"My work centers around two of the medical devices my company has developed. One device is a surgical implant that fixes pectus excavatum (a chest wall deformity). I update Ventura's patient database with information from all stages of the implantation process... This work is exciting because I am developing my engineering skills while working on products that can significantly improve peoples' health and quality of life."

“Hi, my name is Hannah ’26, I'm a SPIA major and I studied abroad at DIS Copenhagen in Spring 2024!”

"My students are positively the light of my life here in Cambodia; they step into class with laughter and smiles and so much enthusiasm towards learning! This happiness has been what is so rewarding for me."

"Collaborating with dedicated individuals, I have delved into the realms of democracy, peace negotiations, and constitution building while enhancing my research abilities. Currently working as a part of their Yemen team, I am actively working towards resolving conflicts on the ground and exploring innovative approaches to regional conflict resolution."

"Hi, my name’s Anjali and I just came back from studying abroad for Hilary and Trinity terms at St. Anne’s College, one of Oxford’s 44 colleges! I wanted to share some of the non-academic highlights of my time abroad!"

“[Going abroad] was one of the most important things about my college experience -- be sure to take advantage of these opportunities while they are available, and while you have the freedom to enjoy them.”

“I feel more grounded. Although I still have moments where I complain about things that I never would have in Senegal, I think that with the experience I have a greater appreciation for the immense differences and unexpected similarities between people. My world is no longer simply made up of my immediate family and the friends that I make in school; I have a broader understanding of the world that I got from being out there.”

“I was challenged in a highly non-institutionalized setting to question the systems that I continue to live in, whether they invoke notions of individual or collective power, privilege, identity, colonialism, 'service,' art, love, gratitude, and all those other human things. This is fundamentally personal but also academic in its implication as my participation in a larger scholarly discourse of the world.”

"I am working with the Turbulence and Wind Energy group at Max Planck DS which is conducting a research on turbulent air flows, aerodynamics and wind turbines. Our group is very small and close-knit, which creates a super friendly and 'cool to be part of' environment."

"My study abroad experience was about much more than school and academics—it was an entirely new lifestyle, with an abundance of freedom and independence that is rare to find while in college."

"As someone who had never traveled abroad before, Doha was an exhilarating experience. I loved engaging with the various cultures and getting to practice my Arabic with native speakers."