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The future can be daunting, but Trine University student Peyton Schuring found answers this summer from participating in environmental and behavioral ecology research.

Ellie is a senior biology and environmental science double major from Plano, Texas. This summer, she participated in an REU at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, researching and creating more cost-effective methods to measure contaminants in fish from the Great Lakes.

With its emphasis on sustainability and quality, including a 20-year warranty for its products, outdoor furniture manufacturer Polywood felt it needed to improve testing methods for its swivel chairs.

An upcoming community art show that two Trine University marketing majors helped develop not only promotes creativity, but sustainability.

The Trine University sport management major from LaPorte, Indiana, completed an internship at the Super Bowl through Living Sport, an organization that provides work and study experiences for students interested in a sports career.

Trine University criminal justice major Javier Padilla completed a prestigious internship opportunity with the United States Marshals Service at the end of last year, becoming the first student in Trine University's Department of Criminal Justice to earn an internship with a federal law enforcement agency.

Jake Garlits, a Trine University senior from Huntington, Indiana, is part of the 6 percent of top-tier college seniors selected to join Orr Fellowship this year.

Jacklyn Peas, a Trine University junior from Wabash County, Indiana, is completing an internship this semester with Merrill's Detector Dog Services, a Readfield, Maine-based company that specializes in training dogs to find items ranging from bed bugs to narcotics, and even explosives.

Will Steffel says he knew nothing about rotorcraft before the summer began, but the Trine University senior learned about them in a big way. The mechanical engineering major from Sherwood, Ohio, completed an internship this past summer at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, working in rotorcraft aeromechanics.

In the most magical place in the world, Trine University student Kelsey Lounds gets to make magic.

Alex Lewis, a Trine University senior from Wintersville, Ohio, majoring in electrical engineering, was one of 200 students who participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Two Trine University students were chosen to be part of the Greater Fort Wayne Inc. (GFW) Fellows Class of 2018, a year-long experience aimed at helping them develop skills and helping Allen County retain top talent.

Four Trine University students have been nominated for the Intern of the Year award to be presented at the 12th Annual IMPACT Awards Luncheon on Feb. 7.

A Trine University junior's love of baseball led him to a summer internship with a West Virginia baseball team.

Two Trine University students have been selected to be part of the Greater Fort Wayne Fellows program this summer.

Amanda Higbee is joining the Peace Corps and will travel to Armenia on March 18, where she will spend 27 months teaching English to third- through 12th-grade Armenian students.

Emily White, a senior forensic science and chemistry major at Trine University, will be an intern at the Drug Lab for the Indiana State Crime Lab this summer.

Summer internships give students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in their field. For senior biology major Laura Rosekrans, this experience meant dealing with many nearing the end of their life.

Trine University student Benjamin Badger serves an auditing internship.

Cody Konieczki completed an internship with WLNS-TV in Lansing, Michigan.