Ben Tang wins Diversity Recognition Award
ChemBE graduate student Ben Tang has been selected to receive a 2008 Diversity Recognition Award to be presented by President Brody at the Awards Ceremony scheduled for Thursday, May 1, 2008 at noon in the Glass Pavilion (Homewood).
Ben spent more than a year working with the National Federation for the Blind, preparing an event that ultimately hosted over 200 blind and low-vision high school students from more than 40 states The "Youth Slam" event took place on the Homewood campus this past summer.
The visiting high school students took part in specially-designed,non-visual science and technology experiments and workshops using JHU facilities and working with JHU faculty. The event enabled the high school students to complete science and technology projects while being mentored and encouraged them to pursue further education and careers in these fields.
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