My Summer Internship at the NIH and NIDDK: Advancing Chronic Kidney Disease Research

Daniela Medina, COL ’26, Laredo, TX

This past summer, I researched on chronic kidney disease with the NIH and NIDDK. I was allowed to pick my coordinating center and lab funded by the NIH, and I chose to work at …

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Employment Discrimination, Books, And Pizza Parties Led Me To Law School

Gabrielle Cayo, COL ’27, Brooklyn, NY

After my freshman year at Penn and plenty of amazing courses, especially in the Urban Studies department, I hoped to spend my summer figuring out what career path I wanted to follow post-Penn. I …

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Navigating Financial Policy Research: My Summer at Capstone DC

Rihem Sassi, WH ’26, Sousse, Tunisia

This summer, I had the opportunity to work as a research intern at Capstone DC, where I focused on policy analysis and its impact on various investments. My role allowed me to work with …

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A Summer of Service

Sydney Wiggins, COL ’26, Philadelphia, PA

The significance of constituent services has long resonated with me. As a lifelong Philadelphia resident, I have always felt a deep-rooted commitment to serving my community. My academic journey at the University of Pennsylvania …

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Bridging the Gap Between Robotics and Space Communications: My Summer at NASA

Cedric Hollande, SEAS ’25, Paris, France

This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to intern at NASA in the Ground and Flight Software Development branch, where the primary focus is on telecommunications—developing telemetry and telecommand applications to communicate with and …

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Navigating Health Disparities: My Summer in Research and Clinical Practice

Leslie Njingang, NUR ’26, Silver Springs, MD

This summer, I had the amazing opportunity at Adventist Healthcare to conduct research on health disparities and social determinants of health, specifically focusing on the barriers and facilitators that people of color and …

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Language, Stories, and Connection: An Immigration Law Intern’s Summer

Mahala Garcia-Bartch, COL ’26, Pennsylvania

This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to work as a legal intern for the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society in Pennsylvania (HIASPA), a non-profit organization that works to provide legal aid to immigrants struggling to …

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My summer in Railway Design Corporation

Xinya Liu, Weitzman Masters in City & Regional Planning ’25, China, Tianjin

This summer, I had the opportunity to intern at Railway Design Corporation, the largest transportation infrastructure design institute in China. This company is responsible for the survey and …

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Career Insights Series for Graduate Students & Postdocs

Join Career Services for this new fall programming – the Career Insights Series is a set of fall programs for Penn graduate students and postdocs to dive into different career fields. Each week is centered around a career field, and will …

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Bridges to Financial Literacy: A Summer of Partnership and Growth

Michael Sun, SEAS & WH ’24, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

This summer, I had the honor of serving as the Business Development Team Supervisor at the Common Cents Collaborative, a 501(c)(3) organization aiming to make personal finance education more interesting, innovative, …

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