>> WELL, A LOCAL TEENAGER IS TAKING HER PASSION FOR SCIENCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL NOR A SON
FOUNDED THE TO LARRY A SUMMER
INSTITUTE, NOT THE PROGRAM
PAIRS TEEN GIRLS FROM ALL
AROUND THE WORLD WITH A MENTOR
ON A SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH NOR
IS ACTUALLY HEADED TO HARVARD
THIS FALL. WOW. AND HER WORK
IS BEING HONORED WITH THE
PRESTIGIOUS AWARD. THE DIANA
AWARD THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN
HONOR OF THE LATE PRINCESS OF
WALES. AND SHE JOINS US HERE
>> IN THE STUDIO TODAY. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND
CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR HAVING ME. YOU. TELL
US MORE ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED
YOU TO LAUNCH TO TELL US ABOUT
ITS.
>> I WAS LARGELY INSPIRED BY
MY OWN LOVE FOR SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH. I FELT THAT IT WAS
AN AREA THAT MORE GIRLS SHOULD
ENTIRE TO PURSUE. SO I FELT
THE NEED FOR IT TO DEVELOP A
PROGRAM THAT SPECIFICALLY
FOCUSED ON GETTING GOALS AND
TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. NOW,
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IS
OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING THAT CAN
BE A BIT DIFFICULT TO GET
INTO. YOU DON’T KNOW ANYONE
WHO IS PURSUING IT ALREADY. SO
I TEND OF THIS PROGRAM I COULD
CONNECT PEOPLE WITHOUT ANY
PRIOR CONNECTIONS. THE SCIENCE
AROUND.
>> TO BE ABLE TO DO RESEARCH
PROJECTS. IT TO ME LIKE THIS
IS ABOUT GETTING GIRLS
INVOLVED IN THAT’S EXACTLY
WHAT IT’S ABOUT. ALL THAT’S
AMAZING. AND WE NEED PEOPLE
JUST LIKE YOU TO ENCOURAGE. SO
MANY STUDENTS HAVE WORKED WITH
TO CAN YOU BREAK DOWN FOR US?
SO WE HAVE AROUND 100 EVERY
YEAR 100 TO ONE 50. I THINK
THIS WE HAVE AROUND 100
STUDENTS WORKING WITH US AND
WE’VE DONE IT FOR 5 YEARS. SO
WE HAVE 400 ALUMNI. OH, WOW.
SO WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO SEE THE
INSTITUTE ACCOMPLISH IN THE
FUTURE? ONE OF THE BIG GOALS,
ONE OF MY MAIN GOALS IS TO
ESTABLISH RESIDENCY PROGRAM.
SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, KUZMA
SAFE, DO THEIR RESEARCH
PROJECTS FROM THEIR HOMES,
WHICH SOMETIMES TO ONLY BE
ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THEIR
MENTORS FOR CHILE MENTOR IS
NOT IN THEIR AREA. SO IN THE
FUTURE, WE HOPE TO ESTABLISH A
RESIDENTIAL CAMPUS WHERE THE
GIRLS WOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE AT
THE COLLEGE FOR THEIR MENTORS
TO RESEARCH AND HAVE A MORE
IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE. WOW,
THAT’S AMAZING. SO WHAT
MESSAGE DO YOU HAVE FOR OTHER
STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED
INSIDE? IT’S WHAT’S YOUR I
MESSAGE IS THAT IN IT’S REALLY
ABOUT COMING UP WITH YOUR OWN
IDEAS AS I BELIEVE IT IS IN
LIFE. SO IF YOU DON’T SEE
ANYONE ELSE WHO IS PURSUING
THE IDEA IS THAT YOU HAVE OR
DO SOMETHING THAT YOU BELIEVE
SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED, THAT
YOU SHOULD LEAVE AND START
THAT A PROJECT.
>> I KNOW YOU’RE HEADING TO
HARVARD. SO WHAT ARE YOUR
PLANS? WE WANT TO KNOW BECAUSE
YOUR STAR HAHA.
>> I’M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT I
WANT TO MAJOR IN. YEAH, I HOPE
TO STUDY SOMETHING THAT IS AN
ASPECT OF BIOLOGY SUCH AS
PLOWED CHEMISTRY AND STUDY
SOMETHING THAT INVOLVES
HUMANITIES AND SOCIETY, WHICH
IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT I’M
PASSIONATE ABOUT AT HARVARD. I
HOPE TO WORK ON ESTABLISHING
THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM THAT I
TALKED ABOUT AS WELL AS LEARN
MORE ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF
HEALTH CARE AND MEDICINE ON
OUR SOCIETY.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: NOW SOMEONE
WANTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TO
HOW CAN THEY DO THAT?
>> I YOU CAN HEAD TO OUR
WEBSITE PLAY A SUMMER
INSTITUTE DOT ORG APPLICATIONS
FOR THE PROGRAM OPEN EVERY
SPRING AND EARLY WINTER. SO
THAT IS THE APPLICATION
PERIOD. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
PARTICIPATE.
>> AND WE REALLY HOPE TO SEE
WONDERFUL NOR IS THERE
ANYTHING THAT MAYBE I DIDN’T
TOUCH ON THAT YOU WANT TO
SHARE WITH OUR AUDIENCE ABOUT
THIS AND IT’S IMPORTANT.
>> I THINK OUTSIDE OF THE
IMPORTANCE OF MENTORSHIP,
SOMETHING THAT IS VERY
IMPORTANT AND GETTING DOESN’T
THIS STEM IS ALSO COMMUNITY SO
OUTSIDE OF MERELY THE RESEARCH
PROJECT, ALSO PUT A LOT OF
EFFORT INTO GIVING OUR
STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER. NOW
OUR STUDENTS COME FROM ALL
ACROSS THE WORLD. SO WE HAVE A
VERY ACTIVE ONLINE COMMUNITY
WHERE STUDENTS KEEP IN
CONTACT, EVEN AFTER THE
PROGRAM IS OVER.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: WELL, NORAH