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Innovations for Youth (i4Y) welcomes undergraduates into 2025-2026 YEDI Program Cohort

November 4, 2025

Isole Kim

The Youth Equity Discovery Initiative (YEDI) provides research mentorship to undergraduates as they engage in impactful youth equity research work. This year's cohort of 30 undergraduates features students from a diversity of majors, including public health, political economy, applied mathematics, and many more! YEDI Scholars will present their yearlong research across disciplines at the Spring 2026 Symposium.

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YEDI scholars announcement