Two Syracuse City School District rising seniors were welcomed to Syracuse’s campus to get a taste of lab life and to prepare for college. Full-ride scholarships to top universities for both students show the experiment was a huge success.
“Including local high school students in university research is critical to open new educational paths for local, underserved students. We want to provide a unique insight into research and academic life at Syracuse University and an introduction to higher education in general. We hope to create opportunities for these young researchers that may not exist otherwise,” says Karin Ruhlandt, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, who invited the students to join her lab and mentored them in their research and college preparations.
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