Two Harvard students named Hertz Fellows

The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation announced the selection of its 2011-12 Hertz Fellows, including Harvard students Megan M. Blewett ’11 and Jesse Engreitz, a graduate student at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST). The fellowship, valued at more than $250,000 per student, was also awarded to 13 other recipients, who will receive financial support lasting up to five years of their graduate studies.

Since 1963, the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has focused on empowering young scientists and engineers with the freedom to innovate in their doctoral research.

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