UIC student, alumna reach Rhodes Scholar finalist stage

Posted on December 05, 2019

Honors College senior Anis Barmada was selected as one of 14 finalists from Illinois and Ohio to interview for the Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most prestigious scholarships in the world. Barmada is a double major in biological sciences and chemistry, and conducts research with Honors College Fellow Scott Shippy on a noninvasive biomarker assay for diabetic eye disease.

Adapted from a November 23, 2019 post in UIC Today

Modified on April 15, 2021