Publications and Press Releases

  • NSHSS | $10,000 Be More Fund Recipient (2024)

    The NSHSS Be More Grant program provides over $100,000 in funding to NSHSS members aspiring for world betterment. NSHSS co-founder Claes Nobel once said, "I believe that the human race can be fundamentally better than it is, and students like you will be the ones to change the world to make it what it can be. You are the most formidable proponents of change."

  • San Antonio Express News | 'Found my purpose': San Antonio student's nonprofit combats health care scarcity across globe

    Ariana Chaudhary has helped solve over 25,000 medical cases (2024) in Sub-Saharan Africa with her nonprofit, Access to Special Knowledge. A $10,000 grant will help her expand her mission.

  • Texas Monthly | A Trip to Africa Moved a San Antonio Teenager to Help Save Lives Overseas

    Ariana Chaudhary's nonprofit connects under-resourced doctors abroad with consultations by American specialists, one email at a time.

  • NSHSS | 18 Under 18 Award (2025)

    Selected as one of the most influential leaders nationwide who inspire positive change and world betterment; recognized by NSHSS for transformative leadership, innovation, and community-centric goals.

  • International journal of Herbal Medicine A systematic review of herbal medicine use and outcomes in the democratic republic of Congo

    First-author publication on the effect of herbal medicine and usage patterns in the DRC. Vol. 13, Issue 3, Part A (2025)