Preparing to Teach: Learn more about teaching in independent schools

Join Penn’s Career Services for our Career Insights Series for a week of programs focused on exploring more about teaching in independent schools (where state teaching certification is not required!)

Over three engaging programs, participants will first hear from Carney …

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Dianne Hull Senior Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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Working at the Kayser Lab

Kevin Wu, COL ’27, Clovis, CA

Over the summer, I’ve been working at the Kayser Lab and investigating the link between sensory processing and sleep in neurodevelopmental disorders in Drosophila. I was drawn to this topic because of its application …

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Coding, Proofs, and Karaoke: A Summer of Programming Languages Research at Penn

Brandon Sayler, COL ’25, Chandler, AZ

This summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to learn about Programming Languages research, guided by the expertise of Penn Professor Steve Zdancewic and PhD student Stephen Mell. My experience was enriched not only by …

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Bridging the Education Gap Post-Covid

Annie Liu, WH ’26, Philadelphia, PA

This summer, the scholarship I received played a crucial role in allowing me to work with underprivileged students and support higher education in lower-income neighborhoods. The funding provided essential support, covering my living expenses …

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Tomorrow’s Business Leaders

Alexandra Curtu, WH ’26, Iowa City, IA

This summer I was able to work for the Wharton Global Youth Program as a Finance Teaching Assistant (TA) in Philadelphia. Over the course of nine weeks, I worked with over 300 of …

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Research experience in Auditing ML Applications for Algorithmic Justice with CS High School Students and Teachers

Boyang “Rowena” Tang, GSE Masters in Learning Science & Technologies24, China

During the summer, I worked as a research assistant at the University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education on the Project named Auditing Machine Learning Applications for …

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Summer at CNDR

Jaskeerat Gujral, COL ’25, Long Island, NY

Over the summer, I had the honor of working at the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR) under Dr. Virginia Lee. I gained valuable wet lab skills and techniques during my time. During …

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Mind the Education Gap

Salem Fitwi, WH ’26, Granger, IN

During this summer, I had the amazing opportunity to conduct research on the financing and funding of public education in the United States at Saint Mary’s College, a private liberal arts college in my …

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Summer with EduMob

Eden Lee, SEAS ’26, Alpharetta, GA

This summer, I had the pleasure of working with my Data Science team at EduMob. Having had the incredible opportunity to work with EduMob last summer, this summer allowed me to gain more exposure …

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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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