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Climate Change, Robotics Top of Mind for Hillier Scholarship Winners

17 Jun, 10:58 AM
Winners of the James Hillier Scholarships, Nickolas Barandich of Paris District High School and Cuba Pucci of Brantford Collegiate Institute look to tackle climate change and put robots to good use.

Originally published in the Brantford Expositor on June 16, 2025 by Vincent Ball

Winners of the James Hillier Scholarship 2025

Photo credit: Vincent Ball of the Brantford Expositor - Students Nickolas Barandich, Mohid Khan, Cuba Pucci and Shriyak Kashyap this year's James Hillier Scholarships join Peter Giordano, president of the James Hillier Foundation, at a Thursday ceremony held at Assumption College School


This year’s winners of the James Hillier Scholarship want to tackle climate change and put robots to good use.

Nickolas Barandich of Paris District High School is looking forward to robotics research, and Cuba Pucci, a Brantford Collegiate Institute student, wants to research climate change.

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