This past semester I obtained an internship with the Texas Historical Commission in order to gain practical knowledge about the inner workings of curation and preservation in historical archaeology and modern day archival techniques. The Texas Historical Commission was established in 1953 as a state agency employed with the task of identifying and preserving important… Continue Reading Alyssa Parsons, Texas Historical Commission – Historic Sites Division
The Texas Biomedical Research Institute is a private research facility specializing in biomedical studies using non-human primates as a proxy for humans. It is one of the top research laboratories in the nation, housing over 3,000 non-human primates, the largest computing sector dedicated to human genetic analysis, and the Biosafety Level 4 lab, used to… Continue Reading Ryan Strand, Texas Biomedical Research Institute
I began volunteering at the Grady Early Forensic Anthropology Research Laboratory in March of 2011, and after a few weeks of lab work I was able to help out with some of the research being conducted at the Forensic Anthropology Research Facility out on the Freeman Ranch. The three components, both labs and the facility,… Continue Reading Hailey Duecker, Grady Early Forensic Anthropology Research Laboratory
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In the spring semester of 2011, I fulfilled an emergency services internship with the American Red Cross of Central Texas chapter in Austin. An emergency services intern works with American Red Cross staff and volunteers to prepare for and provide emergency relief to clients in the greater Central Texas area. This internship provided me with… Continue Reading Joanna Suckling, American Red Cross of Central Texas