Applying Behavioral Science in International Development  

Grace Chen, LPS Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences (MBDS), 2023

This summer I had the opportunity to intern at the Center for Utilizing Behavioral Insights for Children (CUBIC) at Save the Children. Founded in 2020 by Allison Zelkowitz, CUBIC …

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A Small Country With a Big Heart: Bangladeshi BRAC’s Rohingya Refugee Initiative

Areebah Ahmed, COL ’26, Dallas, TX

This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to travel over 8,000 miles to my mother country, Bangladesh. Over the time I was there, I traveled back and forth between Dhaka, where my mother is …

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CS Radio – Episode 207: Jennie Ripps, COL ’03, Owl’s Brew Boozy Tea

Join Michael and Natty as they welcome Jennie Ripps, Penn Class of 2003 and founder of Owl’s Brew, a pioneering tea-infused alcoholic beverage brand. Jennie shares her journey from an English major in the College of Arts and Sciences at …

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My Summer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Dhruv Parikh, SEAS Masters in Robotics, 2024

NASA, JPL located in Pasadena, is the biggest space robotics laboratory that fuels various space flight missions and other science projects. I had a fortunate chance to intern there as a foreign national …

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From Class to Clinic – My Nursing Journey at NYU Langone

Daisy Tso, NUR ’24, Staten Island, NY

This summer, I had the amazing opportunity to work as a student nurse extern at NYU Langone Hospital in Manhattan. Working as a student nurse extern has been an enriching experience that deepened …

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A Historic Summer in Senegal 

Jesús Luis Zúñiga IV , SP2 Masters in Non-Profit Leadership, 2024

I expected a busy summer full of new experiences, interesting work, and good food when I was invited to intern in Dakar with UNESCO’s International Institute for Education Planning (IIEP) …

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Translational Research at the Titchenell Lab

Olivia Ong, COL ’24, Wellesley, MA

This summer, I had the opportunity to continue my work at the Titchenell Lab in the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism at Penn Medicine. As a translational research lab, the Titchenell Lab aims …

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My Summer at SciFeCap

Tanvi Gupta, SEAS Masters in Computer & Information Science, 2024

During my summer internship, I achieved significant milestones in my professional development. The internship experience at SciFeCap has equipped me with valuable technical skills and knowledge to make meaningful contributions …

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Navigating the Politics, Economics, and History of IOs: Research in International Politics

Ian Mijael Zang, COL ’25, Buenos Aires City, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Did you know that, in 1996, a Colombian Guerrilla movement kidnapped the younger brother of the ex-president and, at the time, Secretary General of the OAS for two months, …

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My Summer at WildCare Oklahoma

Cat Olson, VET Candidate for Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Thanks to GAPSA’s Summer Internship Funding program, I had the opportunity to spend this summer working alongside wildlife rehabilitators and veterinary staff at WildCare Oklahoma. WildCare takes in over 7,000 animals …

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