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No small task

By Noah Garcia, M.A. ’15 (Public Policy) I hopped off a cozy rush hour “L” train and walked into the office at the city’s Civic Opera Building for the first… Read more No small task

Wherever I was needed most

By Angela Li, ’17 (Biomedical Computation) I first met Yvette* when I was assigned to be her interpreter during a routine appointment, and we talked for over an hour on… Read more Wherever I was needed most

Summer Saturdays at Stanford

By Sophia Kim, program director for the High School Support Initiative at the Haas Center for Public Service The High School Support Initiative ran Summer Saturdays at Stanford, a new… Read more Summer Saturdays at Stanford

Capable

By Sophia Laurenzi, ’17 (Psychology) At the end of the graduation lunch for the Hope House Scholars Program, a woman from Hope House thanked the teaching team for treating her… Read more Capable

Health resources for families in need

By Miguel Ceniceros, ’19 (Human Biology) As a woman got her blood pressure checked, her young daughter ran up to my table and smiled wide as she pointed at one of… Read more Health resources for families in need

Research + community engagement

By Christopher Rodriguez, ’17 (Human Biology) Pale wisps of steam flutter and twirl above the cup of tea on the table before me. The living room is narrow; the floor… Read more Research + community engagement

Engaging new audiences

By Patricia Flores, ’18 (Communication) After my first day at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, I felt like I was in way over my head. I wasn’t a… Read more Engaging new audiences

Words matter

By Marly Carlisle, ’17 (Political Science) “People are homeless – they’re not ‘homeless people.’” Tod Lipka, the Executive Director of one of the largest homeless service providers in Los Angeles,… Read more Words matter

Becoming part of the neighborhood

By Ian Macato, ’19 (Symbolic Systems) The Filipino Community Center in the Excelsior neighborhood of San Francisco serves to provide a safe space where Filipino families can access services, meet,… Read more Becoming part of the neighborhood

Living sustainably

By Thazin, ’15 (Electrical Engineering), MS ’16 (Sustainable Design and Construction) Starting the day off with a nice morning jog, I arrive early at the Union of Concerned Scientists’ (UCS) headquarters… Read more Living sustainably