Design + Make Summer Fellows in the VCAM’s Maker Arts Space spent eight weeks designing and prototyping objects of play for Turning Points for Children and Playful Learning Landscapes.
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At a time of conflict and divide, the College is working to bring students, faculty, and staff together to support one another and engage these important issues through peaceful and constructive dialogue.
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Guided by wildlife experts, the work should wrap up by Labor Day. It aims to shape a more favorable habitat and mitigate flooding.
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Through a virtual internship this summer, King is conducting a principal component analysis of 3,783 guide dog puppies.
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The psychology major and neuroscience and Spanish double minor is helping neurodivergent children develop social skills as a camp counselor at Apex Summer Camp.
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The psychology major is studying the effects of estrogen withdrawal on mice in Assistant Professor of Psychology Laura Been’s lab this summer.
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The comparative literature and psychology double major researched systems of inequity in her two theses.
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The English major is continuing her studies in a Ph.D. program at the University of Chicago.
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The mathematics major is helping protect Philadelphians from the effects of gentrification in his work with Kensington Corridor Trust.
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The philosophy major is learning about the field of consulting across multiple industries and building her analytical skills as a research assistant at Econsult Solutions.
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The biology major and environmental studies minor used her thesis to study the properties and behavior of Crithidia fasciculata with another Haverford alum.
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The rising sophomore is interning in Dauphin County Bar Association’s pro-bono department.
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For his thesis, the sociology major and psychology minor analyzed the United States’ structure of power under Donald Trump, comparing it to others around the world.
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The psychology major is doing neuropsychology research at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia’s center.
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The history and psychology majors are Scattergood Behavioral Health Reading and Writing Interns in Quaker and Special Collections this summer.
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The French and Francophone Studies and German and German Studies double major combined his language studies with literary analysis in his thesis, which explored Colette’s fiction through the lens of Hannah Arendt’s philosophical theories.
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The chemistry major explored molecular and enzymatic diversity in bacteria that has major pharmaceutical implications.
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The English major is curating a 1960s folk music exhibit at the Woody Guthrie Center this summer.
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