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https://t.co/uHhEinDJ0i here is the link to @yotribe a really fun virtual meet and greet space!

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Which activity would like to see during the study break on Oct 18th at 6pm

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Autumn is here!

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The class of 2022 ended their first year with a voyage on @SEA_Semester SSV Corwith Cramer to learn about plastics in our oceans. Check out their adventure here: https://t.co/0R22Pw324j

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For the past 11 weeks some of our junior Benton Scholars shared their stories from abroad. Check it out on our blog! https://t.co/o1GODZN9xI

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Jenny Lundt '19 used a mini-grant to travel to Colombia and learn about "earthships". Check out her experience on the blog! https://t.co/NP0D2IhRaO

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So proud of Sierra--she did an amazing job this summer!
Benton Summer Profile Series- Sierra DeAngelo | Benton Scholars News https://t.co/YFZHA5jrdR

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Jake '20 conducted research with Colgate Professor Blume-Kohout in the economics department. Using a nationally representative data set of college graduates, he explored the relationship between direct financial incentives and student major choice. https://t.co/cy6EFkCGos

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Micah '19 completed three online courses through the Harvard Business School on the topics of business analytics, financial accounting, and economics for managers. https://t.co/scviX0yzSj

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Risako '21 worked at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China studying mammalian reproduction. She then traveled to Tokyo, Japan to work with the nonprofit Sky Labo, which works to address the gender imbalance in STEM fields in school and in the workforce. https://t.co/c7ahvaC9kV

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Jenny '19 spent her summer interning at the Institute of Southeast Asian Islam (ISAIs) at Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University (UIN) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. https://t.co/wCMu5fruBs

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Sierra '20 took a research position through UC San Diego/Scripps Institution of Oceanography focusing on answering the question of how microbes leaving the ocean to enter the atmosphere may affect our planet’s climate. https://t.co/ZLG4XG5XC9

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Katrina '21 traveled to Riga, Latvia and was able to work in both the Emergency Department of the capital city’s largest hospital as an ER tech, as well as on an ambulance serving some of the poorer neighborhoods in Latvia. https://t.co/wnBpLdvQTc

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Mae '22 worked as a teacher at language immersion camps in the US and China. She was able to teach Chinese language and culture in America, and then lead English language and STEAM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Art and Math) projects in China. https://t.co/RzxznRBOQm

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Giovanni '22 traveled to Europe for two and a half weeks exploring cities in the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Scotland. https://t.co/WOl9YwhwgI

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Tavy '22 worked at City Smiles Dental. Through her work, she was able learn about the many different aspects of dental hygiene and office logistics. https://t.co/1651sygPrf

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Alyssa '21 worked in an environmental health office where she was able to specifically track West Nile prevalence to inform the public of safe practices and track positive mosquitos and the spread of the virus throughout the summer. https://t.co/h8Fr30GhhV

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The Benton Scholars Summer Series is the first installment of a new initiative focused on revamping our blog. Current scholars will be sharing all the fascinating things they did this past summer.

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A remarkable and important set of articles and videos produced by the 2021 Benton Scholars over the past year: The Making of the Modern Internment Regime
When and How the Detention of Desperate People Became a Feature of the International Order
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#tbs2021 Safe travels to everyone, thanks for a great trip and all the Twitter support as well!