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Graphic depicting global challenges.

Solving the World’s Greatest Challenges

Rollins graduates earn more than a degree. They gain the knowledge and skills to address large-scale issues like climate change and human rights.

Stephenson Named Co-Principal Investigator on NSF Grant

Biology professor Paul Stephenson is partnering with the University of St. Thomas to train undergraduate biologists using urban agriculture.

Santiago Narvaez Selected for American Society for Microbiology Spotlight Series

Biology professor Brendaliz Santiago Narvaez has been selected for an American Society for Microbiology series highlighting diversity in STEM.

Chemistry students work with a professor in a lab.

Rollins Receives Scientific Equipment Grant

The Sherman Fairchild Foundation has awarded Rollins a grant that will enhance learning in the sciences and make biology and chemistry majors even more competitive for careers in STEM.

Kasandra Riley and Brandon McNichol ’19 work together in a chemistry lab.

Rollins Receives Inclusive Excellence in STEM Grant

The six-year grant will support the College in its efforts to foster inclusivity and belonging for those who have been historically underrepresented in the sciences.

Solving the World’s Biggest Problems

For Rollins students, alumni, and faculty, the most pressing issues of our time are not insurmountable. They’re opportunities to bring meaning to the term “global citizenship.”

Jessika Linnemeyer playing volleyball for the Tars.

Linnemeyer ’22 Earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

Student-athlete Jessika Linnemeyer ’22 has earned the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and will use her award toward a doctorate in physical therapy.

Tiara Ashurst ’23

Colleagues in Curiosity

Each summer, Rollins’ Student-Faculty Collaborative Scholarship Program pairs enterprising students with expert faculty to tackle some of the world’s toughest challenges. Explore a few of this year’s standout projects.

Students conduct a lab in the new Rollins greenhouse.

Greenhouse Gains

Rollins’ new rooftop greenhouse is a technological masterpiece, with more than 800 plant species and climate-controlled rooms designed for student and faculty research.

Seven Rollins graduates describe how they made strategic professional pivots during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Pivotal Moves

When the world stopped in response to the COVID pandemic, these seven Rollins alumni did just the opposite. They didn’t just save their businesses—they made them better.

Marissa Cobuzio on a study break with Ari, the service dog she’s raising on campus.

My Rollins Gateway: Vet with a Cause

Marissa Cobuzio ’19 is pursuing a career in mission-based veterinary medicine because she loves animals—and people.

Chemistry major Alyssa Malto and professor Laurel Habgood work together on chemistry research focused on silver properties.

Together in Discovery

This past summer, Rollins’ Student-Faculty Collaborative Scholarship Program produced some of its most powerful partnerships to date, showcasing the innovative ways our students and faculty are tackling real-world, relevant issues.