Rhody Today highlights the return of URI MARC, renewed this summer by NIH NIGMS through a five-year $1.7 million award after two years without funding. The article introduces our new junior cohort, including two ESTEEMED graduates. It also notes that 10 of the 19 MARC alumni from the 2019 through 2024 cohorts went on to Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. programs. Read the full story below.

ESTEEMED and MARC programs continue to serve URI students