Success Stories

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Cremers records single in Nashville after winning talent show

From performing in a high school alternative rock band to becoming her own singer/songwriter, Hastings College senior Carly Cremers, who writes and performs under the “C.C. Rose” name, landed an opportunity to travel to Nashville, Tennessee, to record her song, “My Fairytale,” which is available on all streaming services and can be found online. The

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Feden completes REU, finishes a family of electrochemical properties

Lauren Feden, a studio art and chemistry double major, worked in a chemistry lab over the summer as part of a research experience for undergraduates (REU). The Hastings College senior researched alongside others and solidified her plans to apply to grad schools for chemistry. The Papillion, Nebraska, native spent the summer in Lawrence, Kansas, to

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Charity, DeBoer spend summers interning at zoos, solidifying their future aspirations

Two Hastings College junior wildlife biology majors devoted their summer to spending time with animals and gaining experience in the field. Ian DeBoer interned for Lincoln’s Children’s Zoo and Zac Charity interned for Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. The two were tasked with several cleaning jobs, and while that might seem like a strenuous task,

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Using critical thinking skills, Pankratz applies classroom skills to summer research project

While interning in an all-female lab the last two summers, Hastings College senior Sophia Pankratz learned to appreciate the research side of healthcare. The biology major interned at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha and helped researchers finish a six-year National Institute of Health grant (NIH) on women who are within the

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