Isaiah is a molecular biology/biochemistry major from Goshen, who spent his summer as a Maple Scholar growing, cultivating and studying algae. “The main objective of my Maple Scholars project for the summer of 2018 was to isolate, amplify and sequence DNA from the currently unknown species being used in the…
Ameera is a molecular biology/biochemistry pre-med major with a minor in psychology from Topeka, Indiana, who spent her internship at Goshen Hospital. “During the summer, I started my internship in the Goshen Hospital. I was set up to do a lot of job-shadowing and applied to be an…
Skye is an environmental science major from Salem, Oregon, and Joshua is a biology major from Elkhart, Indiana. Both worked with a local aquatic biologist doing electro-fishing and fish research. Skye and Joshua worked with the City of Elkhart’s aquatic biology program as part of the stream survey team,…
During the summer of 2018, Evan Beck, a molecular biology/biochemistry major from Goshen, worked as a research intern in the Cahill Laboratory at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Located in the Brain Tumor Research Center, the Cahill Laboratory is a translational neuro-oncology facility that specializes in intrinsic brain tumors. The lab utilizes…
Ariana Perez Diener is an environmental and marine science major from Goshen, and Christian Gehman is an environmental science and computer science major from Harrisonburg, Virginia. The two spent a summer studying prairie cattle grazing at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center. Ariana Perez Diener and Christian Gehman spent their…
Keila Flores is an environmental & marine science major from Goshen, and Joshua Liechty is a molecular biology/biochemistry major from Archbold, Ohio. They spent the summer of 2018 completing internships in marine biology with Old Dominion University in the Florida Keys. “This picture was taken on our first day…
“Enjoy it.” That is what I was told almost everyday at my internship. They were not talking about the internship itself but the learning process. When I walked in on my first day I did not imagine that I would give my first shot, assist on procedures or have the…
This story originally appeared in The Record. It’s not every day that a Goshen College student’s internship has them opening for a pop music icon in front of thousands of people. For Mary O’Connell, a senior sign language interpreting and social work double major, this sort of event…
Ryan Miller has an ornery streak. He is not afraid to be the proud meat lover among vegetarians or the tractor enthusiast among market gardeners. Ryan’s assets include a practical bent and a scrappy willingness to live with the tensions inherent in today’s farming landscape. When Ryan becomes Goshen College’s first …
Gabe Miller, a sustainable food systems major from Ithaca, New York, is a student who thrives at the intersection of big ideas and hands on learning. A conversation with Gabe zigzags between food sovereignty, human rights issues and the building of solar ovens. Gabe chose to major in sustainable food…
