Kiara Brown was selected as a COVES policy fellow for 2024.

January 12, 2024

Kiara Brown was one of seventeen students to participate in the 2024 COVES Policy Fellowship. The Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine created the Commonwealth of Virginia Engineering and Science (COVES) Policy Fellowship program to help bridge that gap. Although many young scientists and engineers are eager to take a more active role in policymaking, the opportunities to gain the skills and experience to make meaningful contributions are limited during their graduate careers. The COVES Policy Fellowship program enables young researchers to spend 12 weeks during the summer months serving as science and technology advisors in legislative offices and executive agencies as well as with prominent Virginia companies and nonprofits.