This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to dive into the captivating world of evolutionary biology through my work in Dr. Paul Schmidt’s lab. Focused on unraveling the mysteries of Drosophila melanogaster, commonly known …
Samir Maarouf, SEAS ’24, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Over the course of my summer, I had the opportunity to continue doing research at my Hematology research lab in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Prior to this experience, I was …
What does a just and equitable food system look like? And how do we create a dignified and community-driven access point to nutrition for our neighbors? These two questions were the core of my …
“Do you know what a PCR is?” I was met with this question the first day I came to the lab. Stepping into the Wagner lab in September 2022 under the expert guidance of …
Mansha Kohli, Weitzman Masters in City & Regional Planning, 2024
Prior to attending the City Planning program at Penn, I was a management consultant in New York. While I enjoyed the client-facing role and project-based work, my job lacked the …
This summer, my journey took me beyond the confines of a traditional internship. I had the privilege of joining the dynamic team at Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA) as a Public Affairs Intern. As I …
Thanks to Penn Career Services’ Summer Funding, this summer I had the opportunity to explore my interest in product while giving back to the community that I grew up in. I worked …
This summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to work as a Student Nurse Extern (SNE) at NYU Langone Health (NYULH). Going into this summer, I was not certain what type of career I wanted …
Naomi Zucker, PhD Candidate in Cultural Anthropology
This summer, I was fortunate to work as an intern at Topos Partnership, a public opinion/strategic advising research consultancy that draws on social scientific methods (especially linguistics and anthropology) to explore (and help …
This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to intern at a private equity firm in the heart of Boise, Idaho, embarking on an exciting journey in an unlikely place that not only deepened …