Undergraduate LEAP

The Public Health Impact of Gun Violence

November 8, 2023
Sunsaara Shergill

Late October, Sunsaara Shergill (Advanced LEAP Scholar, Class of 2024) hosted The Public Health Impact of Gun Violence: A Perspective from the United Kingdom after the Dunblane Primary School Tragedy with the Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH) LEAP program of the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and non-profit Americans Against Gun Violence. Sunsaara welcomed Dr. Michael North for a discussion regarding the impact of gun violence on MCAH...

Undergraduate LEAP Scholar Summer Reflection

August 11, 2023
Angie Zhao

During the summer between my junior and senior years, I completed an internship with Beyond the Pill, a program of the Bixby Center at the University of California, San Francisco. It was exciting to have this opportunity to spend my summer at this esteemed research department dedicated to Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH), with the goal of promoting access and equity in contraceptive healthcare and the mission of addressing social determinants of health for underserved populations.

Over...

Navigating Professional Growth as a First-Generation Scholar in STEM

November 8, 2023
Nora Lopez

In my final year at UC Berkeley, I embarked on a personal mission to enhance my professional development. This mission led me to attend three conferences this Fall semester: the Stanford Regen Med Conference, UC Davis Pre-Health Conference, and the SACNAS NDiSTEM Conference.

At the Stanford Regen Med Conference, I engaged in networking opportunities with professionals and peers in STEM fields, fostering an understanding of diverse career paths and engaging in a resume review by Stanford researchers that increased my readiness to apply to research opportunities....

A Semester in Botswana: Undergraduate MCAH Research and Internship Experience Abroad

November 9, 2023
Raksha Rajeshmohan

This past fall semester, I have been partaking in a community public health study abroad program in Gaborone, Botswana. Through the program, I visited local clinics and health posts once a week to observe the functioning of health systems in Botswana, and I enrolled in coursework at the University of Botswana studying public health topics in the context of Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). I also had the opportunity to travel to other...