A Door into the World of International Organizations: A Summer of Learning and Discovery

Euel Kebebew, COL ’25, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to work alongside Dr. Julia Gray on her research about international organizations (IOs). These organizations, often operating behind the scenes, play a significant role in global …

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My Nonprofit Consulting Summer Internship with Charity Brands

Chaily Derecskey, COL ’25, Wilmington, DE

This summer, my Penn Career Services funding award allowed me to complete an internship at Charity Brands, a consulting firm specializing in nonprofit fundraising.  During my internship, I gained valuable entry-level experience in the …

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My Summer at the AARC

Jonathan Lamothe, WH ’25, Pennsauken, NJ

This summer I had the opportunity to work with the team at the African American Resource Center (AARC) at Penn. The AARC is a valuable resource for both the Philadelphia and University of Penn …

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Experiencing the Inner-Workings of City Government

Joella Byerley, COL ’24, Easton, PA

This summer, I had the opportunity to work with the Managing Director’s Office of Health and Human Services (MDO-HHS) for the City of Philadelphia. The department develops strategies for cross-agency collaboration to help improve …

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Understanding the Science behind our Decision-Making Processes

Marcella Soewignjo, COL ’25, Bayside, NY

With an average of 86 billion neurons forming intricate networks, it can be agreed upon that the human brain holds a great deal of cognitive capacity. However, despite the many years of research that …

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Exploring Healthcare in a Cancer Center

Yuting Zhu, COL ’25, Shanghai, China

This summer I had to opportunity to work as a Performance improvement intern at Fox Chase Cancer Center, one of the oldest US cancer hospitals designated by National Cancer Institute. As an intern in …

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Summer Research at MIT

Forest Ho-Chen, SEAS ’26, Yardley, PA

This past summer, I worked as a student researcher at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. The task was to use machine learning and Support Vector Regression models to fill in the holes for …

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Life or Death

Abetzi Vazquez Ochoa, COL ’25, Houston, TX

This summer was filled with cells, drugs, and questions surrounding both the PIDDosome complex’s ability to activate with the degradation of its N-Terminal, and my ability to even answer that question.

I was …

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Intoxicating Research: Drunk Fruit Flies Can Tell Us About Alcoholism

Rokibat Bamidele, COL ’25, Philadelphia, PA

Fruit flies and humans do in fact share many similarities, and one that I recently learned of is how alcohol influences behavior. While alcohol studies in humans have been ongoing for many years with …

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Love Your Job, Love Your Life

Trevor Arellano, COL ’24, Lawrence, KS

The summer before my senior year, I never expected to put my degree-to-be to the side, but I am glad I did. At the University of Pennsylvania, I study both Anthropology and Health and …

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