July 5, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on A Postcard From: Eri Arai ’16
Name: Eri Arai Class Year: 2016 Major: Undeclared What’s happening? We’d love to hear how your internship is going: I am working at the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, a small federal agency in Washington D.C. devoted to strengthening U.S.-Japan relations. Most … Continue reading
July 3, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on Ivana Wang ’15: Vectors Galore!
My project is going smoothly so far, and I’ve acquired a few new friends. There are three Russian students earning their PhDs in my lab. There is also another summer intern working on another project in my lab. All of … Continue reading
July 2, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on A Postcard From: Zoe Fox ’14
Name: Zoe Fox Class Year: 2014 Major: Classical Languages What’s happening? We’d love to hear how your internship is going: I’m working on an archaeological dig at Sant’Omobono, located in central Rome. The site was a religious sanctuary in the … Continue reading
July 1, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on Mikah Farbo ’14: Training
Last week, I participated in an intensive training session that covered applied behavior analysis for teachers, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, paraeducators, and other professionals involved in teams who support children with autism. Over the course of three days, I learned … Continue reading
June 28, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on A Postcard From: Alicia Ramirez ’15
Name: Alicia Ramirez Class Year: 2015 Major: English and Creative Writing What’s happening? We’d love to hear how your internship is going: I am working at the Doris S. Michaels Literary Agency in New York City. DSM Agency specializes in … Continue reading
June 27, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on Emily Adams ’14: A Day in the Life of a Beat Intern
I arrive at work at 10 a.m., sign in, and get settled at my computer. The Beat Within is a very small organization, but we work in the offices of a large ethnic news agency, so there are always plenty … Continue reading
June 25, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on Mikah Farbo ’14: Little Anecdotes
As my time in the classroom comes to an end, I’m going to reflect on some of the greatest lessons I’ve learned: It matters how you motivate and engage students in order to teach them. One of the students in … Continue reading
June 25, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on Alicia Makepeace ’14: The Beauty of the Dry Box
With the official start of summer research, we jumped right in and synthesis started the second day. The first step in the reaction pathway is the addition of a dithiol to synthesize a substitutated dithiane. The dithiane acts as a … Continue reading
June 25, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on A Postcard From: Ivana Wang
Name: Ivana Wang Class Year: 2015 Major: Biology What’s happening? We’d love to hear how your internship is going: I am working on a pancreatic cancer research project at Fox Chase Cancer Research Center. I am currently working on obtaining … Continue reading
June 20, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on Meet the Blogger: Emily Adams ’14
Name: Emily Adams Class Year: 2014 Major: English (Russian/Spanish minors) What’s happening? We’d love to hear how your internship is going: I’m interning at The Beat Within in San Francisco. The Beat Within is an organization which offers writing workshops … Continue reading