Summer Opportunities
Learn how you can do summer research or apply for a job at the NIEHS or other locations around the U.S.
Summer Research
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| Careers | Summer Employment Opportunities |
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| Research | Summers of Discovery Description: Participants, who apply for and are accepted into the program, are expected to spend between 8 to 12 weeks (during May through September) working on a research project that entails exposure to the latest biochemical, molecular, and analytical techniques in that field. Participants: For high school, college undergraduate and graduates students interested in pursuing careers in the biomedical/ biological sciences. Location: NIEHS in Research Triangle Park, NC, USA. |
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Interviews with Scientists/Researchers
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| Ecologist | What is a Wetland Ecologist? |
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| Environmental Analyst | What is an Environmental Analyst? |
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| Growth Biologist | What is a Growth Biologist? |
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| Lung Doctor | What is a Lung Doctor? |
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| Microbiologist | What is a Microbiologist? |
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| Professions | Meet the Experts: Environmental Health |
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| Professions | Scientist Video Interviews |
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Summer Programs with support from NIEHS (External Links)
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| Careers | Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute's Summer Institute 2005
Location: Piscataway, NJ Each July, the Resource Center offers K-12th grade educators a unique opportunity to excite their students about learning. By attending the annual Environmental Health Sciences Summer Institute for Educators, teachers receive materials that help students experience science while focusing on environmental health issues relevant to their lives. |
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| Careers | Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory's High School Fellowships
Location: Salisbury Cove, ME High school students (primarily from Maine) participate in 6 to 8 weeks of intensive, hands-on research under the guidance of scientist/mentors. Students work in the laboratory--conducting experiments, collecting data, and analyzing results, and also attend meetings and seminars. |
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| Careers | Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory's Undergraduate Fellowships
Location: Salisbury Cove, ME Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory offers undergraduates two 8-10 week summer research programs that provide hands-on research training in the biological and biomedical sciences: NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates, and Maine IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence. |
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| Careers | University of Arizona's MedStart Summer Program Location: Tucson, AZ MedStart is a program for high school juniors with a strong interest in the health care professions. Students live in a dorm for a week in the summer, explore health careers, and attend classes on subjects such as chemistry, English and health sciences. |
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| Careers | University of Arizona's PharmCamp
Location: Tucson, AZ During this free program, College of Pharmacy faculty and students give Tucson middle schoolers a look at pharmacy and toxicology through interactive exercises, labs, workshops, projects, activities, and field trips designed to teach the many aspects of environmental health and pharmacy. |
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| Careers | University of Arizona's Tox-Start Summer Program Location: Tucson, AZ Tox Start is the new on-campus program sponsored by the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center. The goal is to promote students' interest in environmental health research. Tox-Start is a FREE week-long academic enrichment program for any Arizona high school student interested in science or a health career. The program targets Freshmen and Sophomores. Tox-Start helps young people prepare for their future in science research or health professions by exploring toxicology and environmental health in depth. |
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| Careers | University of Iowa's Environmental Health Sciences Institute for Rural Youth
Location: Iowa City, IA Rising 10th graders from Iowa communities of less than 5,000 residents participate in a 1-week residential program and are exposed to cutting-edge environmental health research. After the summer experience, students are required give two presentations in their home communities on a topic of environmental health. |
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| Careers | University of New Mexico's Integrated Environmental Health Middle School Project Workshop
Location: Las Cruces, NM The Integrated Environmental Health Middle School Project (IEHMSP) engages students in community-based projects that empower them to make informed responsible choices about their health and environment. Please explore this website for more information. |
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| Careers | University of Rochester's Science Exploration Camp
Location: Rochester, NY Students entering grades 7-9 participate in a week of science activities exploring a central theme. Programming includes hands-on laboratory experiments, field trips, data analysis, and working with other students who love science! |
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| Careers | University of Rochester's Summer Science Academy
Location: Rochester, NY Students entering grades 10-12 participate in both guided and independent lab projects, bioethics discussion groups, computer applications, and problem-solving sessions. The 3-week program emphasizes topics in microbiology and molecular biology. |
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| Careers | University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's High School Program
Location: Smithville, TX Concurrently with its summer program for undergraduates, the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center hosts high school students for research experience. High school interns are also hosted during the school year and receive class credit in a TEA-approved program called "Scientific Research and Design." |
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| Careers | University of Texas Medical Branch's YES! Lab School
Location: Galveston, TX The 7-week Youth Environmental Studies (YES!) Lab School is a summer program for 50 at-risk children, grades 6-9. Students read, write, and study math and science each day, and go on one field trip each week to study the environment. For more information, contact: Pam Diamond, pdiamond@utmb.edu, tel: (409) 772-5610, 301 University Blvd., 5.104 MRB, Galveston, TX 77555. |
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| Summer | Texas A&M's Science Sleuths Summer Program
Description: Students completing 6th or 7th grade participate in a two-week camp from the Partnership for Environmental Education and Rural Health at Texas A&M University. Students read an adventure story, gathering clues about a mystery illness for which there is no known treatment and that affects people in Texas and throughout the United States every year. Students then work together to identify the mystery illness by using their science, social studies, math and language arts skills. Participants: For Students completing 6th or 7th grade Location: College Station, Texas, USA |
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| Summer | University of Rochester's Summer Science Academy
Description: Students entering grades 10-12 participate in both guided and independent lab projects, bioethics discussion groups, computer applications, and problem-solving sessions. The 3-week program emphasizes topics in microbiology and molecular biology. Participants: For high school students, grades 10-12 Location: Rochester, New York, USA |
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