Announces 2024 Scholarship Winner

More than 220 students submitted essays highlighting their experiences with online learning. A panel of judges selected Dylan Jiddou as the winner.  Dylan is a student at Wayne State University studying neuroscience. His essay,...

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2023 YuJa Scholarship winner Esther Kim

YuJa Announces 2023 Scholarship Winner

Students entered essays on a variety of topics, including artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, video conferencing, medical advancements, Chat GPT, and more.  A panel of judges selected Esther Kim as the winner. Esther...

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Time, My Most Cherished Gift

The most important one is time. As I see it, there is so much time saved throughout the day. For instance, I no longer drive to school. In my previous life, most things were generally...

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2021 YuJa Scholarship Winner – Annika Pierre Michel

Congratulations to Annika Pierre Michel, the winner of the 2021 YuJa Scholarship Contest TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF: My name is Annika Pierre Michel. I enjoy analyzing, creating and traveling. In leadership, I value interactions, health,...

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Technology Powered By Kindness

Nevertheless, not all of us reach the benefits of it, and sometimes we perceive our lives affected by its mismanaged power. Still, we have the potential to define what technologies are truly needed and how...

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2020 YuJa Scholarship Winner – Dara Nicole Díaz Ríos

Congratulations to Dara Nicole Díaz Ríos as the winner of the 2020 YuJa Scholarship Contest TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF: I am Dara, I was born and raised in Nicaragua and am moving to Boston to...

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Winter 2019 Scholarship Winner – Anissah Surita

Winter 2019 Scholarship Winner – Anissah Surita

Tell us about yourself: I am Anissah Surita and I graduated from St. Francis High School in 2018. I just finished my first year of college at Folsom Lake College and I plan to transfer...

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Fall 2018 Scholarship Winner – Darian Williams

Tell us about yourself: I’m from Utah, USA, and earned a degree in Anthropology from Southern Utah University. I’m currently a graduate student of Global Environmental Studies at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. I’m focusing...

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The iPhone’s Effect On Our Society

A reason that I believe iPhone has the popularity is because in our society there has been a line drawn between iPhone and Samsung or any other brand of smartphone. People believe there is a...

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Technology, Sustainability, and the Future of Work

In the 2010s, sustainability has come to the forefront of public discourse. Our work conditions are not exempt from this discourse, and remote working has many sustainability benefits. Sustainability simply means investing in a long-term...

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Fall 2017 Scholarship Winner – Samantha Jones

Fall 2017 Scholarship Winner – Samantha Jones

Tell us about yourself. I’m a college student studying English language and literature, which means I drink way too much coffee, I’m in a committed relationship with Microsoft Word and if you get me talking...

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