by Julie Pollock | Apr 13, 2020 | Blog, Students
It is that time of the year again, when seniors are finishing up their coursework and preparing for the next steps in their careers. This year is a particularly strange one with COVID-19 impacting higher education (and the entire world!). Our seniors are not on campus...
by Julie Pollock | Dec 11, 2019 | Blog, Events, Research, Students
Every year, I enjoy hosting the Pollock lab research students for a short study break filled with good food and fun conversation. It typically takes place the Sunday before finals begin. Last year, we were snowed out (in Virginia?!?) but this year it went on as...
by Joann Chongsaritsinsuk | Nov 26, 2019 | Blog, Students
As part of my project while studying abroad to observe how science is presented to the public in other countries, I traveled to Stockholm two weekends ago. There, I visited Tekniska Museet or The Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology. Compared to the...
by Julie Pollock | Nov 12, 2019 | Blog, Conferences, Lab Thoughts, Students
This post is a little late, but in mid-October, 7 students and I traveled to Savannah, GA to attend and present at SERMACS. I was able to give two invited talks – one on Joseph and Hyejin’s boronic esters project and another on empowering undergraduate...
by Joann Chongsaritsinsuk | Nov 10, 2019 | Blog, Students
I decided to use my scholar stipend while studying abroad to explore two different science museums to observe how science is presented to the public in other countries. Two weekends ago, I traveled to Edinburgh to visit the Dynamic Earth Museum. The museum explores...
by Joann Chongsaritsinsuk | Aug 16, 2019 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Research, Students
This summer, I had the opportunity to conduct research at Harvard University’s Division of Medical Sciences through the Leadership Alliance Program, Summer Harvard Undergraduate Research Program. A mouthful! I spent the past 10-weeks working in Carla Kim’s...
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