By: Yeng Shao, Nursing ’25 Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. GRIP: Nursing Research in Dublin, Ireland I headed back to Penn for the Fall 2022 semester, and I was learning wondrous stories from my peers about the experiences they had while abroad during their GRIP placements. Backpacking in Asia, a great stipend, an opportunity to…
By: Wangari Mbuthia, SEAS ’25 Me at Marina Bay Engineering Research in Singapore If someone would have told me this time last year that I would be doing an engineering research program in Singapore, I wouldn’t have believed it. But rest assured here I am, two weeks in, and it has been an incredible experience.…
By: Mihir Shah, SEAS ’24 Research project: PRIMAL Engineering Research in Singapore Coming to work in Singapore, one of the most exciting parts was being part of a robotics group and learning more about machine learning. My current project, PRIMAL, is working on a decentralized path-finding algorithm for a system of multi-agent robots. This sounds…
By: Angela Ding, Nursing ’23 Nursing Research in Dublin – Trinity College Dublin, Ireland This summer, I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Amanda Phelan on her project about person-centeredness. The study was part of a larger project called ERASMUS+, which aimed to develop an international curriculum framework for educating future person-centered healthcare practitioners.…
By: Angela Ding, Nursing ’23 Angela (right) with fellow GRIP intern Bella Ozomaro (left) leading alpacas in Ireland. Nursing Research in Dublin – Trinity College Dublin, Ireland I’m not a fan of Tiktok, nor will I ever understand its trends and sounds—but if it weren’t for the lovely tourist community on the platform, I never…
By: Josée Iyonsaba Josée at the Belfast Botanic Gardens, Belfast, Northern Ireland Nursing Research in Dublin – Trinity College Dublin, Ireland This summer, I am working on a project exploring issues related to safeguarding adults at risk of financial abuse. My interest in adult safeguarding began when I learned about elder abuse in an undergraduate…
By: Cheryl Woon Yee Lim, SEAS ’25 Cheryl hiking at Macritchie Nature Trail. Engineering Research in Singapore After completing my first year at Penn, I was fresh from a Signal and Information Processing class. I enjoyed that class very much and the last part of the class that touched slightly on machine learning really intrigued me.…
By: Angela Nguyen, CAS ’25 Angela (left) in Armenia. Archaeological Excavation in Armenia While looking for summer research opportunities, this GRIP program intrigued me due to its combination of classical archaeology and technology. As a classical studies major, I was influenced by an archaeology class at Penn to explore the study of the human past.…
By: Semma Alfatlawi, SEAS ’25 Semma (top, second from right) with new friends on a hike led by NUS Rovers Club. Engineering Research in Singapore – National University of Singapore “OH MY GOD,” I exclaimed when I saw one of the most beautiful views of an overgrown train track in the middle of the Clementi Forest…
By: Josée Iyonsaba, Nursing ’23 Josée walking the Howth Cliff Walk Nursing Research in Dublin – Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Before even setting foot in Ireland, I knew it was a beautiful country with a rich history and culture. When they announced we would be landing in Dublin in a few minutes, I felt excited.…