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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


The Northwestern Career Advancement department offers many resources for students interested in pursuing alternatives to the traditional internship.

As many students apply to internships, others explore alternatives

November 5, 2024

While most Northwestern students are busy filling out internship applications this fall, some students are pursuing alternative career-building experiences. Weinberg senior Lucas Saidenberg said he...

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Students pursue passions and policies in summer research

June 27, 2024

When trying to go to downtown Chicago, rising Weinberg junior Jun Park realized the Purple Line often doesn’t come on time. He sometimes found himself stuck at Howard station for 20 minutes. He decided...

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Student band Musecology ‘lived and breathed’ upcoming EP this summer

November 12, 2023

For some, receiving Northwestern’s Summer Undergraduate Research Grant means heading to a lab or an archival library. But for student band Musecology, (formerly Muse Etc.) it meant heading to the recording...

Summer research grants allow students to pursue a wide variety of research topics and projects.

Summer research funding allows students to investigate cults, Cape Cod and more

July 5, 2023

While many Northwestern students this summer might find themselves stuck in traffic commuting to their office internship, bunking in the middle of the woods at summer camp jobs or catching up with hometown...

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Office of Undergraduate Research suspends URAP due to rise in SURG applications

April 2, 2023

Weinberg junior Jane Mavis was planning to work in a Northwestern clinical psychology lab this summer. It would have been one of her first experiences in a formal research setting, which she said would...

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