Global Research & Internship Program

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A Taste of Ireland

By: Rachael Chansler, Nursing ’23 Rachael enjoying a plate of boxty while working on the literature review for the project.  Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland This summer, I had the privilege of working with an amazing team based out of Trinity College Dublin. Professor Eimear McGlinchey, my PI, and Holley Dennehy and Andrew Allen,…

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Learning Through a Journalistic Lens

By: Nina (Yichen) Wei, CAS ’23 Nina working remotely from Philly. NoCamels.com – Herzliya, Israel For the past two weeks, I have been working as an intern for NoCamels.com, a news website covering innovation and technology from Israel. So far, my task focuses on writing weekly news features and daily news briefs on developments in the…

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Zooming into Medellín

By: Emily Grossarth, Huntsmans ’24 Emily hard at work. Sempli – Medellin, Colombia Over the course of the past two weeks, I have had the pleasure of interning for Sempli, the leading online lending platform for small businesses in Colombia. Although I have been conducting my internship from my childhood bedroom in New Jersey, the…

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7 hours from Ireland, 12 hours from the US

By: Angela Lao, CAS ’23 Angela listening to a PI research presentation at night at her childhood desk. Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland After the daily TV show my dad watches at 9:30 pm in Macau time, he usually walks into my room and asks what I am doing. Subconsciously, I “shh” him in…

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Reconnecting With My Motherland

By: Brian Vu, CAS ’22 Brian’s workspace for the duration of his internship. Hanoi University of Public Health – Vietnam As a Vietnamese person born and raised in the United States (or Việt kiều as the locals call it, which translates to “overseas Vietnamese”), the only times I have traveled to my motherland were during…

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A Different Perspective of Entrepreneurship

By: Philip Pan, Wharton ’24 The KK Fund team at a weekly meeting. KK Fund – Singapore Entrepreneurship has always been a passion of mine. I’m energized by the innovation that is demonstrated throughout the entrepreneurial process: formulating an idea, evaluating market opportunities, translating the idea into a tangible offering, and commercializing the product. While…

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Sydney in New York

By: Scott Klein, Wharton ’24 A Zoom breakout room of a Business in Sydney social event. Featured snacks include Tim Tams, Cherry Ripe, and Vegemite. bronID – Sydney, Australia Coming to Penn, I knew that I wanted to have an international experience before graduating. Since most students study abroad in the latter half of their…

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A Fortnight More

By: Rachael Chansler, Nursing ’23 Rachel’s computer screen waiting for the webinar, the learning, and the music to begin. Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland The summer seems to still have barely begun. The kids I babysit seem to have barely grown. The summer league I joined seems to barely have started. Yet the end…

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El Principio

By: Emily Ai, CAS ’22 Manna Project International – Quito, Ecuador Throughout college, I have always looked forward to the opportunity to study abroad. As a student currently pursuing medicine and having a strong passion for community service, I knew that I wanted to immerse myself in a program dedicated to reaching out to the community…

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Holidays, Coffee, and New Faces

By: Kaitlyn McGeehan, Nursing ’23 Kaitlyn preparing for her weekly coffee chat. Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland In the virtual setting, I learned that it is a challenge for me to let my social personality come through along with my serious academic side.  One way that Trinity College has allowed my peers and me…