Working With Beers… And Changing My Country?

Guilherme de Macedo Feitosa, COL ’24, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil

I honestly never saw myself working in a brewery until the summer of 2021, but it took just one email to change my mind. At the time, I was …

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Flies Are My Life Now

Winson Liu, COL ’25, Philadelphia, PA

“What does the fruit fly matter?” I’ve been asked this question who-knows how many times this past summer by friends. One such reason the fruit fly matters is because they allow for scientists to …

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My Summer Experience at the Bargatin Research Group

David Candia, SEAS ’23, Sacramento, California

This summer I had the opportunity to work with the Bargatin Research Group at Penn in the Mechanical Engineering department. The group focuses on research in nanofabrication techniques to create materials and structures with …

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Protecting Consumers at the FTC

Carson Sheumaker, COL & WH ’23, Smyrna, Tennessee

This past summer, I worked at the Federal Trade Commission’s Division of Financial Practices (DFP) in the Bureau of Consumer Protection. DFP focuses on protecting consumers from manipulative financial practices. This internship …

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My Summer at Uyghur Next Gen

Eyal Yakoby, COL ’24, Princeton, NJ

This summer I interned for Uyghur Next Gen, a U.S.-based non-profit dedicated to raising money for Uyghurs relocating to Turkey. Thus far, Uyghur Next Gen has funded the construction of a school that will …

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Integrity in Investing

Dante Cruz, WH ’25, Carrollton, Kentucky

The summer experience that is available to First-Generation Low-Income students is one of a lifetime. A chance to get a serious experience that will be the staple of your resume that will bring major …

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Finding a New Model for Post-Transcriptional Regulation

Sean Hilgendorf, COL ’24, Howard Beach, NY

This was the second summer I had the opportunity to conduct research at Penn in the Brian Gregory Lab. I had the pleasure of working alongside my mentor, Wil Prall, to process and …

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Planning and Practicing, the first steps of an independent project

Madeleine Sleeman, COL ’23, Pound Ridge, NY

This summer, the generosity of Penn Career Services enabled me to work in the Thaiss Lab at the Microbiology Department, Perelman School of Medicine. I have been a member of the Thaiss Lab for …

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Prioritizing Mental Health In Nurses – The Untold Story of Healthcare’s Most Valuable Assets

Catherine Buren, NUR & WH ’25, Scotch Plains, New Jersey

This past summer, I was very fortunate to be a summer research intern as part of a research team at the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research here at …

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My Summer at Walden

Amanda Oh, COL ‘ 23, Los Angeles, California

This summer, I have been working at Walden Media as a Creative Development intern. Walden Media is a production company based in Los Angeles which has traditionally specialized in producing film and …

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