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KEYS Research Internship Program

A unique summer opportunity for motivated Arizona high school students with a strong interest in bioscience, engineering, environmental health, or biostatistics to work side-by-side with top faculty in University of Arizona laboratories.

2020 KEYS PROGRAM |  JUNE 1 - JULY 17, 2020

Applications for the 2020 KEYS program will open on

September 29, 2019.

 

News

Teen researcher hopes his work helps to heal lands damaged by copper mining

Saturday, August 10, 2019
Sixteen-year-old Evan Chaparro spent much of his summer vacation in a lab in Tucson, extracting plant DNA and analyzing soil samples. He now hopes his summer research project will eventually lead to programs that help heal and repair lands damaged by copper mining. As an intern with the KEYS program at the University of Arizona’s BIO5 Institute, Chaparro lived the life of a scientist for seven weeks in June and July, residing on campus and researching the impact plants have in healing damaged terrain. “I worked in the lab every day from nine to five,” he said. “I wanted a summer program where I would be treated more like a scientist and not just a high school student. I had a great time and learned a lot.”
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KEYS interns from TUSD interviewed about their research

Tuesday, July 23, 2019
TUSDMedia stopped by the 2019 KEYS Research Showcase to celebrate students from their district schools. Ronnie from Sahuaro High School, and Mimi from Palo Verde High School, were interviewed about their seven week research internships.
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Truman Scholar Sees Bigger Questions to Be Answered

Wednesday, May 8, 2019
In his estimation, University of Arizona student Abhijay Murugesan became a Truman Scholar primarily because of his answers to tough questions posed by the judges. "If they thought you were off track or stalling with a response, they immediately interceded with a follow-up question or challenge. Their wide-ranging topics extended well beyond public health policy to climate change and more," Murugesan said. "My responses, no matter the subject or my personal experience with it, centered on the need for interdisciplinary exploration of potential solutions."
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