Category: Blog Posts

Here are some suggestions on how to write an effective blog:

– This is not an essay or scientific paper! Use first person, contractions- your own personal voice. While you want to use proper spelling and grammar, don’t feel like you need to confine yourself to the standard essay format you’re used to in other classes.
– Use links. If you reference an interesting magazine article, link it in your blog. If you want to show a relevant youtube clip, go ahead and include it in your post. http://writetodone.com/new-style-blog-writing/
– Use pictures when relevant. They make your post more visually appealing and interesting to read.
– If you prefer to create a podcast or video, feel free to do so. If you have any really creative ideas you want to try, let me know and we can discuss it.
– Please be respectful in your posts and comments. Do not use any offensive or derogatory language.
– While there is no word count for written blog posts, please make sure your posts are insightful and contain all the necessary information. For those of you who aren’t sure where to start, 250-500 words is a good range to follow.
– The target audience is you prior to taking this course
– Here are some suggestions on how to write a good blog post. http://writetodone.com/new-style-blog-writing/

Reading Reflection: Writing Lucidly

Hey researchers! An article that I’ve recently read is “From Wet Nurse Directory to Milk Bank: The Delivery of Human Milk in Boston, 1909 – 1927”. This article covers how, from the 1850’s to the early 1900’s, the employment rates of wet nurses in the United States radically dropped until wet nurse employment became…

Best movies to watch when I am homesick…

I have been homesick for the past couple of weeks and these are some movies that always make me feel happy because they always get me all emotional. Also, I would say they are my favorite movies! If you have any suggestions please leave them on the comment section below!

Only Child, or Free Blog: A shorty story from 11th grade, and a bit of commentary on its creation

Hey y’all! I hope you had a good Fourth of July! My blog post today is partly a bit about my life, partly an old piece of writing I did for my English class in eleventh grade. To give you some context, this is the first (and only!) piece of creative writing I’ve done since…

There’s No Such Thing as a Free Blog

Okay so ngl this prompt did give me some trouble. My immediate thought was “oh Riley you know how to crochet you should just make a lil video” but to be honest I don’t feel like anyone wants to watch like five minutes of my voice and hands and also I’m wayyyy too lazy to…

A Day in the Life of a WAGSFP Research Fellow!!!

My day usually start around six o’clock in the morning. I make my coffee, eat little snack, and then I go to work. In the morning, I go to my other job which is at the graduate general dentistry clinic at UM School of Dentistry. I work usually until noon but it varies depends on…

Reading Reflection of “A Qualitative Study of Male Dental Hygienists’ Experiences After Graduation”

In 2000, the first ever Surgeon General Report on Oral Health was published in the United States. This report was eye opening in many ways because it drew attention to the sad situation that certain groups of persons in the USA have high levels of oral disease and cannot find dental care. Specifically, individuals from…

Free Blog: Photography!

For the free blog, the prompt suggested photos and I jumped on it. Since I was a little kid, I’ve always loved taking photos. Towards the end of high school, I got really into photography and started trying to take artistic shots or to edit my photos. Here are 10 of my favorite photos of…