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Student Spotlight: Penuela Kumi-Damoah
Penuela Kumi-Damoah, a Breakthrough New York student, will be attending Yale and majoring in neuroscience. Penuela shared some of her reasons for choosing Yale and her passion for neuroscience. Penuela's interest in medicine stemmed from a childhood experience where...
Student Spotlight: Prapty Dey
Prapty Dey, a Breakthrough New York student, will be attending City College of New York and majoring in biomedical engineering. Prapty shared some of her reasons for choosing City College of New York and what makes her passionate about biomedical engineering. Prapty...
Student Spotlight: Haerat Alabi
Haerat Alabi, a Breakthrough New York student, will be attending Yale and majoring in either Biotech or Bioethics. Haerat shared some of her reasons for choosing Yale what makes her passionate about Biology. In the interview with Haerat, she passionately discusses...
Olivia Njoh-Mbengue Wins the Susan Blum Teaching Excellence Award
Olivia Njoh-Mbengue is a recipient of this year’s Susan Blum Teaching Excellence Award, which is an award given to a Teaching Fellow who demonstrates a wholehearted commitment to and love of teaching. She is a junior at Tulane University who is double majoring in...
Ethan Moreh Wins the Susan Blum Teaching Excellence Award
Ethan Moreh is a recipient of this year’s Susan Blum Teaching Excellence Award, which is an award given to a Teaching Fellow who demonstrates a wholehearted commitment to and love of teaching. He is a senior at Hunter College who studies English with a minor in Women...
Getting Ahead with Internships: Dennis’ Story
Dennis (Class of 2024) is a senior at Cornell University. He is studying information science with a concentration in UX (user experience) design and one day hopes to become a product designer. This summer, he completed a six-week internship at Pace Gallery. Developing...
