Scientific Research and Design: Bench Tutorials gives exceptional students a rare opportunity to work in laboratories at UTMB with one-on-one tutelage from graduate researchers. Bench students explore everything from tissue engineering to the effects of carbon monoxide on airway inflammation. In the past 15 years, more than 200 local students have participated in Bench Tutorials, and in 2012, the National Institutes for Environmental Health Sciences recognized it as a program of excellence. “Exposing Ball High School’s top science students to the rigors and rewards of scientific research is our mission,” said Lauren Scott, director for Bench Tutorials at UTMB. [Note: Paid subscription required. Contact UTMB Marketing and Communications for more information.]