By Whitney Hale
The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that sophomore Yuke Wang has received a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. The UK College of Arts & Sciences student is among 396 students nationwide selected to receive the 2020-21 Goldwater Scholarship.
This year's Goldwater Scholars were selected based on academic merit from a field of 1,343 mathematics, science and engineering students who were nominated by the faculties of 461 of the nation's colleges and universities.
Wang, who calls Lexington home, is pursuing majors in physics and