Summer internship leads to scientific publication for high school student

September 17th, 2021

For some high school students, an ideal summer is one spent hanging out with friends.

For Ryleigh Grove, a North Star High School senior, conducting science research in a lab at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln was an opportunity she couldn’t pass up.

Grove spent this past summer working with James Schnable, Charles O. Gardner Professor of Agronomy, and her mentor Michael Tross, a doctoral student studying integrated plant biology, as part of the Young Nebraska Scientists program.

Young Nebraska Scientists provides STEM summer research internships in university laboratories for high school students and offers students an extended, paid taste of the camaraderie and focus of a university research team. High school researchers work alongside mentors and other members of a research team to accomplish their research tasks.

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Story by Lana Johnson | UNL Agronomy and Horticulture