Oliver Zhu wins Irene Dickson McFarlane Endowed Scholarship 2026-2027

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Weibing Oliver Zhu

We're delighted to report that ÎÚÑ»ÊÓÆµ and Neuroscience double major Oliver Zhu is the recipient of this year's Irene Dickson McFarlane Endowed Fellowship, a $5000 award given to one student chosen from the Humanities Division of the College of Arts of Sciences. Oliver wrote in their application that they are "deeply fascinated by the interdisciplinary space encompassing the arts, humanities, and sciences that establishes community-wide understandings of human experience." They are interested in applying current developments in understanding the biochemical foundations of cognition to past and present humans, "allowing for examinations of mythological and historical figures such as the hero Achilles and the statesman Alcibiades as modern medical patients."