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Four Comparative Studies PhD students have been selected as recipients of the 2026 Summer Research Collaboration Grants from the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. These competitive awards support faculty-student collaborations recognized for their research quality, mentorship, and potential for scholarly impact.

The following Comparative Studies students were selected:

Alexander Veal in collaboration with Patricia Widener for Serious Games Climate Simulations for Vulnerable Communities

Tal Granovsky Amit in collaboration with Véronique Côté for Indigenuity and Embodied Regalia The Jingle Dress in Indigenous American Craft A Collaborative Curatorial Research

Christine Khouri Sader in collaboration with Luis Arturo Pacheco for Embodied Sound Sonification of Robotic Spatial Interfaces

Celso Urroz in collaboration with Dustin White for Adaptive Dual Extrusion Robotic System for Variable Material Architectural Fabrication

These projects reflect the interdisciplinary scope of the Comparative Studies program, spanning environmental humanities, Indigenous studies, design research, and emerging technologies. The program congratulates these students and their faculty collaborators on this achievement and looks forward to the impact of their work.

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