Education & Workforce Development

Amgen Scholars Global Program: Imaani Easthausen

Imaani Easthausen had her sights set on a career in writing—until she began taking science classes at Bard College. For Imaani, science and, specifically, biology—as it related to the inner workings of the body—represented a new way of thinking about the human experience. For her, science was a way of exploring the question, What does it take to be sitting here, existing in this body, right now?

Education & Workforce Development

Amgen Scholars Program: Nikola Doležalová

At a young age, Nikola Doležalová participated in girl scouting in the Czech Republic, which seeded in her a love for the natural world. She and other girls would meet weekly to explore one of the forests near her small village of Tečovice or to clean up rivers, and in the process, they learned to identify many indigenous plants and animals.

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Amgen Scholars Program: Reem Abdel-Haq

Born to Palestinian immigrants, Reem Abdel-Haq has tried to hold on to the unique ways of her family’s culture. But she has also felt torn between Middle Eastern and American traditions. Commonly, Arab women, including Reem’s mother, feel pressured to leave their educational paths and career aspirations at young ages to raise families.

Education & Workforce Development

Alumni in Action: Jack Bulat

Jack Bulat says his experience at the Amgen Scholars US Symposium opened his eyes to the possibility of careers in biomedical research and health care.

Education & Workforce Development

Alumni in Action: Luvena Ong

While in the Amgen Scholars Program, Luvena Ong got a firsthand look at what doing independent research would be like. Inspired by the Program and other experiences, she is now pursuing a PhD as a part of the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, where she is developing and applying nucleic acid–based nanosystems.

Education & Workforce Development

Amgen Scholars Alumni in Action: Megan Krench

At an Amgen Scholars alumni event held at MIT in spring 2015, we asked former Scholars how the Program has affected their career paths. Here’s what they told us.

Corporate Responsibility

The Season of Giving and Giving Back

The holidays are a time we enjoy with family and friends, celebrating the traditions we hold dear. Many of us look for opportunities at home and work to give back this season. At CECP, our organization is dedicated to enabling and encouraging business as a force for good in our society.

Volunteering & Community

Merry Wishes Fulfilled by Republic Services Employees

The Republic Services Northwest Area and Bellevue Division employees teamed up to fill the holiday wishes of several children in need from Kenmore Elementary. More than half of the students who attend Kenmore Elementary are below poverty level and require food assistance and additional resources.

Awards & Rankings

Allstate Chairman and CEO Tom Wilson Receives International Award for Helping Victims of Domestic Violence and Financial Abuse

Recognized for his ongoing commitment to halting the epidemic of violence against women, Allstate Chairman and CEO Tom Wilson was one of five men honored last week with a Solidarity Award from global organization Vital Voices.

The only business leader among this year’s honorees, Wilson was recognized for leading The Allstate Foundation’s work to provide long-term safety and security for domestic violence survivors through financial empowerment. The Foundation is the only national corporate foundation focusing on financial empowerment as a way to end domestic violence.

Philanthropy

CITGO Partners with Muscular Dystrophy Association in Arkansas to Raise Nearly $30,000

Continuing to fuel good in local communities and build on its long-term commitment to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), CITGO Petroleum Corporation, along with its local Marketers and Retailers, recently supported the MDA Arkansas chapter’s Hollywood-themed Passport to a Cure event, raising nearly $30,000 benefiting research and local families dealing with neuromuscular disease.

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