Maanasa Yepuru ’26, a Rhodes senior from Memphis, has taken an innovative step toward a future in neural engineering by combining computer science with neuroscience to craft her own unique interdisciplinary major. Says Yepuru, “Rhodes’ unique offering of the self-designed interdisciplinary major afforded me the opportunity to develop interdisciplinary skills that align with neural engineering, where understanding the brain requires both computational tools and biological insight.”
Rhodes’ Phi Beta Kappa Chapter Announces Members from the Class of 2018 to Be Inducted
Phi Beta Kappa is America’s oldest collegiate honor society. Only about 10 percent of the nation’s institutions of higher learning have Phi Beta Kappa chapters.
April 10, 2018
Two From Rhodes Awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
Rhodes senior Matthew Huber and alumna Kayla Wilson have been offered the fellowships, following a national competition. The new awardees were selected from more than 12,000 applicants.
April 09, 2018
Rhodes Sophomore and Music Producer Raneem Imam on Track to be Multifaceted Artist
The music major is an intern at Royal Studios where many hits in the 1960s and ’70s were recorded, and she has produced her own EP, titled “DIALOGUE.”
April 09, 2018
Rhodes Awards Honorary Degree to Civil Rights Activist Rev. James Lawson
While in Memphis for MLK50 events, Rev. Lawson spoke to a packed room in Rhodes’ Briggs Hall on April 5 about the history and changes of the country as well as the continued need for social justice. The Rhodes Board of Trustees earlier this year voted to confer the degree, and a brief ceremony took place prior to the talk.
April 06, 2018
Rhodes Student Caroline Bush ’19 Among Recently Named Goldwater Scholars
A biomathematics major, she is one of 211 students nationwide to receive the Goldwater Scholarship for 2018-2019, which is the preeminent undergraduate award of its type in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering.
April 05, 2018
Research Proposal by Prof. Rupke and Team of U.S. and International Astronomers Accepted by NASA
The research will be conducted by the James Webb Space Telescope, which is scheduled for launch in 2020.
April 04, 2018
Rhodes Participates in National Bell Tolling to Honor MLK 50
Rhodes College participated in a bell tolling to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his assassination in Memphis.
April 03, 2018
Rhodes College Recognizes Passover at the Rat
The Catherine Burrow Refectory will be serving Passover-friendly foods during the Jewish holiday, which starts on Friday, March 30, and ends Saturday, April 7.
April 02, 2018
Chemistry Students Present at National Conference, Audrey Woody ’20 Wins Award for Outstanding Research
Rhodes was represented at the 255th American Chemical Society National Conference attended by more than 10,000 chemists from around the world.
March 28, 2018
Filoteia Popescu ’19 Publishes Groundbreaking Research in International Peer-Reviewed Journal
The article proposes a new procedure for evaluating women who experience recurrent pregnancy loss. She published the article with Rhodes Biology Professor Dr. Carolyn Jaslow and Dr. William Kutteh of Fertility Associates of Memphis.
March 26, 2018