Meet a Handler Scholar! Name: Germania Balbuena Marte What are you studying at Rochester?  Major: Biomedical Engineering Minor: Spanish From: Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Extracurricular Activities: Business manager…

Meet a Handler Scholar! Name: Austin Okoase What are you studying at Rochester? Health Behavior in Society, Pre-Med From: New York, NY Extracurricular Activities: Vice President of Minority Male Leadership…

Meet a Handler Scholar! Name: Leen Khankan What are you studying at Rochester? Biology and Philosophy From: Aleppo, Syria & Milan, Italy Extracurricular Activities: Student Alumni Ambassador, Medallion Leadership Society,…

Meet a Handler Scholar! Name: Manuela Montes de Oca What are you studying at Rochester? Major: Biomedical Engineering Minor: Mechanical Engineering and Material Science From: Trinidad, Uruguay Extracurricular Activities: Biomedical…

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