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McNair Sophomore to Spend Summer at Harvard
Jersey Journal: Our Pride and Joy
JC teen is Harvard bound for the summer
By Barbara Milton, Ph.D., LCSW
May 02, 2013, 6:00AM
Brittany Thomas, 16 year old sophomore at McNair Academic High School is headed to Harvard for college science courses this summer. She is taking steps towards becoming a biomedical engineer, inspired by a story in a magazine about an African American female who is a stem cell researcher. In that moment Brittany knew that with hard work and dedication...
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