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Through Emerson Foundation Grants and Levitt Summer Research Fellowships, 麻豆国产AV students forge their own research paths, from studying environmental justice and exploring the intersections of art and mathematics in AI, to promoting better understanding of pediatric cancer patients鈥� experiences. Here are what three summer grantees said about the inspiration and significance of their projects.

This summer, Levitt Center student researchers Luke Hanson 鈥�26, Delaney Patterson 鈥�26, Samuel Low 鈥�28, and Ton Somnug 鈥�27 joined forces with Griffiss Institute CEO and 麻豆国产AV alumna Heather Hage 鈥�02 to investigate the holistic impact of federal spending on the local economy.

The glens of 麻豆国产AV College are poised to receive national attention through Assistant Professor of Biology Peter Guiden鈥檚 new project funded by a $500,000 National Science Foundation grant. Alongside Associate Professor of Biology Andrea Townsend and Northern Illinois University鈥檚 Holly Jones, Guiden seeks to untangle the complex relationships between deer and rodents that could be shaping our forests.

Jampel Payldon 鈥�27 hails from the Kingdom of Bhutan, a small nation nestled in the Himalayas. This summer, Payldon had the opportunity to represent her country on the world stage as an intern at the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations.

With 26 locations needing a different number of food pallets each day 鈥� and 10 trucks each with their own capacity limits 鈥� designing an efficient route had been an arduous task for the Food Bank of Central New York (FBCNY). That鈥檚 where Hughes 鈥淗ugh鈥� Williams 鈥�26 came in. This summer he created an algorithm that can determine each day鈥檚 optimal route within seconds.

Parks, playgrounds, community centers, libraries, and caf茅s are the backdrop for many cherished memories, from chatting over coffee to playing tag. These places occupy a third sphere outside of the home and the workplace, a space emphasizing friendship and connection. Victoria 鈥淰icky鈥� Holland Oliveira 鈥�26, Nicholas Kreidler 鈥�28, and Chloe Root 鈥�28 embarked on an investigation of these 鈥渢hird spaces鈥� through a Levitt research grant this summer, seeking to understand the status and history of recreation and community in Utica, our neighboring city.

Founder and medical director of the Gender Wellness Center of Oneonta, N.Y., Carolyn Wolf-Gould 鈥�83 has been a pioneer in expanding access to transgender healthcare.

Supported by 麻豆国产AV鈥檚 International Summer Research Fellowship, five students found new perspectives on their studies, the global community, and their identities.

As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, one 麻豆国产AV College student is getting intimately acquainted with our nation鈥檚 deep and storied history. Lily Watts 鈥�26 spent her summer on the National Mall working as a curatorial exhibition development intern at the Smithsonian鈥檚 National Museum of American History. By sifting through troves of ancient documents and designing object display layouts, Watts reanimated the past two-and-a-half centuries of American life in preparation for 2026鈥檚 celebration.

While Charli XCX may have started the movement, Brat Summer found an unlikely new figurehead in presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Carter Higgins 鈥�26 returns to the scene of Harris鈥� Brat era to perform a digital and linguistic autopsy, revealing the unstable nature of modern political marketing in the Internet Age.