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This summer, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs will launch the UCCS Stem Outreach Program, which will invite 24 high school students from underrepresented backgrounds to experience collegiate-level labs in chemistry, biology, biochemistry and human anatomy. (More)
Genia Olesnicky — a developmental biologist, part-time rock star and full-time mentor to dozens of undergraduate and graduate students at UCCS — has been named the winner of the third annual UCCS Outstanding Research Mentorship award. (More)
Johnathan Gachuzo Gonzalez, a first-generation scholar and senior biomedical sciences major at UCCS, is lifting up his community as he prepares for a career in health care. (More)
How do organisms survive in environments that should kill them? That’s the question at the heart of an Undergraduate Research Academy project conducted by Hadeel Khammash, a senior biomedical sciences major at UCCS, and Amy Klocko, Assistant Professor of Biology. (More)
One day, Naila Tagoilelagi hopes to join the medical field. But along the way, she wants to help other women pursue meaningful careers in STEM, too — and break down the obstacles that women face in STEM careers every day. (More)
Madison Fox may be trying to break one of the strongest chemical bonds in existence, but she’s not fazed by the challenge. Instead, she’s excited to be part of an Undergraduate Research Academy project that could help millions of people around the world. (More)
Alexis Rayburn has been bitten by the research bug — and now, as part of an Undergraduate Research Academy project focused on insect studies, she’s working to discover how alpine moths have changed over the last 40 years. (More)
Kristen Williams has always followed a track toward success. For 10 years, she worked to become a winning indoor track cyclist and now she will pass the finish line in her marathon through the University of Colorado school system to become an expert in physical therapy. (More)
When Collin Hildreth was just seven years old, he saw Steve Irwin “The Crocodile Hunter” on TV and was immediately inspired to work with animals. (More)
For her extraordinary leadership, character and embodiment of civic service, Sara Khammash, a senior biology major at UCCS, has been named Colorado Leadership Alliance’s (CLA) 2021 Student Leader of the Year. (More)
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