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Elizabeth Ross ’15 embodies the spirit of liberal arts—from inventing a breathalyzer for diabetics to advocating for the elderly, she transforms diverse academic passions into various leadership positions. 

Sierra Thompson ’15 furthers her goal of working on public and global health problems through her participation in the St. Jude Summer Plus fellowship program.  

In Inside Higher Ed, the Search program is described as “the defining academic experience at Rhodes.”

Dr. Jonathan Fitz Gerald, assistant professor of biology at Rhodes, has been awarded a $400,000 three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant (effective June 15, 2013) for his research using the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana as a model to understand the different roles played by maternal and paternal genes.

Rhodes English major Samantha Smith ’14 is spending the summer as an intern with the education division of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.

Rhodes’ Head Field Hockey Coach Jane Wells and Head Women’s Soccer Coach Joe Vari partnered with a group from Lynchburg College and the Sports Outreach Institute.

Students check out the sports scene in Memphis during the summertime, including baseball games at AutoZone Park in downtown Memphis.

Lars Monia ’15 gains leadership experience by assembling and guiding a team in the Great Moonbuggy Race. 

Dr. Andrew Michta has joined the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) in Washington, D.C., as a Senior Fellow.

Rhodes 2012 math alumni—Ryan Carroll and John Wells—have had papers written with Rhodes Professor Christopher Seaton accepted in peer-reviewed mathematics journals. Their work was supported by Rhodes fellowships.

Carroll and Wells’ respective papers, one on inertia space and another on orbifolds, will appear in Involve-The Journal of Mathematics.