This summer, I had the opportunity to work under Professor Sara Haravifard in her Quantum Materials Lab at Duke University, in the Department of Physics. The Haravifard group is mainly focused on investigating the emergent critical behavior in correlated electron systems, particularly, frustrated quantum spin compounds and high temperature superconductors. Over the 10 weeks that I spent doing research, I gained hands on experience with Prof. Haravifard’s lab equipment and mainly focused on the sample preparation of… read more about Hanna Mark '22 - Quantum Materials Lab (Summer 2019) »
I had an amazing time with Pratt in Costa Rica! It is a study abroad, so I took Spanish and BME271. The material was interesting, and the pace was thankfully pretty relaxed. Evenings were usually spent exploring San Jose with the group, and weekends were for the beaches and mountains! Costa Rica is a beautiful country, and it was rainy season in July. I came prepared for sweltering tropical weather, but it was surprisingly cool and breezy! My host family was incredibly kind and accommodating to us. The food was amazing,… read more about Juhyoung Lee '22 - Pratt in Costa Rica »
At the end of March 2019, I attended the Annual Convention for the National Society of Black Engineers in Detroit, Michigan. At the conference, I was able to participate in professional workshops about networking, resume building, reaching educational goals and more. It was also beneficial to hear from black professionals about navigating your first job after graduation and to meet the other 14,000 educators, students, young professionals and more at the conference. At the guidance of our deans, I was able to use SPIRE… read more about Kemunto Okindo '21 - National Society of Black Engineers Convention & Interning with the Southern Company »
This summer I had the opportunity to spend six weeks in Berlin—a city that thrives on volatility and capriciousness. On the Duke in Berlin summer program, I took a German class and an Economics class, both of which facilitated my cultural immersion into Berlin as I went around the city talking in German and taking in its history, candor, and diversity. . My economics class examined the economics of the Energiewende allowing me to explore the intersection of energy, politics, and finance. The accessibility of multicultural… read more about Priya Parkash '22 - Duke in Berlin & Corporate Research Intern (Summer 2019) »
This year, I attended hands-on sessions on how finding stories in data sets at the National Institute for Computer Assisted Reporting conference. I was able to network and meet fellow investigative journalists while also learning advanced techniques in creating graphics. For my environmental investigative journalism internship in Durban, South Africa over the summer, I applied all of these skills I learned from NICAR and used those resources to construct a investigative, multimedia article that reported on the impacts of… read more about Chen Chen '21 - Attending NICAR & Research in Dr. Ruth Day's Memory for Movement lab »
This summer, I was fortunate enough to carry out the position of a Research Intern at an African wild dog conservation trust in Botswana. I spent two months living in a tent in the bush carrying out various tasks associated with the trust’s mission. No two days were the same, but a typical field day would go something like this: after waking up with the sun, we would gather our field gear and head out in one of the trusty land rovers that were affectionately named Worm, Mantis, and Kubu. We’d follow the coordinates sent to… read more about Annabella Helman '21 - Research Intern at an African wild dog conservation trust in Botswana (Summer 2019) »
This summer, I had the opportunity to tackle research in two different domains: academia and the industrial sector. This summer not only allowed me to better understand these two different perspectives on research but gave me insight into the overlap between them. By pursuing my personal research project with the Duke Lemur Lab, I was able to understand the independence of conducting my own research and serving as a project lead. At the beginning of the summer, I had proposed my work to the Atlanta Primate Language… read more about Madeleine "Mac" Gagne' '21 - Duke Lemur Lab Research Project (Summer 2019) »
This summer, I spent 9 weeks at the Duke-NUS Medical School doing what I love most: research. I am extremely grateful to Dr David Virshup, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at Duke and Director of the Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Programme at Duke-NUS, for providing me with the opportunity to learn from and contribute to his lab. The Virshup Lab focuses primarily on the Wnt signaling pathway, which is a critical cell signaling pathway present in all animals and regulates cell metabolism and proliferation. Mutations in this… read more about Simran Sokhi ’22 – Research Internship at Duke-NUS, Singapore »
This summer I was a part of the Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Fellowship (B-SURF). This was an 8-week program here at Duke that allowed us to stay on campus and work at a biology lab. I worked in the Sanders Lab in the Neurology Department. The Sanders Lab focuses on Parkinson’s Disease (PD), specifically that relating to mitochondrial DNA damage. I spent this summer learning many lab skills. I have learned proper cell culture technique, how to collect protein, how to quantify protein, how to run, image, and… read more about Shannon Houser '22 - Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Summer 2019) »
Over the summer from June 6 to July 31, I participated in Duke Engage Costa Rica, a program focused on conversation and reforestation in the Bell Bird Biological Corridor along the country’s Pacific slope. The primary goals of this program were to restore habitat and connect sections of rainforest by planting a variety of tree species indigenous to the region on various ranches and farms. The trees were only 1 year old seedlings, so the process of planting was meticulous and methodical, but worthwhile. Altogether, my group… read more about Austin Camp '21 - Duke Engage Costa Rica (Summer 2019) »
