Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Fellows Blog
New summer, new babies
The start of BSURF 2018 coincided with a new clutch of corn snake eggs. Hard not to make comparisons - will they hatch successfully? will they thrive? what will they be when they grow up? Here's to a great summer!...
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Week 1 – What do you expect from your summer research experience?
Due Sunday, 10 June, 5pm
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Week 5 – Chalk talks – pick one and reflect on that talk
Due Sunday, 8 July, 5 pm
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Week 6 – The joys and woes of research – how is your project coming along?
Due Sunday, 15 July, 5 pm
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Week 7 – Faculty seminars – pick one and reflect on that talk
Due Sunday, 22 July, 5 pm
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Week 8 – Reflection on the summer – how has this experience influenced you?
Due *Friday*, 27 July, 5 pm
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Thank you
As I reflect on the past two months of research, I am filled with an overwhelming feeling: gratitude. Thank you to the BSURF program for funding my research. Thank you to Dr. Grunwald, Jason Long, and my friends and mentors...
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I am elated!!
This summer has been so great, it's unbelievable. I went in knowing that I wanted to further my interest in microbiology, and I'm glad to confirm my interest! I will be continuing to work in Dr Heitman's lab this school...
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Moving Forward
I thought 8 weeks of research was a long time but it actually ended a lot quicker than I thought it would. I had such an amazing and person-changing summer. I learned so much about research and even got to...
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More Bike Rides to Come!
This summer really flew by! I must say I'm so thankful we got this opportunity to get immersed in research! Spending a full day at the lab Monday through Friday really helped me see the daily lives of my PI...
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Looking into the Future
This summer has been an amazing experience. I have gotten a really good look into what life would be like if I chose to go to grad school. While I still don’t know for sure if this is what I...
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More Research to Come
I am very grateful to have been given this opportunity to participate in an enriching summer research program. BSURF has aided me in understanding more about the scientific world and how it works, as well as what are things that...
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Farewell to my PFD
Canoeing on the Eno River this summer was such a fun albeit exhausting experience. A term that I learned, courtesy of Dr. Grunwald, is PFD: personal floatation device, a.k.a. life vest. (Being a swimmer since my youth I’d have expected...
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Summer of Learning!
This has probably been the most learning-filled summer I have ever had. Coming into the summer I had little idea as to what to exactly expect from my first research experience. One of the biggest lessons I have learned this...
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