intern stories Archives - Center for Environmental Health

A Breathe of Fresh Air: My Summer at CEH

Sep 4, 2012Olivia ZhuChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations, Personal Stories

In my senior year of high school, I felt stifled. I went through the motions of applying to twenty-three colleges, slacking off on my school work, playing my final soccer game, and reveling in the last moments of my youth, but my heart wasn’t in it. My graduation...

Intern Stories- Rohini Behl

Aug 27, 2012Rohini BehlChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, General Insights, Laws & Regulations, Personal Stories

Although summer was what felt like eons away, I started determining my summer plans in December. That’s right – a full 5 ½ months in advance. Anything could go wrong in that time – I didn’t have any clue of just how wrong. Essentially, before me there were two...

Intern Stories: Julia Hannafin

Aug 20, 2012Center for Environmental HealthChildren's Health, Food, Personal Stories

When I first walked into CEH’s office in downtown Oakland for my internship interview, I knew little to nothing about environmental toxins affecting public health. I considered myself relatively knowledgeable about environmental health – after all, I had grown up in...

Intern Stories: Dominique Smith

Aug 13, 2012Dominique SmithChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Personal Stories

All through the school year students are put under the stress of exams and research papers and study groups and life that summer becomes the beckoning light that indicates their ability to be able to soon breathe again. And once this season of freedom is close enough...