A successful community experiment
In a conference room of the BioLabs building, three high school seniors from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS) considered the impact their senior internship — working hands-on in a Harvard research lab — might have on their upcoming college careers. “I’m thinking about a career in the physical sciences, either chemical engineering or biochemistry,” said Andre Dempsey, who will be a freshman at Harvard next fall, “so it’ll be great to have that connection and to have that lab experience even before I’m a student here.” “I’m really excited about it,” said Ariella Schear, who plans to attend Yale next year. “The research is amazing, and we’re really lucky to have this opportunity.” The students are members of the CRLS Marine Science Internship program at Harvard, which works to provide a transformative experience for local students. The teenagers get hands-on lab experience, working alongside Harvard graduate students and researchers on projects with...