Gabrielle DiMassimo stands in front of a tree near a river
April 26, 2022
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Internship gives WSU student firsthand experience helping Worcester’s vulnerable populations

With a March snow storm on the horizon, Gabrielle DiMassimo, a senior at Worcester State studying public health, went out with the Homeless Outreach Team to an encampment near Park Avenue. The team . . .

May 8, 2020
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Taylor Orwig ’19 Shows Incentives Increasing Flu Vaccination Rates in Worcester Schools

Taylor Orwig ‘19 recently compared flu vaccination rates in the Worcester Public Schools over a three-year period and concluded an incentive program likely improved rates by 25 percent. Orwig . . .

Worcester State students Farah Aubin Lauryn Mulcahy operating a drone
August 2, 2018
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Students Use a Drone to Explore Historic Estate

Two Earth, Environment, and Physics students are using a drone to record and analyze the topography of a historic conservation property in Boylston, Mass. Their work will pave the way for other . . .

Worcester State University student is a fellow with SeedMA.
April 26, 2017
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Criminal Justice Major Helps Community through SeedMA Fellowship

How can Batman and financial literacy education possibly have anything in common? The answer, senior criminal justice major Jose Medina says, is preventing crime over the long term. It’s all part . . .

Worcester State University student Alexandria Murphy stands with Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen on the Capitol steps.
March 8, 2017
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Internship Gives Junior a ‘Running Start’ in Politics

Junior Alexandria Murphy spent last fall working in the Washington, D.C., office of Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and attending seminars on topics such as running for office, ethics, and . . .

Worcester State University business major Monica Bhakhri stands in Times Square.
September 26, 2016
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Business Major Chosen as a Deutsche Bank Intern

Optimism and grit—plus business smarts—earned Monica Bhakhri a coveted spot in Deutsche Bank’s dbAchieve sophomore internship program this past summer. The placement also was a win for . . .

NASA building
September 17, 2015
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Adventures at NASA: WSU Student Inspired to Reach Beyond the Stars

Every day before they started their activities, Zachary Eilert and his fellow interns at the NASA Kennedy Space Center were required to read a poster that laid out some ground rules, one of which . . .

NASA building
August 4, 2015
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Natural Science Major Lands Internship with NASA

Expect Zac Eilert to be on cloud nine for a while. He spent July building and launching rockets at the Kennedy Space Center, and was among the first to see images of Pluto taken by the New Horizons . . .

Worcester State University student Breeyn Green has an internship with The Washington Center.
July 31, 2013
Achievers

Worcester State Student Internship Focuses on Health-Care Policy

Through a summer internship with The Washington Center, Worcester State University public health major Breeyn Green ’16 immersed herself in the political discussions about implementation of the . . .

July 25, 2013
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Worcester State Student Lands Internship with AT&T

Worcester State University business major Nicole LeBlanc ’14 is spending her summer helping to end the most dangerous form of distracted driving as an intern with AT&T. She is one of seven . . .

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