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  "id": 14974508,
  "title": "Nigerian researcher wins US award for groundwater study",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/nigerian-researcher-wins-us-award-for-groundwater-study",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T14:48:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigerian-researcher-wins-us-award-for-groundwater-study/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nigerian groundwater researcher Ayobami Oni has been awarded the Blue Integrated Partnerships Extra Mile Award for his exceptional contributions to water and environmental research. Oni participated in a 2026 summer programme in the Caribbean, focusing on interdisciplinary research examining rainfall patterns, watershed conditions, and surface-water changes in Puerto Rico and the United States and British Virgin Islands. His work involved studying precipitation trends between 2000 and 2025, using long-term rainfall records, GIS, and spatial analysis to analyze seasonal and annual variations. The award recognized Oni's commitment, research contribution, and performance during the Blue Integrated Partnerships Summer Institute. Oni is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue University, where his postgraduate research focused on developing a three-dimensional device for monitoring groundwater movement using heat as a tracer.",
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Nigerian researcher wins US award for groundwater study",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/nigerian-researcher-wins-us-award-for-groundwater-study-14979154",
        "published": "2026-10-16T15:26:11.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}