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A Disturbingly Informative Trip to the Woodlands Cemetery
November 7, 2018
On October 21, students in the Karabots Junior Fellows Program traveled to the Woodlands to give visitors a small glimpse into the interesting and surprising specimens and objects in the College of Physicians of Philadelphia's vast collection. Longtime readers will recall...
Continue ReadingThe Karabots Junior Fellows Visit the Karabots Center
October 14, 2018
Frequent readers will know we strongly believe in bringing students in our youth programs to the places where healthcare and science take place. Last week, the students in the fifth cohort of the Karabots Junior Fellows Program visited the
Continue ReadingLet Curiosity Set Sail at the Independence Seaport Museum
June 25, 2018
Did you know that during the 1940s, the Delaware River was so polluted, no organisms that relied on oxygen to survive could live in it? Or that Frederick Douglas escaped slavery by posing as a sailor? This was one of many surprising facts the students in the...
Continue ReadingThe Teva Interns Reach New Heights
July 13, 2017
While many students are taking the summer off, the students in the various youth programs of the Center for Education have been hard at work expanding their knowledge and learning how to make a difference in the world. Last week, we welcomed the latest...
Continue ReadingThe Karabots Junior Fellows Go Into the Woodlands
April 3, 2017
March was a month for the Karabots Junior Fellows to learn about science, culture, and careers connected to death and dying through a variety of lessons, activities, and guest speakers. They learned about hospice and palliative care from Miguel Paniagua, Medical Advisor for the National...
Continue ReadingThe Karabots Fellows Enter the Dragons' Lair
February 24, 2017
Earlier this month the students of the Karabots Junior Fellows Program received a hands-on look at some exciting careers in sports medicine, courtesy of Drexel University's Athletic Program.
On February 11, the Fellows traveled to the Daskalakis Athletic Center (aka "the DAC")...
Continue ReadingThe Karabots Fellows Observe Wildlife at the Wagner
November 23, 2016
Throughout this semester, the Karabots Junior Fellows have been focusing on the medical and social construction of human bodies. Recently, they expanded their knowledge to include how museums display animal bodies. In the first of two field trips on this topic, the Fellows visited the...
Continue ReadingThe Teva Interns Prepare for the Robot Revolution
November 22, 2016
We have made it our goal to prepare the students in our various youth programs for the future. In a recent field trip, we gave them a glimpse of the technological future that in many ways is already here. Recently we took the students of the
Continue ReadingThe Teva Interns Visit the African American Museum
October 10, 2016
Last week, students in the Teva Pharmaceuticals Internship Program took a field trip to the African American Museum in Philadelphia (701 Arch Street). Founded in 1976, the African American Museum in Philadelphia is committed to celebrating the historical and cultural contributions of African Americans as...
Continue ReadingThe Karabots Junior Fellows Ask Questions About Justice and Prisons
May 19, 2016
As part of their year-long focus on forensic science, the Karabots Junior Fellows have been exposed to issues related to the larger criminal justice system, of which forensics comprises a small part. This week the Fellows learned about American prisons and the complex political issue...
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