Lexie Gardner: Environmental Engineering Week One
My name is Lexie Gardner and I am one of the interns from Telluride, Colorado. I, along with Spencer Keating (also from Telluride), am interning under Dr. Brian McPherson at the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at the University of Utah. We are working closely with him and the rest of the Carbon Science & […]
Noah Rainer: Spinal Cord Injuries, Week One
Hello! My name is Noah Marie, I am a student at MCHS in Cortez CO, and I just spent the last week in Louisville Kentucky interning at the Frazier Rehab Institute in research concerning individuals with a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). My internship started at 9:15 on Monday morning with a tour of the The […]
Karsen Henwood: Marine Biology, Week 1
I am Karsen Henwood, one of two pinterns from Olathe High School this year. I have been interested in Marine Biology for years and this chance to volunteer at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center has been the chance of a lifetime. I flew into Savanna, Georgia on Friday the 15 and had a few […]
Spencer Keating: Environmental Engineering, Week One
I started my internship this week in Salt Lake City, at the University of Utah. I am working under Dr. Brian McPherson, who leads the CO2 group in carbon sequestration research. On Sunday, I drove up to Salt Lake City and checked in to my dorm at the University of Utah. I was quite amazed […]
Alannah Wister: Marine Biology, Week One
My name is Alannah Wister and I am one of the five selected interns from Ouray High School. I just begun my internship in Marine Biology at the Hawaii’ Institute of Marine Biology on Coconut Island, Hilo, HI.I arrived at the Honolulu airport where I was greeted by Rob Toonan where he generously met me […]
Samantha Scherner: Health Equity, Week One
My name is Samantha Scherner and I have the pleasure of living in the beautiful town of Ridgway, Colorado. This past week I have been interning at the Rodham Institute, embedded in the George Washington University Campus. The Rodham Institute promotes health equity throughout the 8 wards of Washington DC by educating the residents in […]
Louis Gonzales: Medicine, Week Three
For those of you who haven’t been following these posts, this week Dr. Brunk took a vacation with his son for graduation. So I lucked out and got a week off of work too! Unfortunately that means this post won’t have any interesting medical experiences or mysteries, but I can share some of the little […]
Louis Gonzales: Medicine, Week Two
I have to remind myself often not to get discouraged or overwhelmed while shadowing Dr. Brunk. It’s important for me to keep in mind that he’s had years of schooling, years of training, and even more years of experience in his profession, so it’s natural that I won’t be able to keep up all the […]
Louis Gonzales: Medicine, Week One
Week One: Unity Care NW Health Clinic, Bellingham, Wash.