Science internship introduces high schoolers to research
by Anna Vazhaeparambil and Muthu Panchanatham
August 30, 2019
Whether they are traveling all over the world or are at home studying for the August SATs, Harker students do a variety of different activities over the duration of summer vacation. For sixteen high schoolers in particular, their break was spent at the Summer Internship Program (SIP), an eight-week lo...
Near and Mitra scholars announced, beginning research process
by Arushi Saxena, Global Editor
May 11, 2019
The 2020 Near/Mitra scholars were announced by the library earlier this month, allowing eight current juniors the opportunity to delve into deep research over the next year with an opportunity to present their final projects to the student body in the form of a completed manuscript. Four juniors were...
14th annual research symposium encourages climate action
by Arya Maheshwari, STEM Editor
April 14, 2019
The upper school's Women in STEM (WiSTEM) club hosted the 14th annual Harker Research Symposium on Saturday at the upper school, with events and activities that revolved around this year's climate theme titled "Our Survival: Saving the Planet and Healing Ourselves." The schedule for the symposium,...
The apex of high school research: upper school seniors win accolades as Regeneron STS scholars and finalists
by Aditya Singhvi, Sports Editor
February 28, 2019
Using deep learning to improve therapy for arrhythmia. Finding a target treatment for a high-risk form of childhood cancer. Analyzing genomic data to help diagnose food allergies. These projects landed seniors Ruhi Sayana, Natasha Maniar and Ayush Alag, respectively, spots in the list of 40 Regeneron Sci...
Summer research internships create new opportunities for student researchers
by Saloni Shah and Anjay Saklecha
September 3, 2018
Over the past summer, students participated in various research projects at locales ranging from local companies to startups to academic institutions such as Stanford University and University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC). Students looking to participate in UC Santa Cruz’s Summer Internship Program ...