Cornell biology major Ahmed M. Ahmed ’17 was named one of this year’s Rhodes Scholars, the Rhodes Trust announced Saturday. Every year, 32 U.S. students are selected as Rhodes Scholars and can pursue degrees at the University of Oxford with full financial support from the Rhodes Trust. He also serves as biology student advisor, biochemistry teaching assistant and general and organic chemistry tutor at the Learning Strategies Center. As a member of Students Working Ambitiously to Graduate, Ahmed also mentors African American students at Cornell. Ahmed received an award for his work as a teaching assistant in 2015, according to his LinkedIn page.

Source: Daily Sun November 21, 2016 02:07 UTC