“The Career Center was the main reason that I even figured out what I even wanted to do,” she said.

“Policymakers need to look at TikTok as a systemic social media issue and create effective measures that protect children online,” said Dr. Jason Nagata in a January UCSF article covering the study. “TikTok is the most popular social media platform for children, yet kids reported having more than three different social media accounts, including Instagram and Snapchat.”

The Rural Health Equity Research Collaborative is a research lab led by undergraduate students to help alleviate healthcare shortages in medically underserved communities. The group of students in the lab work with communities to introduce healthcare careers to middle school aged children.

“No matter what the outcome is, and no matter what your feelings are about it, do it again,” Williams said. “Having joy for the process and tradition for the sake of experience and memories is really important.”