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More than skills: Four CNMS interns on mentorship, belonging, and the gift of opportunity

Aug 20, 2026 • By Sarah Hansen, M.S. '15

Magdalen Ruth is one of four CNMS students whose recent internships at Maryland-based companies and agencies show how local opportunities are helping Retrievers build skills, find mentors, and advance discoveries that matter here and beyond. “I feel like I’m doing really important work,” Ruth, a Meyerhoff and U-RISE Scholar who interned at the NIH, says. The internship has confirmed her interest in pursuing a career in pharmacology.

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