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David Thompson, Wyss Institute Technology Development Fellow, teaches synthetic biology. Rose Lincoln/Harvard Staff Photographer
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Winter warm-up
Students pick up new skills over the break in classes that range from joke-writing to synthetic biology
Some students worked on their comedic timing in a joke-writing workshop. Others took the pulse of their classmates in CPR training.
In its ninth year, Wintersession offered participants workshops on portraiture, city management, synthetic biology, data science, and more. Students flexed both their academic and creative muscles and picked up practical skills during the optional 10-day session leading into the spring term.
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Sean Finamore (left) and Zehan Zhou team up for a project in synthetic biology class.
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Zehan Zhou (left) and Teagan Stedman watch a demonstration in synthetic biology; Olivia Suozzo teaches students to take each other’s pulse in a CPR training at Smith Campus Center.
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Tolulope Adeniji (left) and Emma Jakobson learn how to check pupils for dilation.
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Nhu Dang plays the role of the patient while Saher Siddiqui checks for bleeding.
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Tolulope Adeniji (left) and Riley Hoveland administer CPR.
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Amanda Maille (center) leads a session on bandaging and splinting.
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Stephen Coit teaches “Portraiture: The Original Selfie” at Lowell House. Meyling Galvez (left) took her mother, Aracely, as a subject while Erik Fliegauf drew Xue Snow Dong.
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Becky Jarvis (left) illustrates her grandmother Betty Jarvis and Frank Lin draws himself.
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Anthony Munson’s subject is Claude Shannon, the founder of information theory; Becky Jarvis does detail work.
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Jang Lee draws a portrait of his mother.
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“Letterman” and “Simpsons” writer Nell Scovell (left) leads a joke-writing session in Winthrop House, helping students Camille Schmidt (from left), Freddie Shanel, and Emily Shen craft an opening monologue based on the news.
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Freddie Shanel (left) and Emily Shen workshop their jokes.
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Students in the four-day “Global Leader Experience” workshop meet with leaders from Boston organizations and examine global issues locally.
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Sophie Sun (center, Image 1) and Chinaza Asiegbu (left, Image 2) lead discussions in the “Global Leader Experience” workshop.
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Right and below, Dohyun Lee and Youngjin Song teach “Creating Art in Pairs” to James Gui at the Smith Campus Center.
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