A summer in web3 for impact

Alejandra Borda, WH ’23, Lima, Peru

This year, the Career Services Summer Funding allowed me to dive fully into the potential of using web3 and blockchain technologies to generate positive change. I was first able to connect with any early …

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My Summer at Braithwaite Communications

Kate Ratner, COL ’25, Philadelphia, PA

This summer, I worked as a Public Relations intern at Braithwaite Communications in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Braithwaite is a boutique PR firm that represents clients in several industries such as pharmaceuticals, financial services, food production, …

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PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: Julia Noll

Hosted by Merck

Describe your experience working with your host. 

Dr. Marla Watts, from Merck’s Quantitative Biosciences Division, served as my host throughout my fellowship. Marla’s dedication and active involvement were truly remarkable. Right at the start of the program, …

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Tithi Basu Mallik Associate Director, Graduate Students
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A Summer at the United States Mission to the United Nations

Paige Reinfelder, COL ’23, Freeport, Maine

From a young age, I have loved learning about history, international relations, and languages, and the thought of turning these passions into a career has long driven my future goals. Though my ideal career …

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Life in the Mouse House

Hong Yu Liu, COL ’24, Broomall, PA

This summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to work in the Yang Lab which is part of Cancer Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine. The lab is interested in the role of …

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Summer at a Nurse Extern at NYU Langone Health

Daniel Huynh, NUR ’23, Portland, Oregon

This summer, I had the opportunity to complete a 9-week Nursing Externship on the Solid Organ Transplant Floor at NYU Lagone Health’s Kimmel Pavillion. This floor focused on patients mainly receiving kidney and liver …

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Interning at the Office of the Public Defender

Hannah Norman, COL ’24, Newport News, VA

This summer I was able to work in the Youth Defendant Unit of the Baltimore Office of the Public Defender. As I’m interested in law and public policy as potential career paths, I …

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25 Inspiring Quotes From Oscar-Winning Broadway Star Ariana DeBose

The name Ariana DeBose is often flanked by the words “triple threat.” And Hamilton choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler has said that in an industry where not all triple threats live up to the label, DeBose is truly “a principal dancer. And …

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Brain and Behavior

Amishi Mahajan, COL ’25, West Bloomfield, MI

This summer, I spent my time on a different side of Penn’s campus: the Perelman School of Medicine. Though I enjoyed my morning coffee runs at Starbucks and lunches at Gia Pronto’s Kitchen, …

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PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: Julia Tasca

(Hosted by Janssen)

Describe your experience working with your host:

My host was Dr. Sheng Gao, the Director of Immunology Translational Sciences at Janssen Pharmaceuticals. I am extremely fortunate to have been paired with an attentive, knowledgeable, and caring host …

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Tithi Basu Mallik Associate Director, Graduate Students
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