STUDENT BLOG
Want to know what our participants are up to during the program? Check out the program blogs, where they share their experiences, insights, and reflections. From research breakthroughs to unforgettable moments, these posts give you a firsthand look at life in the program.
Astrophysics
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Colby College Astrophysics Day 21: Sophia M.Z.’s Blog
The weather in Maine can often be unpredictable: one day, rain pours down from dismal clouds and the humidity is all too high; the next, sunbeams shine from blue skies. I was pleasantly surprised to wake up to the latter for my morning run, which has become a staple in my routine at Colby. It […]
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University of Wisconsin-River Falls Astrophysics Day 27: Almost done with the program!
Today is the second to last Friday at SSP UWRF. I woke up with a solid seven hours of sleep after hitting the snooze button three times. In class, we listened to Dr. Le’s inspirational talk about how Galileo and other scientists inspired him to pursue his career in physics and, eventually, black holes. Because […]
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University of Wisconsin-River Falls Astrophysics Day 24: Final Field Trip!
SSP Astro Day 25!!! Today was a FIELD-TRIP DAY! Getting a small break from lectures, we got on the bus at 9am and headed to the White Pine Berry Farm for our first stop of the trip. We started the tour of the farm by greeting a (unnamed) calf (aka a baby cow). Then, we […]
Biochemistry
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University of Guelph Biochemistry Day 13: Chipotle, Naps, and Hoop Dreams
Today was Sunday, so naturally, I would have slept in till noon. For better or for worse, I woke up at 7:17 when my roommate left for breakfast and scrolled on my phone until 9:30. After getting up to brush my teeth, I found myself on my last pair of clothes and went to do […]
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University of Guelph Biochemistry Day 12: Saturday… Going on Sunday
Today was, to say the least, a deserved restful day. After a gruelling week of early mornings spent in the lab or in lectures, I was definitely missing out on sleep. I crawled out of bed at around 7:20 am, almost missing my alarm entirely if it wasn’t for a friend who has his dorm […]
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University of Guelph Biochemistry Day 11: MOE, mulberries, and SDS-PAGE- typical but atypical day
It’s another wonderful Friday at SSP filled with learning and labs!! After breakfast at 7:30 (the cottage cheese here is good), we went to the Summerlee Science Center to get our laptops, then to Alexander Hall, where Dr. Hebda taught us how to map homologous protein models in MOE. One important aspect to […]
Bacterial Genomics
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Lehigh University Bacterial Genomics Day 2: Sunday Funday
Hello everyone! My name is Kimberly H., and I’m from Los Angeles, California!! ૮₍ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ₎ა Today, I started off my day by going to the C-Store to buy ingredients with my friends. We were planning to create viral Korean snacks to refresh ourselves from the summer heat. As someone from California, I’m […]
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Lehigh University Bacterial Genomics Day 20: A Mix of Fun and Science
English philosopher Francis Bacon coined the phrase Homo Minister et Interpres Naturae, later adopted as Lehigh University’s motto. The Latin phrase translates: “Man, the Minister and Interpreter of Nature.” Beyond the intensive research environment of the Summer Science Program, Lehigh’s atmosphere urges us to work in harmony with the many hills and stairs as we achieve […]
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Lehigh University Bacterial Genomics Day 19: Friday but NOT a Fri-yay… Pt. 2
The day started with running to STEPS at 8:40 to try to make it to the classroom by 8:45.Luckily, I got there on time. After discussing the paper that we read this week for our PLA (primary literature assignment), we began our first attempt to plan an experiment. Our objective for the experiment was to […]
Synthetic Chemistry
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SWOSU Day 35: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story
Hey there!!!! (Again) It is our second to last day of the program! It is such a bittersweet thought to think that we will be leaving in 24 hours. However, I could not even enjoy those thoughts because our final draft of the paper was due today… AT NOON. So as one does, I woke […]
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SWOSU Day 34: 10 Things I Hate about SSP Synth Chem: A Love Letter
Yes, the title was a little bit clickbait. Yes, this is going to be themed off the movie 10 Things I Hate About You (not really though, since I don’t know that many quotes). I think a more fitting and less controversial title might be: 10 Things I (Love) about SSP Synth Chem. Anyways, my […]
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SWOSU Day 33: sspgt (ssp got talent!!)
third to last full day of ssp synth chem! 5 weeks of ssp is almost over, which is sooooo insane to think about. now, it’s time to lock in on our papers and posters!!! 6:34 am i woke up bright and early, got dressed, and headed over to the CPP by 7:00 to work on […]
Cell Biology
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University of Wisconsin-River Falls Cell Biology Day 28: SSP EXPERIENCE
print(“Hello, World!”) I awoke from my slumber at 8:05 a.m. I did not want to wake up at all, and then I remembered that my blog was today. On July 13th of 2026, the day Isaac decided that I should write on this specific day….(Not very cool of him…) I realized that today is the […]
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University of Wisconsin-River Falls Cell Biology Day 27: SSP EXPERIENCE
Taking one quick look at the sky, I could tell that we were running out of time. The red streaks and meteorites soaring across the sky, combined with the frequent earthquakes made my team feel as if no work in our lab could create a solution. Just when we were about to find a yeast […]
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University of Wisconsin-River Falls Cell Biology Day 26: SSP EXPERIENCE
Good morning SSP!!!! It’s the second to last week here and everything has really sped up in pace…I woke up this morning already worried about the yeast we incubated because this was our second try and we were on crunch time ㅠ ㅠ! Anyway, I got ready to head to breakfast and the sun was sooo beautiful […]