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This week’s UROP Leader spotlight is Abelardo Riojas. Abelardo is a junior majoring in Scientific Computing & Statistics. His original hometown is Monterrey, Mexico, but would consider his other home to be Coral Springs, Florida ever since he moved there back in 2005. A fun fact that Abelardo wanted to share was that if youContinue reading “UROP Leader Spotlight: Abelardo Riojas”

Kaitlyn is a junior majoring in Education with a minor in Psychology. She decided to be a UROP Leader to give back to the program that helped her find her interests and become more involved on campus. Kaitlyn strives to be a supportive mentor to her students. She hopes to be a resource for herContinue reading “UROP Leader Spotlight: Kaitlyn O’Connor”

This week, we are spotlighting Gabriela (Gaby) Herrerias, an incoming UROP Leader! Gaby was born and raised in Miami, FL and first became interested in research after takin a hands-on STEM course while in high school. With growing curiosity about research, Gaby became a UROP student for the 2019-2020 academic year. As a UROP student, sheContinue reading “UROP Leader Spotlight: Gabriela Herrerias”