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Ten Indian Americans named Sloan Research Fellows

OUR BUREAU western University (Mathematics);
Vineet Augustine, University of Cal-
New York, NY
ifornia, San Diego; Vijay Mohan K
he Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Namboodiri, University of Califor-
announced 126 new fellows to- nia, San Francisco; and Preeya Khan-
Tday, recognizing the most inno- na, University of California, Berkeley
vative young scientists across the US (Neuroscience); and Karan K. Meh-
and Canada. These two-year fellow- ta, Cornell University (Physics).
ships honor outstanding early-career A Sloan Research Fellowship is
researchers in seven fields and have one of the most prestigious awards
become one of the most prestigious available to young researchers, in part
and sought after awards available to because so many past Fellows have
young scholars. gone on to become distinguished fig-
Founded in 1934 by industrialist ures in science. Renowned physicists
Alfred P. Sloan Jr., the Foundation Richard Feynman and James Cronin
is a not-for-profit grantmaking in- were Sloan Research Fellows, as was
stitution that supports high quality, mathematician John Nash, one of the
impartial scientific research; fosters fathers of modern game theory.
a robust, diverse scientific workforce; To date, 57 Fellows have re-
strengthens public understanding da,” says Adam F. Falk, president of The Indian American fellows ceived a Nobel Prize, including
and engagement with science; and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. “We are— Priyanka Raina, Stanford Uni- Moungi Bawendi, last year’s recip-
promotes the health of the institu- look forward to seeing how Fellows versity and Arvind Satyanarayan, ient of the Nobel Prize in Chemis-
tions of scientific endeavor. take leading roles shaping the re- Massachusetts Institute of Technol- try. 71 have won the National Medal
“Sloan Research Fellowships are search agenda within their respective ogy (Computer Science); Dipti Nay- of Science, 17 have won the Fields
extraordinarily competitive awards fields.” ak, University of California, Berke- Medal in mathematics, and 23 have
involving the nominations of the most Winners receive a two-year, ley (Earth System Science); Aaditya won the John Bates Clark Medal in
inventive and impactful early-career $75,000 award which can be used Ramdas, Carnegie Mellon Univer- economics, including every winner
scientists across the U.S. and Cana- flexibly to advance their research. sity, and Ananth Shankar, North- since 2007.

World Vegan Vision’s NJ Chapter Inspires Youth and Advocates Veganism

OUR BUREAU Park Ridge and Hindu Samaj Mandir resented at the PSRM Mini Medita- to promoting veganism globally as a
in Mahwah, emphasized the signifi- tion Summit, a gathering celebrating compassionate and sustainable way
Edison, NJ
cance of sustainable dietary practices meditation and spiritual science in the of life. Through initiatives like work-
orld Vegan Vision’s New and shed light on the essential nutri- USA. shops and events, the organization
Jersey Chapter recently ents present in plant-based foods. Participants engaged in discus- aims to motivate individuals to align
Worganized two impactful Under the leadership of Sanjukta sions about the significance of vegan- their lifestyles with principles that pri-
events geared towards empowering Basu for the ASNJ Youth Group and ism and its positive effects on health, oritize personal health, ethical treat-
youth and championing veganism as Anu Sehgal, Preeti Bansal, Monika animals, and the environment. The ment of animals, and environmental
a compassionate and sustainable life- Dhawan, and Dr. Savita Khosla for event featured enlightening talks by sustainability.
style choice. the Bergen County Youth Group of Abha Devarajan, emphasizing the World Vegan Vision is a global
Dr. Kalindi Bakshi, President of Hindu Samaj Mandir, these events are importance of vegan outreach and ad- 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization de-
the NJ Chapter, spearheaded a se- poised to inspire young individuals to dressing vegan-related queries. Nota- voted to educating and inspiring indi-
ries of workshops aimed at educating adopt a lifestyle grounded in compas- ble participants at this session includ- viduals worldwide to embrace a plant-
teenagers on the advantages of plant- sion and environmental awareness. ed Dr. Namràta Shah and Varsha Ji. based lifestyle for improved personal
based nutrition. These workshops, In a separate event on February World Vegan Vision, founded health, animal welfare, and environ-
hosted at Arya Samaj of New Jersey in 24th, World Vegan Vision was rep- by H.K & Malti Shah, is dedicated mental well-being.

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