My Summer With The Franklin Institute

Nasir Nuriddin, COL ’25, Philadelphia, PA

This summer, I had the privilege of working with the Franklin Institute as part of their STEM Scholars Program. This program is dedicated to a select group of Philadelphia-area students in grades 9 through …

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Identifying Mental Health Needs of Cancer Patients and Providers in Gaborone, Botswana

Simone Schriger, Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology, Los Angeles, CA

This summer, I traveled to Gaborone, Botswana to complete a summer research internship based at the Multidisciplinary Tumor (MDT) Clinic at Princess Marina Hospital. This clinic – developed through the Botswana-UPenn …

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Tiny Cells, Big Impact: My Journey in the Raj Lab

Asmus Nielsen, COL ’27, Aalborg, Denmark

It’s amazing how much you can learn from something you can’t even see with the naked eye. I’m incredibly grateful to the 2024 Career Services Summer Funding Grant for allowing me to dive into …

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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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Examining Black Experiences in Healthcare via Linguistics

Ebunoluwa Akadiri, COL ’25, Midlothian, VA

This summer, I received the wonderful opportunity to continue my independent research project started under the College House Fellowship Program (CHRF). My project, titled “Black Americans & Linguistic Discrimination in Health Care,” focuses on …

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A Transformative Summer of Drug Delivery Research in the Mitchell Lab

Benjamin Nachod, SEAS ’26, Clarksburg, MD

This year I had the opportunity to spend the summer with the Mitchell Lab to continue work on several projects I’ve been involved with during the academic year and jump into a couple new …

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Using Light and Temperature to Transform Cells: My Summer Research Journey

Saket Ram, SEAS ’27, Jersey City, NJ

This summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to work as an undergraduate researcher at the Bugaj Lab at Penn Engineering. This was my first time doing research, and I was a little nervous—but, …

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Research: The Most Difficult Thing I’ve Attempted

Max Rubin-Toles, COL ’25, Tucson, AZ

Last fall, I wrote my first proof. This fall, I’m applying to theoretical computer science PhD programs with the hope of becoming a researcher in machine learning. Funding from Penn Career Services allowed me …

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Empowering Financial Independence: My Summer at Common Cents

Erin Hong, WH ’26, Tenafly, NJ

This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to intern at Common Cents, a student-run organization at the University of Pennsylvania that doubles as a national nonprofit. Our mission is impactful yet simple: to prepare …

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A Summer of Growing Bacteria; They’re Not All Bad

Emilia Caya Blonkenfeld, COL ’25, San Francisco, CA

This summer I had the privilege of continuing my project in the Warren Lab out of CHOP’s Center for Pediatric Comprehensive Bone Marrow Failure. With the help and generosity of Career Services …

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