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Margaret is working in partnership with the international volunteer organization, UBELONG, at a youth sports center this summer in Cusco, Peru. During her 49 day experience, Margaret will be assisting local educators in leading...
Kaylla is a member of BLUElab, and is in the second year of a project in Dolatpura, a rural village in India. She is in India to work with rural communities by providing stoves...
Written by William Foreman, originally published by Global Michigan. Meredith Starkman says one of the most emotionally trying experiences of her life happened on an education-abroad trip to Rio de Janeiro when she went...
Seven University of Michigan students traveled abroad last year thanks to the Wallenberg Summer Travel Award. Their experiences were transformative and they had a powerful impact on the communities they served.
The night before I arrived in Peru, August 8, 2014, I was quieter than usual. I am quiet when I feel scared or nervous. The last time I had been in the country, I...
While a student at the University of Michigan in the 1930s, Raoul Wallenberg traveled across North America to observe and learn from people of all kinds on their own terms. This experience helped him...
Computer Science This summer I was given the opportunity to work with an organization called Hogar CREA in Costa Rica. I worked with boys aged 10-18 that have had previous problems with drugs. As...
Master’s Student, Public Health in Global Health Epidemiology I spent this summer leading a study in central Mexico on the association between exposure to untreated wastewater and diarrheal disease in children under five years...
Ph.D. Candidate, Nursing I had the opportunity to spend two months in Kampala, Uganda working with a multi-disciplinary research collaboration called Global Health Uganda. I joined an established study, led by professors from the...
Master’s Student, Social Work and Public Health This summer I interned at Clínica de Familia La Romana (CFLR), a clinic located in the eastern region of the Dominican Republic. CFLR provides a wide range...
