International Students
Adwita Saxena '25: Building foundations and creating community
International student double majoring in finance and economics finds a cultural community on campus and gains professional experience at her “Big Four” accounting internships
Cauê Zirnberger Lazaneo PhD '21: The ocean-climate connection
From a young surfer in Brazil to an international oceanographer, SMAST alumnus lands professorship.
Apeksha Prasai '25: Embracing change
Junior interior architecture and design major hopes to make home country more accessible
From apprentice to expert: A UMass Dartmouth mentorship story
Engineering/SMAST professor Daniel MacDonald and PhD student Agata Piffer Braga share their research and their perspectives from both sides of mentorship
Monika Kristjánsdóttir '25: Making an impact
First-generation international honors student-athlete uses talents and passions to make a difference
Jeevan Teja Araveti '24: Master of finance
Quantitative finance MS student makes the most of investment in education
Filipe Pereira, PhD '23: Life-changing moments
First-generation college student Filipe Pereira, PhD '23, was recently awarded the prestigious President's Postdoctoral Fellowship at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego (UCSD).
Nursing major Amaechi Obison ’24 is considering several options for his future
Completed a research internship this summer at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health
Siddhant Kerhalkar '24: Chasing monsoons
SMAST PhD student conducts research at sea to understand the driving forces behind powerful weather systems
Ramina Behzad '25: Turning her passion into life-changing research
Ramina Behzad grew up in Tehran, Iran before coming to UMass Dartmouth to pursue her PhD in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology.
Iury Simoes-Sousa '23: International collaboration
Computational oceanographer Iury Simoes-Sousa helps relocate Tico the manatee
Pushkar Bhatia '24: A global citizen
Junior healthcare services administration student returns from study abroad in Germany