<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/_dev-testing/2026-08-21/faculty-research/alums-win-national-research-fellowships.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>04/18/2023</pubDate><title>Alums Win National Research Fellowships</title><excerpt>Two Westmont alums have received prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation. Braden Chaffin ’23 and Chisondi Warioba ’21 have been chosen for the program whose purpose “is to ensure the quality, vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States.” The five-year fellowship provides three years of financial support that includes an annual stipend of $37,000.</excerpt><author>Scott Craig</author><image>
            
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