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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

University of California, Santa Cruz, was one of the few universities that modified their Summer Internship Program, a summer research program for high schoolers, to an online format. As most opportunities moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students found new research opportunities, either through virtual labs or on their own at home.

Students’ summer research continues despite new difficulties, Harker research classes adapt to online environment

by Sabrina Zhu, Assistant STEM Editor September 1, 2020

Upper school students conducted science research during the summer despite new challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Though several popular research programs like the California State Summer School...

Allison Cartee (12) performs a chemistry experiment under a glass hood at UC Santa Cruz. Allison was a member of the Summer Internship Program (SIP) at UCSC and spent ten weeks performing research under the guidance of a mentor.

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...

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