PRC Trainee Awarded 2-year Scholarship

Second year Sociology graduate student and PRC trainee Yuka Minagawa was recently awarded the Honjo International Scholarship from the Honjo International Scholarship Foundation. The Honjo International Scholarship Foundation was created to strengthen academic partnerships between Japan and other countries. Yuka's selection in this very intense competition was based on her outstanding record of academic achievement to date and her scholarly promise.  Yuka specializes in the sociology of health, with a particular emphasis on Russia and eastern Europe. She holds a masters degree in Russian Studies from Harvard University and is working toward her Ph.D. in Sociology here at the University of Texas at Austin.  Her scholarship was awarded for two years, beginning September 2011.