{"id":4639,"date":"2023-04-27T13:23:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T13:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=4639"},"modified":"2025-02-07T04:57:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T09:57:32","slug":"a-champion-in-science-and-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/27\/a-champion-in-science-and-basketball\/","title":{"rendered":"A Champion in Science and Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column4639_0bdd19-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column4639_0bdd19-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4639_0bdd19-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4639_0bdd19-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4639_0bdd19-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4639_0bdd19-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4639_0bdd19-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4639_0bdd19-2b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4639_0bdd19-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column4639_0bdd19-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4639_0bdd19-2b dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Student-athlete Amaja\u2032 Imani Mack is Wilmington University\u2019s first graduate fellow. Enrolled in WilmU\u2019s new Environmental Science program, which received a $30,000 graduate fellowship from NASA Space Grant, Mack works full-time on the University\u2019s coral project while maintaining her academic and athletic career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAmaja\u2032\u2019s award suggests she is one of the leaders among her peers in science,\u201d says WilmU Assistant Professor Dr. Milton Muldrow Jr., director of Natural Sciences and chair of Environmental Science and Biology. \u201cShe will be able to use this to set herself apart in the job market and any future educational endeavors she pursues. These awards are substantive and are a testament to how far WilmU has come in its science offerings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cShe will be able to use this to set herself apart in the job market and any future educational endeavors she pursues. These awards are substantive and are a testament to how far WilmU has come in its science offerings.\u201d<br><em>\u2014Dr. Milton Muldrow Jr.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAmaja\u2032 has been with us for the last two years as a member of the women\u2019s basketball team,\u201d says Dr. Stefanie Whitby, director of Athletics and assistant vice president of Alumni Relations and Development. \u201cShe has been a model student-athlete, demonstrating tremendous work ethic and dedication, not only in the classroom but on the basketball court. We\u2019re so happy to see her rewarded with this grant for her efforts and look forward to watching her flourish as she continues to work towards her graduate degree.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014Maria Hess<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student-athlete Amaja\u2032 Imani Mack is Wilmington University\u2019s first graduate fellow. 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