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Bridging the Gap Between Social Psychology Research and a Real-World Empowering STEM Mentorship Model with Juezihan Wang
Hi! My name is Juezihan (Lucy) Wang, and I am a senior majoring in Psychology with double minors in Statistics and Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For the Fall 2026 semester, I am interning as a Research Scientist Intern at innovation Research & Training (iRT), a behavioral sciences research company dedicated to translational scientific studies that improve the well-being of youth, families, organizations, and communities. Growing up in Hangzhou, Chi
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Sharing the Gil News Fall 2026
Hello Gillers! Interested in seeing what other Gil Alumni are up to? Look no further, as the Fall 2026 edition of Sharing the Gil News is here! See what our lovely alumni are up to! Interested in getting more involved in the Internship Program as an alumni? You can! Please make sure to fill out our Gil Alumni Survey if you haven't already and request to join our alumni group on LinkedIn. Also, we have a Microsoft Group for Gil Alumni which you can join, so just email us at.
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Beyond the Plate: Exploring the Intersection Between Nutrition and Mental Health at The Emily Program with Jackson Knox
Hello everyone! My name is Jackson Knox, and I am a senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill majoring in neuroscience with minors in chemistry and food studies from Rutherfordton, NC. This semester, I have had the opportunity to serve as a Gil Intern at The Emily Program, an eating disorder treatment center in Durham, North Carolina. As a clinical therapy intern, I work directly with patients navigating the complex challenges of eating disorder recovery. From
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Worksite Spotlight: Creating Neurological Clinical Profiles at the UNC Neurocognitive and Imaging Research Lab
Hello everyone! My name is Richie Gray, and I am the Gil Internship Manager for the Fall 2026 Gil cohort. I had the pleasure of visiting the UNC Neurocognition and Imaging Research Lab (UNC NIRL) recently during the Fall 2026 semester. UNC NIRL is a research lab a part of the UNC Psychiatry Department, dedicated to exploring the brain’s structural and functional characteristics that lead to healthy cognitive emotional development and contribute to onset and severity of neurop
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Eyes Never Lie: Predicting Attention with EyeQuant with Julia McGowan
Hi! My name is Julia McGowan, and I am a senior from Apex, North Carolina, majoring in Psychology and Data Science with a minor in Hispanic Studies. This fall, I am interning at EyeQuant, a software-as-a-service company that uses a proprietary artificial intelligence model to simulate and predict how the human visual system processes information, allowing companies to evaluate websites, advertisements, product packaging, and much more without requiring live traffic or user te
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