Akshaya Nataraj ’17 is a modern renaissance woman. 她的奉献精神, 雄心壮志, and love for math and statistics opened doors for her at the 哥伦比亚大学 Medical Center, where she assisted leading researchers in answering important medical questions by independently developing statistical formulas and using self-taught coding skills. 在实验室之外, Akshaya found camaraderie and artistic expression through 哥伦比亚大学 Bhangra, the University dance team that celebrates a style of movement originating in the Punjab region of India.

Explore Akshaya’s journey in this video: from uncertain first-year student to successful 阀杆 researcher and University arts leader with an exciting job offer on the horizon. For more student profile videos, visit the 学生演讲档案.