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Friday, October 22 • 3:15pm - 4:00pm
Researching our Living Environment (Zoom only)

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Have you ever wondered what research entails? If so, come and hear about a wide array of experiences that highlight some of the ways an individual can conduct research, from on-the-ground field work to literature reviews, community outreach to government data analysis. We will talk about how we got our internships, our exposure to collaborative working environments, and how our internships in their own ways allowed us to better understand our living environment.
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avatar for Laurel Tashjian

Laurel Tashjian

Reflections on a Summer in the Prairie
I spent the summer doing plant ecology research with a professor and students from a university in central Texas. My project focused on looking at the differences in plant species composition and floral resources between invaded and restored grassland sites. In my presentation, I... Read More →
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Sandra Popadic

The Path From the Social Sciences to a Biochemistry Lab, Mount Holyoke College
Over this summer, I was able to find a remote internship through networking, allowing me to spend a few weeks working closely with a molecular biologist at Swissaustral. Under my mentor’s guidance, I performed various levels of research from locating new experimental methods to... Read More →
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K.J. Lewis

The Sky 's the Limit: Fighting Wildfires with NASA, Physics Major, Engineering Nexus, English Minor
I spent 10 weeks this summer conducting research with the 2021 NASA Academy to help combat wildfires. Working with a multidisciplinary team, we focused on various facets of firefighting and looked at what was needed in different areas. This internship heavily emphasized the collaborative... Read More →
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Whitney Troy

Pollinator Pathways
This summer I interned for Kent Land Trust. My internship was multi-faceted, and I was fortunate to experience different aspects of Land Trust work. Primarily I worked on a Pollinator Pathway initiative that encourages community members to landscape in a Pollinator-friendly manner... Read More →

Friday October 22, 2021 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Virtual
  Session IV