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In 2020, none of the Nobel Prize winners from the United States are foreign-born individuals. However, four of this year’s 12 Laureates are foreign born and have been associated with U.S. research institutions or universities at some point in their careers. In addition, four of the 21 MacArthur Fellows and at least four of the 22 Schmidt Science Fellows are foreign born and living in the United States. Moreover, immigrants are among the scientists and researchers working to find a COVID-19 vaccine. This report profiles all of these high-achieving immigrants.

The Institute for Immigration Research (IIR) is proud to announce that The Immigrant Stories Project has added added immigrants from Colombia. This is the ninth profile in this project.

Through the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation junior Maya Prestipino has been researching conservation practices surrounding the harvesting and selling of ginseng, listed as threatened under Virginia’s Endangered Plant and Insect Species Act.