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.…
By: Kalen Truong, SEAS ’24 Engineering Research in Singapore – National University of Singapore I was given the opportunity to attend the Summer Engineering Research Internship for US Students (SERIUS) at the National University of Singapore! I am currently researching and designing biomaterials to test the mechanical behavior of recently created immortalized coral reef cell lines.…
By: Alex Jiang, SEAS ’25 Alex (left) shopping in Singapore’s Chinatown Engineering Research in Singapore – National University of Singapore Before coming to Penn, Singapore was at the top of my list of places to visit. In high school, I watched travel vlogs about the world-class Changqi airport and saw photos of the beautiful city from…
By: Bella Ozomaro, CAS ’23 Bella at “A Tiny Hidden Beach” in Howth, Ireland Nursing Research in Dublin – Trinity College Dublin, Ireland This summer, I am assisting Dr. Amanda Phelan, Professor in Ageing & Community Nursing at Trinity College Dublin, in her research project on safeguarding adults at risk of abuse. For the first…
By: Helen Lortie, SEAS ’24 The background of Helen’s virtual booth for the final presentations. RWTH Aachen University – Germany My research experience was impactful in many ways. Now that it has ended, I have taken some time to reflect on what it was that I achieved and what I am grateful for about the…