When Ifeyinwa “Ify” Ojukwu ’22 arrived at Syracuse University three years ago, she knew she’d have opportunities to join organizations and conduct research. But she surprised even herself with the amount of meaningful work she’s been able to accomplish through her classes and research.

Ojukwu—a biology and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, and a public health minor in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics—has set her sights on becoming a physician and on addressing systemic, race-related disparities through health care policies. “I feel like my interest lies in recognizing vulnerabilities in others and wanting to support them,” says Ojukwu, who grew up in Guilderland, New York. “Medicine is just one way to go about that, but it’s an important way, and one that resonates with my personal and scientific interests, too.”

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