I am really looking forward to working in a research lab as a part of WAGSFP! As a pre-med student studying gender & health as well as biopsychology, cognition, and neuroscience, I have had the opportunity to learn about science, health, and wellbeing in the classroom, in clinical settings, in extracurricular activities, and now in…
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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/
A Letter to your Future Self – Ashley Durden
Dear Future Self, First, I want to congratulate you for embarking on your first research journey. I know, even now, that you will accomplish great things over the summer that you should be nothing but proud of. I am so excited to be a part of the 2023 cohort of the Women and Gender Summer…
A Letter to Your Future Self – Paige Bost
Future Paige, I am really excited to participate in the Women and Gender Summer Fellowship Program and gain incredibly valuable skills and experience! Although we have done research in the past, this will be our first full-time (and paid) research experience. I am excited to be working with Praxis Lab over the summer, and I…
THIS IS IT!
Dear Me from 10 weeks prior, Look at you! As per usual, this fellowship felt way too short, like with most good things in life. Moreover, you set off to accomplish quite a bit this summer, and while you were able to get quite a bit done in terms of your research and medical school…
Summer Reflection
I truly can say that this summer I had a wonderful experience participating in the Women and Gender Summer Fellowship Program. Despite my previous experience working in research, I gained a lot more knowledge about different aspects of Research that I didn’t know much about. In addition, I made a lot of friendships with amazing…
All good things must come to an end…
Wow. I cannot believe I’m sitting here, writing my final blog post. As I reflect on my first blog post, “A Letter to My Future Self,” I feel a great sense of accomplishment, and a little bit bittersweet. All of my expectations for what I wanted to learn and experience this summer were met, but…
Letter to Myself: The Sequel
Dear Madeline (or whoever else is reading), I can’t believe this fellowship is already over. You’ve come a long way since 10 weeks ago, and done a lot of work. Looking back on the first letter, I can’t help but laugh a little at your excitement to start the second part of your project –…
Post 10: It’s a Wrap
At the beginning of the summer I wished my luck to keep up, and in the end I believe it has been a success of a summer. For me the summer still has a month left but the last 2 with WAGSFP have been fulfilling as I expected it to be. I am not proud…
Dear Past Self
Dear Past Self, In your first blog post, you reflected on the situations that had brought you to WAGSFP. I’ll let you know what you’ll have come to learn by the very first days of August 2018, due to the efforts that you will make in the time that you spend here. I’ve had some…
Letter Respsonse
Hey Riley, WAGSFP is officially over! You survived your first summer in Ann Arbor and loved it, and getting to present your research at symposium was ~amazing~. As expected, this research has been a great time for your research skills to grow, and your mentor has been an invaluable resource for questions about grad school…