Category: 2021 Cohort

As this summer comes to an end, I am able to understand how privileged I am to have had the opportunity to participate in WAGSFP. Through this program, I have been able to learn more about women and gender issues, but I have also been able to learn more about myself in a research setting.…

August 2, 2021 Hello everyone! I am back to write my final blog post *tears.* Where do I even start? Being a part of the WAGSFP team has been nothing short of an amazing experience. The other students in the program were all super sweet and I loved hearing and learning about their different research…

As much as I anticipated my experiences this summer to go by quickly, I’m still surprised we’ve already reached the end. I’m really looking forward to next week’s symposium and celebrating the hard work everyone in the program has put in the past two months. As I reflect back on my experience, I definitely think…

Wow, has the summer flown by! I know that’s a terrible cliche, but some things are cliche for a reason. This summer has been jam packed with research, meetings, seminars, and more, and I’m finding it hard to believe that I only have about a week of work left with my mentor. This summer, I’ve…

The past few weeks have consisted of lots and lots of reading. As I’ve been going through other research studies done on our topic of subtle gender bias in STEM, I found that their conclusions (as well as our own) closely align with my own experiences as a woman of color in STEM. One article…

As I sat down to write this blog, I realized that 3 weeks from today I’ll be presenting my research at symposium, and it truly feels like we just started! While my experience has been fast-paced, my research lab team has made great use of the time in terms of what I’ve been able to…

It did not really dawn on me until recently that I have been doing research for over a month. Time has gone by fairly quickly. I appreciate this time to sit and reflect on what this journey has been like so far. I found my anxiety for the weekly Friday meetings slowly turning into anticipation.…

Being a transfer student, I feel as though I lost out on many opportunities my first few years of college. At my previous schools, I didn’t know of any research internships or many other educational programs outside of the classroom. Coming to UM has given me so many new experiences and learning opportunities— UROP/WAGS being…

In continuation of my first blog, I really wanted to highlight the experiences of my first couple of meetings with Dr. Admon. She was super open to our weekly meetings and having a flexible schedule which I was really appreciative of. We talked a lot about the importance of our research topic and how there’s…