EPISODE · May 22, 2026 · 11 MIN
The Kiwi doing outstanding work at Harvard University
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In 2020, we spoke with then Porirua high school student Jess Jenkins who was off to study at Harvard University Fast forward six years and Jess is now a senior at Harvard and has been selected as one of this year's 'Fay Prize winners' - the top prize at Harvard for undergraduate thesis work. Her research used big data to explore how where you grow up shapes your future and also examined the long-term impacts of colonial land confiscation in Aotearoa. Jess chats to Jesse. [picture id="4JO879P_20260521_Fay_Prize_HRI3213_avif" crop="16x10" layout="thumbnail"]
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In 2020, we spoke with then Porirua high school student Jess Jenkins who was off to study at Harvard University Fast forward six years and Jess is now a senior at Harvard and has been selected as one of this year's 'Fay Prize winners' - the top prize at Harvard for undergraduate thesis work. Her research used big data to explore how where you grow up shapes your future and also examined the long-term impacts of colonial land confiscation in Aotearoa. Jess chats to Jesse. [picture id="4JO879P_20260521_Fay_Prize_HRI3213_avif" crop="16x10" layout="thumbnail"]
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The Kiwi doing outstanding work at Harvard University
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