By Zachary Sieloff Cooking and baking have always been a fun experience for me. Since I was young, Iwould spend weekends helping my family cook many entrees and desserts like Pierogi, Gnocchiand Banana Cake. Coming to college and being away from my family, there were few opportunities toprepare fresh food and disconnect from my studies.I […]
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By Catherine Borg This past summer, I worked as a field intern for G2 Consulting Company at their Ann Arbor office. G2 isa geotechnical company that specializes in soils, concrete, and other materials used in construction andfoundations. As an intern, I was responsible for attending different job sites and testing materials for thecontractor, whether that
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By Amitabh Kunchey This summer I lived inside a logistics jungle at UPS Louisville, helping commission 120+ Zippys and 38 AMRs.On paper, it sounds futuristic: fleets of robots zipping packages around a massive hub. In reality, it wascontrolled chaos. Robots broke down mid-shift, networks collapsed for no reason, and I spent nights with amultimeter in
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By Eliza Phares This summer, I interned at Ernst & Young in their Detroit office, researching tax policyand assisting companies with applying for tax credits and incentives. I developed both myresearch and writing skills, as well as my professional network, through the internship. I was alsoable to explore Detroit through a different lens, living and
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This summer, I had the privilege of studying abroad in Scandinavia! I lived inCopenhagen, Denmark for a month, Stockholm, Sweden for 2 weeks, and Reykjavik, Iceland fora week. I took courses related to the fields of criminal and legal psychology. The first course Itook was called The Psychology of Criminal Behavior, and the second course
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By Amrita Kondur We are team Solar Fridge, a group of students creating a solar-powered storage fridge to holdvaccines. Over a million people die every year from vaccine-preventable illnesses. In 2017, ateam of University of Michigan students traveled to a community in the Monte Plata provinceknown as Rincon Claro.Rincon Claro is a community of less
By Rahul Nanwani We recently held our Day of Service on April 19th, 2025, and wanted to share a bit about how it went. Wehad 71 volunteers join us, along with four local organizations, to contribute to some meaningful projectsacross the Ann Arbor community. Working TogetherCollaboration played a big role in this event. We worked
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By Yixin Zhang While my original vision centered on language mastery, networking, and culturalimmersion, the outcomes taught me the value of adaptability. My Spanish skills progressedmodestly, though not to the level I’d hoped. Reflecting honestly, I recognize that challengeswith my instructor’s teaching style and my own hesitancy to seek supplemental resourcesplayed a role. Yet this
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