Om Gandhi, of Barrington, will study cancerous tumors. University of Chicago students Anqi Qu and Francesco Rahe are also among this year's 32 scholarship recipients.

Om Gandhi said a chance encounter with a family in Kensington that had lost their son to cancer inspired him to research ways to holistically fight the disease.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two University of Chicago students and a Barrington native studying at the University of Pennsylvania are among the 2025 Rhodes Scholars. University of Chicago College fourth-year Francesco Rahe —a Hillsdale, Michigan native—was named a Rhodes Scholar on Sunday, as the 55th UChicago student to receive the honor.