100 teenagers get lifetime support to foster work on world’s thorniest problems

Jennifer Uche, 17, of Boston, a Rise Global Winner. Picture: Rise via AP
The first 100 winners of an initiative to nurture talented teenagers worldwide have been named.
Schmidt Futures announced the inaugural 100 Rise Global Winners, part of a one billion dollar programme funded by philanthropists Wendy and Eric Schmidt, the former chief executive of Google and executive chairman of its parent company Alphabet.