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Jul 18
ALLIES

Civil-Mil Learning Experiences in South Africa by Ana Karen Manriquez Prado

by tuftsigl

As the only civilian on this civil-military trip, my experiences this last week have led to shifts in perspectives and an appreciation of a military lingo that I'm still struggling to understand. I’ve learned more about the army and navy academies in the last few days, than I have in my 20 years of life.

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Jul 18
Global Research

Learning about Chinese-led development by Emily Ng

by tuftsigl

In the developed world where news is often North American- or European-centric, learning about Chinese-led development has been a wonderful context change. “China has never been a heavy recipient of foreign aid,” the director of the office Yinuo Li told me and the other interns.

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Jul 15
Empower

Attapadi by Nemmani Sreedhar

by tuftsigl

“People come here and tell us what our problems are and how to solve them. No one has come to ask us what our pressing problems are” - A response we got from Shanti* when we asked her if anyone has come to ask her about the problems she and her community faced.

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Jul 14
Synaptic Scholars

The Role of Employer Incentived Preventative Screenings in Healthy Behavior Promotion by Nathaniel Tran

by tuftsigl

I am currently interning at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts where my work is focused on supporting Dana-Farber's Mammography Van (DFMV).

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Jul 14
Global Research

Department of State Bureau of Oceans and Environmental and International Scientific Affairs by Lily Hartzell

by tuftsigl

My name is Lily Hartzell and I’m a rising junior majoring in International Relations and Environmental Studies. Thanks in part to funding from the IGL, I’m spending my summer in Washington DC interning at the Department of State Bureau of Oceans and Environmental and International Scientific Affairs (OES) in the Front Office.

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Jul 13
Empower

The Yazidis by Eliza Davis

by tuftsigl

Clementine and I strolled over to the Yazidi area of camp with a roll of green plastic mesh and several buckets of paint. After fighting had broken out between the Kurds and Arabs, the Yazidi children had stopped coming to school.

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