STEM – The Amherst STEM Network

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. …

Spilling the Peas on STEMsibs

Author By Rama Balagurunath
Publication date November 5, 2022
Categories: Articles, Campus, Departments, Events, Interviews, Profiles

This piece was co-authored by Amy Zheng. STEMsibs, derived from “STEM siblings,” is a student group with a mission to guide new and undeclared students throughout their STEM journey at Amherst College. The STEMsibs offer monthly informational panels hosted by upperclassmen to form a tight-knit STEM community. Tavus Atajanova, one of the group’s organizers, describes…