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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…

My experiences in research have been really interesting thus far. Seeing as this is my first time ever doing research, I’ve been a sponge, just trying to soak up as much knowledge as I can. The research project that I’m working on revolves around gendered bias against women in STEM fields. So far, I’ve been…

Between the whirring of my fan, the clinking of ice in my morning coffee, and the tapping of my laptop keyboard, I started to fall into a rhythm. After about five weeks, I feel like I’m really in the swing of it and getting used to full-time research. Even though some of the newness has…

I imagined myself in this position, yet in that moment, I was filled with a combination of nervousness and excitement. There are many firsts in life, and I was about to experience a new one: my first encounter with research. I pushed through the stressful process of finding a mentor, finding a project I would…

June 29, 2021 Hello everyone! I hope everyone has been healthy and happy since the last time I wrote. I’m back again to give another little update on my summer research. Everyone in my lab is super kind and I’m very happy that all of our energy matches one another. During last week’s lab we…

The summer before one’s junior year is said to be one of the most important summers of one’s professional career development. I saw my brother stress over his search for an engineering internship and grasp the importance of securing an opportunity for future success. I knew about the Women and Gender Studies Fellowship Program through…

Hi there! My name is Greta Kruse, and I am a rising senior majoring in international studies and anthropology. I am so excited to be a part of the Women and Gender Summer Fellowship this year and have already experienced a lot in the past two weeks. The project I’m working on is titled “Preventing…