How many entry-level candidates are overlooked based solely on their GPA? And what do employers risk losing when all they consider is a number and not the person behind it? Take, for example, Hannah Lender, a biomedical engineering major at the University of Minnesota...
Emma Bouwman’s interest in STEM started when she was a kid, attending a summer camp called, Nuts, Bolts, and Thingamajigs- a week of engineering for elementary schoolers. On their last day, Bouwman and her fellow campers visited Medtronic’s headquarters where they got...
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness. Caused by an excess of fluid within the front chamber of the eye, it creates a pressure build up that inhibits vision. MicroOptx’s device drains that excess fluid and reduces the pressure. The process was...
When Pequot Manufacturing offers its summer internships, their goal is to provide a welcoming environment and engaging culture that will inspire student to stay on fulltime. So, when Emma Barchus and Patrick Moraghan started their summer internships, they were greeted...
Operating out of the University Enterprise Labs, MarPam Pharma LLC is an early-stage biotech company working to develop a one-time treatment for HIV. With only a few employees on staff and the team actively working on their non-clinical studies, hiring an intern for...
Roughly 80 percent of T.O. Plastic’s business is in service to the horticulture industry. The black plastic squares that your garden plants come in were likely manufactured at their facility in Clearwater, Minnesota. With the recent boom in gardening since the...
