Many Friedman students and alumni seek to address the most pressing public health and nutrition challenges facing our communities and people around the globe. This could be through preventative health program creation, evaluation, and analysis, healthcare management and policy, and more. Sample job titles include Director of Health & Wellness, Nutrition Policy Advocate, and Program and Policy Director, just to name a few.

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Allison Arnold @ Food Hub for New Entry Sustainable Farming Project

Ally is a second-year AFE student who interned at the Food Hub for New Entry Sustainable Farming Project. Here she shares her insights, experience, and advice with the Friedman community.

How did you land your internship? (e.g., networking, searching on …

By Alex Kaplan
Alex Kaplan Student Ambassador
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Grace Durant @ Thermo Fisher Scientific

Grace is a second-year FANPP student and spent her summer as a Supplier Responsibility and Sustainability Intern with Thermo Fisher Scientific. Read on to learn more about her experience!

In just a few sentences, please tell us about your summer …

By Lori Rodriguez, EdM
Lori Rodriguez, EdM Associate Director of Career Services
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Tamar Stollman: Working Abroad with the Maisha Project

Tamar is a second-year Friedman student who gained valuable international experience working with the Maisha Project. Here are some of her reflections:

At the beginning of my second semester at Friedman, I distinctly remember wishing for a Friedman study abroad …

By Sarrah Chouiakh, MS, MPH
Sarrah Chouiakh, MS, MPH Administrative Coordinator
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Tamar Stollman @ New Entry Sustainable Farming Project

Tamar is a second-year FANPP student who interned with New Entry Sustainable Farming Project’s national program team. Here are some reflections about the experience:

In just a few sentences, please tell us about your summer internship. How does it connect …

By Sarrah Chouiakh, MS, MPH
Sarrah Chouiakh, MS, MPH Administrative Coordinator
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ChatGPT for Jobs? How to Use AI to Guide Your Career

Looking for a career podcast that actually makes you… smile??? 😮

Look no further than Glassdoor‘s The Lonely Office.

I got a chance to join the crew recently and the way I described it was like “Sports Talk Radio + …

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