AN ALL-EXPENSE-PAID, EIGHT-WEEK HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, the prestigious Borlaug-Ruan International Internship provides exceptional high school students the opportunity to work with world renowned scientists and policymakers at leading research centers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
In the summer of 2018, twenty-four interns were selected to travel to Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, and Taiwan to get a firsthand view of pressing food security and nutritional problems in poverty-stricken areas and take part in ground-breaking field and laboratory-based research.
Each intern develops a research report documenting their personal experiences and the outcomes of their research projects.These reports are posted below each intern's name. To learn more about the research centers, click on the corresponding links.
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Christina Allen
Burke, VA
ICIPE-African Insect Science for Food and Health in Nairobi, KENYA
Allen's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Eli Arbogast
Oberlin, OH
EARTH University in San Jose, COSTA RICA
Arbogast's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Molly Carroll
Plymouth, MN
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in El Batán, MEXICO
Carrol's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Alisa Evans
Accokeek, MD
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, KENYA
Evan's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Rohan Freedman
Cape Elizabeth, ME
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) in Beijing, CHINA
Freedman's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Hermela Gebremariam
Fairfield, IA
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Patancheru, INDIA
Gebremariam's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Kaci Ginn
Olin, IA
International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima, PERU
Ginn's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Amelia Givan
West Lafayette, IN
Hormel Foods Inc/CeSSIAM in Sololá, GUATEMALA
Givan's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Cassie He
College Station, TX
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Baños, PHILIPPINES
He's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Gabrielle Henrichs
DuBoise, PA
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Kathmandu, NEPAL
Henrichs's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Hannah Jo
Bear, DE
China National Hybrid Rice Research & Development Center (CNHRRDC) in Changsha, CHINA
Jo's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Colton Ketcham
Danville, IA
ICIPE-African Insect Science for Food and Health in Nairobi, KENYA
Ketcham's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Kahyun Koh
San Diego, CA
The S.M Sehgal Foundation in Gurgaon, INDIA
Koh's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Chase Krug
Marion, IA
The World Vegetable Center (AVRDC)- Regional Center for South Asia in Patancheru, INDIA
Krug's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Lane Kunzie
Corydon, IA
The WorldFish Center in Penang, MALAYSIA
Kunzie's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Charles Mahoney
Bradenton, FL
Peking University in Beijing, CHINA
Mahoney's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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JayEven McGee
Benson, MN
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) in Londrina, BRAZIL
McGee's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Jaxon Mullinnix
Lone Tree, IA
EARTH University in San Jose, COSTA RICA
Mullinnix's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Natalie Napolitano
Leetsdale, PA
M.S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Chennai, INDIA
Napolitano's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Elijah Ortiz
Belleville, NJ
China Agricultural University (CAU) in Beijing, CHINA
Ortiz's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Tyler Reid
Accokeek, MD
The World Vegetable Center (AVRDC) in Tainan, TAIWAN
Reid's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Indira Roy
Chatham, NJ
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in El Batán, MEXICO
Roy's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Sydney Sherer
Pisgah, IA
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, KENYA
Sherer's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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Olivia Tidwell
Sioux City, IA
The S.M Sehgal Foundation in Gurgaon, INDIA
Tidwell's Research Paper, Scientific Poster, & Blog
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