Students on the Move |
Welcome!
The McNair Scholars Program welcomed six new undergraduates at the New Scholars Retreat on March 21, 2026. They are Sway Issifou ,a third-year biomedical science major, Anika Khanam, a third-year mechanical engineering technology major, Abdul Moiz, a third-year bioinformatics and computational biology, Adolphine Mujinga-Kazadi, afourth-year student majoring in physics, Nikolas Wheeler, a second-year double major in mechanical engineering and electrical engineering and Diara Williams, a second-year biochemistry major. Thanks to all the dedicated scholars and alumni who showed up for the new scholars. May this season be the beginning of something extraordinary.
Back from Conferences
Through funding from the McNair Scholars Program, three undergraduates have recently accessed regional or national conference experiences that accelerated their scholarly growth. Kamyah Johnson, a third-year psychology major, attended the Eastern Psychological Association 2026 Annual Convention in Boston, MA. Emmanuel Boakye, a fourth-year majoring in software engineering and neuroscience with SOIS, and Mamadu Bah a third-year web and mobile computing major, attended the National Society of Black Engineers in Baltimore, MD.
In addition, John Fernandez, a fourth-year biochemistry major, was co-funded by McNair to present his research at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) 2026 Convention at National Harbor. We also extend our warm congratulations to Fernandez’s faculty mentor Lea Michel on being honored as a 2026 ASBMB Fellow, which recognizes not only her research accomplishments but also her longstanding contributions to mentorship and belonging in the molecular life sciences.
Graduate Admission Wins
Another three students have committed to beginning graduate study this fall! Joseph Bean, a fourth-year computational mathematics major, CSTEP member and McNair Scholar, will continue with his research at RIT in the PhD Program in physics. Juan Hernandez-Guerrero a fourth-year fine arts major in photographic and imaging arts as well as a McNair Scholar, will be attending an MFA program at Columbia University. Chenxin Wang, a fourth-year biomedical sciences major, CSTEP Member and McNair Scholar, has accepted an offer from the Animal Science PhD Program at Cornell University. All three McNair Scholars have been awarded full scholarships in recognition of their outstanding excellence in both professional and academic pursuits. The CSTEP/McNair program staff are incredibly proud of their achievements. In honor of all of the hard work done this year, CSTEP/McNair held a senior celebration late last month.