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Risa Takenaka '19 - From Japan to Providence to Ghana and Back
Providence College Podcast
English - August 13, 2018 04:00 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsEducation Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Risa Takenaka '19 is a Renaissance woman. The applied physics major traveled to Ghana in May to field test her soft-sand filter prototype, developed in Dr. Stephen Mecca’s engineering lab. Born in Japan, Takenaka also put her philosophy minor to work this summer comparing parenting styles in Japan and the United States. In this episode, Takenaka discusses how she manages her time as a Division I tennis player and her favorite places to eat in Providence.