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Naomi Mburu

Diaspora Kenyan student selected to attend Nobel laureate meetings in Germany

Diaspora Messenger Jun 1, 2018 0

A UMBC Ph.D. student and an alumna have been selected to participate in this year’s international Nobel laureate forums, which connect top student engineers and scientists from universities around the globe with the world’s leading…

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Kenyan student to attend State of Union address as guest of Sen. Cardin

Diaspora Messenger Jan 30, 2018 0

Sen. Ben Cardin plans to bring University of Maryland, Baltimore County student Naomi Mburu as his guest to Tuesday’s State of the Union address. Mburu, an Ellicott City native studying chemical engineering, is the first-ever UMBC…

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Kenyan man Nicholas Marenga Mburu dies in tragic car accident in Maryland

Diaspora Messenger Jan 8, 2018 1

We are deeply saddened to inform you that Nicholas Marenga Mburu of Ellicott City, Maryland passed away on Sunday, January 7th in a tragic car accident off Route 100 and Snowden. Nicholas was a graduate of Mt. Hebron High and UMBC.…

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Kenyan Diaspora student receives first Rhodes Scholarship in school history

Diaspora Messenger Nov 20, 2017 1

Naomi Mburu ’18, chemical engineering, is the first student in UMBC history to receive the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. She is one of 32 students from across the United States to receive this prestigious honor for the 2018 year.…