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Big Ideas, Poster-Sized: Inside the 2025 STEM Summer Research Poster Session

Author By Viktoria Leopold
Publication date October 20, 2025
Categories: Articles, Biology, Featured, Psychology, Research

It’s the first Friday afternoon of the fall semester at Amherst College, and the Science Center lobby is buzzing with activity. Students and faculty alike are meandering on multiple floors of the Science Center between over 140 colorful posters, driven by a thirst for learning that links the curious minds on campus. The presenters are…

Episode 11: An Inside Look at the SURF Experience

Author By Ivy Haight
Publication date February 10, 2023
Categories: Podcasts

I will be interviewing two sophomores who participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program this summer (who happen to be two of my close friends). They discuss what they researched, why they decided to participate in SURF, advice they have for students considering SURF, and what Amherst is like over the summer. …