Week 2 of my UCI Applied Innovation internship has just wrapped up; since I started a week early, and the first week was “Week 0”, I’m now done with the first month of my internships. This week, the Cove interns and I got to chat with some really incredible speakers from across industries. Tracy Kwiker’s … More The Anteater Diaries – Part 3
There were more exciting adventures this week at UCI Applied Innovation! One of the most notable trips we’ve taken so far was going to Calit2@UCI, an innovation center at UCI that allows people in the STEM field to build and test their products from concept to reality. One of the projects we got to try out was a … More The Anteater Diaries – Part 2
Was that title a bit of an exaggeration? Perhaps. Pokemon Go hasn’t been officially released in parts of Europe, Asia, or even Canada yet, after all. Almost a year ago, I wrote about how Pokemon Go marks a change in Nintendo’s reluctant shift to mobile, and this shift in strategy is paying big dividends. Nintendo’s … More Pokemon Go has Taken Over the World
Friday marks the end of my second week at the two internships I’m tackling this summer, and the first week in which all of the ISSUP interns with UCI Applied Innovation were present. A great part of the ISSUP internship is that we get to explore the business and entrepreneurial ecosystem surrounding UCI. This week, we toured … More The Anteater Diaries – Part 1
Last summer, I went to Hollywood to intern at Technicolor. This summer, I’ve taken on two internships, both located at the University of California, Irvine. My first internship is with UCI Applied Innovation, a Chancellor-sponsored initiative that seeks to expand Orange County’s entrepreneurial ecosystem with available human capital and resources in the vicinity of UCI. … More Summer 2016 Internships!
Another year has passed. I can’t believe that I’m halfway done with my Stanford undergraduate career; looking back, however, it’s amazing how much I have been able to experience. After taking some time to reflect, here are some important things I learned from my sophomore year at Stanford. The “Sophomore Slump” is Overrated Many people … More Things I Learned my Sophomore Year at Stanford
One of my major responsibilities as Vice President of the Stanford Symphony Orchestra Committee is managing marketing efforts. Through the SSO website and Facebook page, I present fun facts, sneak peeks, and reminders about upcoming concerts to cultivate a positive image of the SSO. This quarter, I decided to end the year with a video montage of … More Social Media and the Stanford Symphony Orchestra
During one recent dinner conversation, I was chatting with a friend about the breadth of courses I wanted to take at Stanford. Although I’m planning on majoring in Economics, I enjoy getting to sample all that Stanford has to offer; beyond Econ, I have taken courses in Computer Science, Education, Music, Management Science & Engineering, and the Graduate … More The Fault in our Techies (and Fuzzies)
A few weeks ago, at the halfway point in my internship at Technicolor, I reflected on 5 points I had learned in the first five weeks. Now, my internship has come to a close. I learned a lot about the entertainment industry and about business management in these past few months, and for that I am … More My Final Thoughts on Technicolor
Andrew Jabara 