Virginia Commonwealth University: Student's Drowning Prevention Research Earns Federal Support
July 14, 2026
July 14, 2026
RICHMOND, Virginia, July 14 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:
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Student's drowning prevention research earns federal support
Jackie Okao, a doctoral student in the Wilder School, will use a Virginia Sea Grant Graduate Fellowship to pursue her study of how to prevent rip current-related drowning deaths in Virginia Beach.
By Tiffany Murray-Robertson, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
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Student's drowning prevention research earns federal support
Jackie Okao, a doctoral student in the Wilder School, will use a Virginia Sea Grant Graduate Fellowship to pursue her study of how to prevent rip current-related drowning deaths in Virginia Beach.
By Tiffany Murray-Robertson, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
