Endowed Scholarships
Miles Cook ’23
“In my freshman spring semester, I had the amazing opportunity of working in Prof. Hur’s Molecular Biology of Aging lab. As a freshman with little lab experience beyond HMC’s first year labs and high school, I was extremely eager to join such an experienced team. And, I could not be more grateful and appreciative for the kindness and understanding of everyone in the lab, especially Prof. Hur. We worked with fruit flies and tested how hormesis, induced by heat stress, influences lifespan. The experience was truly new for I was left to ask my own questions and create my own experiments. I learned the importance of an organized lab notebook and how to communicate results and findings without the structure of a typical lab class. I was also introduced to new stat tests such as ANOVA and how to draw conclusions from them. Not only did I learn countless things, I always felt welcomed and a valued part of the group. It did not matter that I was a first-year and maybe a bit less experienced than some of the upperclassmen. My time in Prof. Hur’s lab as well as his generosity and kindness will always be remembered.”
Lauren Henson ’24
“I chose to attend HMC because of the small class sizes and community. I wanted to be able to engage with professors, feel free to ask questions, and collaborate with my peers in order to get the most out of my academic experience. As I suspected, Harvey Mudd’s emphasis on collaboration has boosted my learning experience greatly, as group discussions have enabled me to better understand topics for myself, and share my understandings with others.”