This fall, we will be featuring blog posts written by PhD students who participated in Career Services’ Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF), a program that helps doctoral candidates explore their career interests through networking opportunities with …
By Alison Howard
Alison HowardAssociate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
The Barbara Bates Center for the Study of Nursing History welcomed me as their first undergraduate research fellow in the summer of 2025, and it was a truly fantastic experience. On my first day …
This past summer, and my final one at Penn, I had the privilege of conducting research in the Marino Lab within the Department of Pathobiology. The lab investigates the dynamic and ongoing evolutionary arms …
Landing an investment banking internship is a goal that many ambitious finance students and professionals strive for, and for good reason. These internships provide a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience at some of the most prestigious financial institutions, offering …
This fall, we will be featuring blog posts written by PhD students who participated in Career Services’ Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF), a program that helps doctoral candidates explore their career interests through networking opportunities with advanced …
By Alison Howard
Alison HowardAssociate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
This summer, I had the amazing opportunity to conduct breast cancer research in Dr. Lewis Chodosh’s lab at Penn Medicine under the guidance of Hamza Turkistani. My project focused on breast cancer dormancy, a …
This summer, I had the privilege of working alongside physiotherapist Dr. Ann Nwabuebo at Body Connect Physical Therapy in Bethesda, Maryland, as well as researcher Dr. Jaclyn Hadfield on a project exploring the …
College Voices is the official podcast of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. While all the episodes are worth a listen, a few focus on career-related topics and feature Career Services staff as guests.
“Will …
By Carol Hagan
Carol HaganSenior Associate Director, Graduate School Advising
Starting college at Penn can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re navigating it as the first in your family to do so. The good news: Penn has a wide range of resources designed to support your academic journey—you just need to …