FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Aug. 4 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:
Shae Threlfall started her day the same way every morning for months: wake up, scroll her phone and look for a message from across the ocean.
Each morning, nothing.
One December morning at home in Springdale, her ritual came up empty again. But something told her to take one more glance before class. There it was.
She had been accepted to pursue a doctorate in mechanical engineering at the University of Cambridge, one of the world's oldest universities. Threlfall was thrilled, but the cost was too much.
She was determined. Over winter break, she researched and found the Ashby Studentship and applied the day before the deadline. The award, given ...