As soon as I returned home from the school year, I began preparing for a two-month, global adventure. I was lucky enough to be accepted into both Duke in Rome and Duke in Australia, study-abroad commitments that required me to be international from May 14th until July 20th. Now, with a camera roll full of fun and a jet-lagged body from just reflecting on it all, to say that I learned a lot would be an understatement! Landing in Fiumicino, I was finally hit with the reality that I would be in Italy for a full month. The… read more about Rebecca Schmitt '21 - Duke in Rome & Australia »
During the summer of 2018, I spent my time in Chicago as a product management intern for Motorola Solutions Inc. in the Software Enterprise group. It was my first time interning within the tech industry, which made it an incredibly valuable experience. My main project was to work with my manager on planning a large-scale end-to-end demo that crafted a narrative surrounding many of Motorola Solutions’ offerings. The nature of this project and product management enabled me to interact with a variety of people across the… read more about Cyan DeVeaux '20 - Product Management Intern for Motorola Solutions Inc. »
This summer, I took physics at UNC-Chapel Hill and traveled to Kenya with my lab, the Alberts Lab. The Alberts Lab is part of the Amboseli Baboon Research Project based in Amboseli National Park in Kenya. While in the park under the guidance of Susan Alberts, I lived at the field site and got to experience first-hand what field work (and being a field researcher) is like. I also spent time at the Institute for Primate Research in Nairobi, and learned new lab techniques while shadowing some of the researchers there. read more about Georgia Young '20 - Field Research in Kenya »
This summer I had a pretty sweet opportunity to continue my research from the spring semester in Dr. Boyce’s Lab through Duke’s Biological Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program (B-SURF). Through B-SURF, I was able to continue to work full-time with Brittany on a single sugar modification’s (O-GlcNAcylation) role on SEC24D (a protein that has ties with the human disease, Osteogenesis imperfecta). In addition to researching, I learned to expand my network. For instance, the program started by emphasizing the… read more about Caitlin Lamb '21 - Duke's B-SURF »
Helman, Annabella R. (2018) "A Call for Proactive Human–Bear Conflict Mitigation," Human–Wildlife Interactions: Vol. 12 : Iss. 3 , Article 15. Available at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/hwi/vol12/iss3/15 read more about Annabella Helman '21 - Letter to the Editor (Human–Wildlife Interactions: Vol.12: Iss.3, Article 15.) »
During the summer of 2018, I had the life changing experience of interning at a child developmental psychology center in Connecticut. Never before had I had work experience in this field. For many years, I have worked with children through tutoring and other programs. When I was accepted as an intern at the psychology center, I knew the opportunity would be different, more exciting, and more focused on my interests. Before going into the summer, I had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Blackshear’s wife, Kimberly. Kimberly… read more about Karina Heaton '21 - Child Developmental Psychology Intern (Summer 2018) »
I had an extremely ‘wild’ summer break! For the first part of the summer, I was fortunate enough to be accepted by Dr. Marcella J Kelly at Virginia Tech in her Wildlife Habitat and Population Analysis Lab (WHAPA). Dr. Kelly uses population data framed in an ecological context to aid in the conservation of concerned species. While Dr. Kelly primarily focuses on large cats in Belize, I aided in a scavenging project in Blacksburg, VA as well as population assessments of bears, bobcats, and coyotes in the George Washington and… read more about Annabella Helman '21 - WHAPA Lab & Exotic Feline Rescue Center (Summer 2018) »
This summer, I was able to explore the intersections of my interests, mathematics and education. For two weeks of the summer, I participated in the Duke SWiM (Summer Workshop in Math for female high-school students) program. As one of the four counselors, I worked with a small group of high school female students interested in math while being surrounded my female professors and staff. I gained so much insight into how environments such as those that this program created foster growth and inclusivity in the field of… read more about Katie Taylor '19 - Duke SWiM Program (Summer 2018) »
This summer, I had the honor of being an intern for the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ (CSIS) Defense Industrial Initiatives Group (D.I.I.G.). During my time working for this incredible think tank, I learned a lot about how statistical tests can be used to advise political decisions, the scope of artificial intelligence development around the world, and how defense acquisition trends quantitatively represent the spending strategy of the Department of Defense. During my time in Washington, I not only learned… read more about Madeleine Gagne' '21 - CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group (Summer 2018) »
I had a wonderful summer. To kick it off, I got to go to Ethereal 2018, which is a blockchain conference in Brooklyn, NY hosted by ConsenSys. I started my journey in blockchain about a year ago, but this conference took my engagement from extracurricular interest to a serious career opportunity. I got to meet the CEOs of various blockchain projects and made other really awesome connections in cryptoland. I was even offered a few internships! It was amazing to see a group of people so passionate about the impact blockchain… read more about Joey Santoro '20 - Ethereal Summit (Summer 2018) »