# Vincentian Scholar Carlene Hunte-Nelson Wins Eisner Fellowship for NYC Immigrant Initiative

Carlene Hunte-Nelson awarded $50,000 Eisner Prize Fellowship to launch Bridge Builders intergenerational program in NYC.

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Carlene Hunte-Nelson, a Vincentian public policy scholar, was named one of six 2026-2027 Eisner Prize Fellows. [^1]

The Eisner Prize Fellowship awarded to Carlene Hunte-Nelson provides $50,000 in funding to launch an intergenerational initiative in New York City. [^2]

Researchers at Columbia University found that adult neurogenesis, the process of new neurons forming in the adult hippocampus, stalls in individuals with major depressive disorder. [^3]

Carlene Hunte-Nelson is a Dean's Distinguished Fellow and a Master of Public Administration candidate in Urban and Social Policy at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). [^4]

The initiative, called Bridge Builders, will pair older, long-settled immigrant New Yorkers with younger, recently arrived immigrants who share similar cultural backgrounds. [^5]

Columbia University researchers discovered that this adult neurogenesis process plays a key role in protecting against depression. [^6]

While most of the brain's 100 billion neurons develop before birth, a small stream of new neurons continues forming in the adult hippocampus. [^7]

The study findings offer insights for future treatments of major depressive disorder. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Carlene Hunte-Nelson, a Vincentian public policy scholar, was named one of six 2026-2027 Eisner Prize Fellows. (St Vincent Times, News)
2. The Eisner Prize Fellowship awarded to Carlene Hunte-Nelson provides $50,000 in funding to launch an intergenerational initiative in New York City. (St Vincent Times, News)
3. Researchers at Columbia University found that adult neurogenesis, the process of new neurons forming in the adult hippocampus, stalls in individuals with major depressive disorder. (Mid-day, News)
4. Carlene Hunte-Nelson is a Dean's Distinguished Fellow and a Master of Public Administration candidate in Urban and Social Policy at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). (St Vincent Times, News)
5. The initiative, called Bridge Builders, will pair older, long-settled immigrant New Yorkers with younger, recently arrived immigrants who share similar cultural backgrounds. (St Vincent Times, News)
6. Columbia University researchers discovered that this adult neurogenesis process plays a key role in protecting against depression. (Mid-day, News)
7. While most of the brain's 100 billion neurons develop before birth, a small stream of new neurons continues forming in the adult hippocampus. (Mid-day, News)
8. The study findings offer insights for future treatments of major depressive disorder. (Mid-day, News)

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