by Julie Pollock | Jul 23, 2018 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Research, Students
Friday was Kristen Rubenstein’s last day in the lab. She has been working full-time since last August as a post-baccalaureate researcher during her gap year before medical school. Back in January 2017 when I was writing the Jeffress grant, I approached Kristen,...
by Julie Pollock | Jul 13, 2018 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Research, Students
When Joseph first started in the lab in Summer 2017, I tasked him with analyzing the compounds that Hyejin had synthesized. I thought that HPLC was our best bet for getting the answers we wanted since Hyejin had some preliminary data, albeit not perfect, from the GC....
by Julie Pollock | Jul 7, 2018 | Academia, Blog, Lab Thoughts, Research, Students
I think one of the reasons I knew I should stay in academia is because I love to learn. I know that sounds cheesy, like I’m just repeating what every liberal arts college graduate should say, but it is the truth. Anytime I attend a conference, go to a seminar,...
by Julie Pollock | Jun 18, 2018 | Blog, Events, Research, Students
It was time again for a Pollock Lab celebration. We gathered for an evening of tacos, yard games, and puppy cuddling. As you can tell from the photos below, the students fell in love with the newest member of the Pollock lab– the goldendoodle, Denver. He won...
by Julie Pollock | May 14, 2018 | Academia, Blog, Students
This graduation season was a special one for me. I stepped on to University of Richmond’s campus four years ago approximately at the same time as this class of 2018. Just like these students, I have learned a lot, grown as a person, and been immersed in the...
by Julie Pollock | May 10, 2018 | Blog, Conferences, Research, Students
Joseph A&S 2018 Ritwika and Shannon A&S 2018 Courtney and Jessica A&S 2018 Maddie A&S 2018 Kiana A&S 2018 Najwa A&S 2018 Malik A&S 2018 It was another great celebration of undergraduate research at University of Richmond on April 20,...
by Julie Pollock | May 7, 2018 | Blog, Department, Events
The Science Museum of Virginia hosted a fundraising event called the Illumination Gala in mid-April. The University of Richmond sponsored a table which I was asked to attend along with my colleague, Prof. Kelling Donald, and a group of our wonderful students....
by Julie Pollock | May 2, 2018 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Students
This year the graduating seniors presented me with the “Most likely to be mentoring a student in every lab” award. It was very fitting for this group of students because in the summer of 2016, a couple of colleagues approached me to help train students on...
by Julie Pollock | Apr 18, 2018 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Students
Another graduating senior, Madeline Newkirk, a chemistry major who is headed off to graduate school to get her Ph.D. next year. This is probably one of the hardest posts for me to write. Last year when my first set of students graduated, it was hard: they were...
by Julie Pollock | Apr 9, 2018 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Students
Some how we have arrived at April 9th. That means another academic year is almost over (and junior research leave is too! AH) and another set of students are graduating. I feel a special connection with the class of 2018 because I arrived on campus at the same time...
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