Amazing student Karishma Sriram

Foundation Fellow and undergraduate stem cell researcher Karishma Sriram is making the most of her UGA opportunities:

Entering college as a Foundation Fellow, I was immediately immersed in an enriching and creative environment. Through the Fellowship, I have been able to participate in intriguing book discussions, dinner seminars and conversations that helped me shape my understanding of the world around me. Further, the Fellowship afforded me the ability to travel during my career. Through its aid, I’ve taken a class under a Fellow of All Souls College at Oxford University, traveled to Harvard College to present my stem cell research, ventured to Bolivia to observe the health care conditions in the impoverished La Paz, and escaped to Morocco and Bali for cultural and religious immersion. Beyond the extensive travel and enrichment opportunities, the Fellowship has provided me with a community of peers and advisers that have guided and aided me in my growth as a student, friend and person.

The Honors Program allows UGA to keep some of the best young minds in Georgia right here at home. What these exceptional students can do as part of a vibrant university community distinguishes our campus as their individual creativity and curiosity find focus. Sriram's experience reminds us of the essence of higher education - bringing very bright young people into proximity with their potential.

Image: Sriram with UGA faculty member and world-renowned stem cell researcher Steve Stice.