In the first year of the Haverford-Jefferson Medical School Early Admission Program, students are taking on specialized internships in preparation for their planned enrollment at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University.
The Haverford-Jefferson Medical School Early Admission Scholars pictured from left to right: Clara Farrehi '20, Sheraz Qamar '20, Charlie Siegel '20, Carley Pazzi '20, and Rory Seymour '20. Photo: Patrick Montero.
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Lena Yeakey '19, a comparative literature major and Spanish minor, used her thesis to study the relationship between memory and language in the wake of civil wars. She called upon her study abroad experience in Lima, Peru, to augment her analysis of post-conflict culture in Peru and Sri Lanka.
"What They Learned" is a blog series exploring the thesis work of recent graduates. Photo: Alexandra Iglesia '21.
The Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center supported astrophysics major Sam Ditkovsky's summer research on isocurvature perturbations, cosmic disturbances caused by an alteration in the ratio of the particles that comprise the fabric of the universe. The rising senior did his work at the University of Toronto’s Dunlap Institute and on Haverford’s campus.
"Summer Centered" is a series exploring our students' Center-funded summer work. Photo: Patrick Montero.
*We have a very tiny magic 8 ball.