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Youth leaders awarded the LookUp Innovation Challenge Grant for designing a ground-breaking solution to digital wellbeing and humane technology.

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    Emily Bach

    (Eh-Muh-Lee Bah-Kuh)

    Stories of Consent • Columbia University

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  • Jakob Bachhausen headshot

    Jakob Bachhausen

    (Jay-cub Bok-how-zen)

    Timely • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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  • Bansi Balar headhshot

    Bansi Balar

    (Bun-see Buh-lar)

    Impact Playground • Plano East Senior High

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  • Maksim Batuyev headshot

    Maksim Batuyev

    (Mok-Seem Bah-Tyev)

    Ctrl+Z Podcast

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  • Alekhya Bhat headshot

    Alekhya Bhat

    (Uh-l-ai-kh-y-aa ˈBät)

    Amealiore • Wellesley College

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  • Prameela Boorada headshot

    Prameela Boorada

    (Prah-mee-laa)

    Impact Playground • UC Davis

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  • Viswa Dhanabal headshot

    Viswa Dhanabal

    GoYogi • University of Texas at Austin

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  • McKenna Dunbar heashot

    McKenna Dunbar

    (Muh Ken Uh Duhn Bar)

    Ctrl + Z Podcast • University of Richmond

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  • Luke Emano headshot

    Luke Emano

    (Eh-MAW-no)

    Timely • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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  • Jamie Guterman headshot

    Jamie Guterman

    Highlight Reel • Florida State University

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  • Juliana Kudzai Makonise headshot

    Juliana Kudzai Makonise

    (Joo-lee-yah-nuh)

    Silent Battles • Smith College

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  • Shruthi Kumar headshot

    Shruthi Kumar

    (Shru-Thī)

    GoYogi • Harvard University

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  • Emma Lee headshot

    Emma Lee

    Amealiore • Wellesley College

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  • Pavani Mathur headshot

    Pavani Mathur

    (Paavni)

    Niyamat • Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce

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  • Nicole Gurvich headshot

    Nicole Gurvich

    GoYogi • University of Pittsburgh

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  • Mahi Pachgade headshot

    Mahi Pachgade

    (ma-hee, pAAch-gah-day)

    GoYogi • University of Pittsburgh

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  • Anya Parekh headshot

    Anya Parekh

    (AA-nyaa PAR-ake)

    Timely • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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  • Vignesh Prakash

    Vignesh Prakash

    Impact Playground • New Jersey Institute of Technology

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  • Prakruthi Raghavendra headshot

    Prakruthi Raghavendra

    Amealiore • University of Pennsylvania

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  • Ananya Roy headshot

    Ananya Roy

    Niyamat • Manipal Institute of Technology

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  • Abhay Singh Sachal headshot

    Abhay Singh Sachal

    (Uh-BAY Sing Satchel)

    Ctrl + Z Podcast • University of Toronto

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  • Maya Siegel headshot

    Maya Siegel

    (Mai · Uh, See · Guhl)

    Stories of Consent • Colorado State University

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  • Mia Steinberg headshot

    Mia Steinberg

    Mellie • Dartmouth College

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  • Jules Terpak headshot

    Jules Terpak

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  • Sahana Vathsa  headshot

    Sahana Vathsa

    (Sa-ha-na)

    Amealiore • Rhode Island School of Design

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  • Mritunjay Verma  headshot

    Mritunjay Verma

    (Mri-tyun-jai Va-r-ma)

    Niyamat • Manipal Institute of Technology

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  • Vishakha Vidhani headshot

    Vishakha Vidhani

    Niyamat • Indian School of Management and Entrepreneurship

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  • Drishti Vidyarthi headshot

    Drishti Vidyarthi

    Impact Playground • University of Washington Seattle

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  • Vanessa Villanueva headshot

    Vanessa Villanueva

    Ctrl + Z Podcast • University of Hawai’i at Mānoa

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  • Surayya Walters headshot

    Surayya Walters

    (Sir-ray-yah)

    Still Knowing • University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School

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  • Tyrek Washington headshot

    Tyrek Washington

    (Tyreek)

    Write it Down • Drake University

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