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 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...
by Julie Pollock | Mar 30, 2018 | Blog, Conferences, Students
As always when I attend conferences with students, I encourage them to go to as many talks as possible, to meet people, to participate fully in the event, and afterward to reflect on their experience. Maddie was at ENDO as a recipient of the summer research fellowship...
by Julie Pollock | Feb 19, 2018 | Academia, Blog, Publications, Research, Students
Probably my biggest motivation for making my career at a place like University of Richmond is because I believe in undergraduate research. I think it enhances the college experience and pushes students to think beyond their course assignments. There are struggles...
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