Bon voyage!
Well, after two years under HHMI, it’s hasta la vista to the C3 program for me! I suppose this blog is supposed to be more of a reflection on the [...]
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The End is Near
With the year finally coming to a close, I cannot even believe it has finished. It seems like it was just a few days ago I was struggling to complete [...]
Lessons learned for the future
College is a great experience for any individual for a multitude of reasons. You develop tons of different types of friendships, interests, ideas, passions and, most importantly, you get an [...]
How Can You Relate It To Baseball?
When I applied for a position in the SciXchange program at the end of last semester I had never done any journalistic work before in my life. I had not [...]
Another semester of mice and media
A second semester in SciXchange has provided a slightly different experience from the first semester. Instead of one massive video project, we got to work on three smaller projects: two [...]
Mycroscopic Mysteries Uncovered for a Planetary Purpose
This semester has taught me a lot about science, not only knowledge, but also how to communicate what I learn to others. It is an important skill to be able [...]
The race is over
My Howard Hughes Research Fellowship is coming to an end. For me, the best way to usually really appreciate something is by looking back and trying to remember how that something made me [...]
Facing journalistic, scientific fears
In one of my journalism classes this week my professor said, “The truth is, scientists are scared of us.” By “us” he meant journalists. His words were intended to counter [...]
The end of an era
I find it hard to believe that I have already spent a year in the Hughes Research Fellowship program. It seems like just yesterday I was struggling to explain any [...]
Unexpected Results
At first, I wasn’t 100 percent certain what the SciXchange program would entail. As a journalist, it is easy to think you can write about any subject matter, any place, [...]
Art in Science
People might not realize it, but there can be a real beauty to science. For instance, I’ve been awestruck by a couple of microscopic images in my life. The shapes [...]
