by Postcards from the Field | Sep 29, 2016 | Student Voices
My colleague, Jill Matthijs, watering our recently transplanted flower seedlings at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens greenhouse before the field season. The loss of flowering landscapes is known to contribute to pollinator decline, so my study asks how many flowers are...
by Postcards from the Field | Sep 21, 2016 | Student Voices
View of the Blue Danube. My project took me to Budapest, Hungary where I researched the conflicting notions of identity and nationhood present in Hungarian literature. I spent the majority of my time brushing up on my Hungarian language skills and sifting through...
by Postcards from the Field | Sep 8, 2016 | Student Voices
The dirt turns everything red, but the walk to my office is always worth the view. I am a Ph.D. student in the School of Nursing and I am examining the real world impact of computerized training for child survivors of severe malaria in Uganda. To do this, I am looking...
by Postcards from the Field | Aug 31, 2016 | Student Voices
Me in front of Mt. Logan on the St. Elias ice fields. I'm working in the Kluane region of the Yukon Territory in Canada. I research the behavioral ecology and evolution of North American red squirrels as part of the collaborative Kluane Red Squirrel Project. Our...
by Postcards from the Field | Aug 26, 2016 | Student Voices
A view of Masaya Volcano, one of Nicaragua's many active volcanoes. I am studying the relationship between the upper respiratory tract microbiota and influenza infection. This summer, I worked with the Centro Nacional de Diagnóstico y Referencia at the Nicaraguan...
by Postcards from the Field | Aug 19, 2016 | Student Voices
Students of West Point, Monrovia: Abraham, Vivian, Patience, Jacqueline, Lorpu and their peers. I am studying how social programs, services and policies moderate the life trajectory of orphans and vulnerable youths infected or affected by the Ebola virus disease (EVD)...
by Postcards from the Field | Aug 12, 2016 | Student Voices
Ryan Firebee drone | “Todos somos migrantes” (“We're all migrants”) mural by Teak and Adrián Juárez Omet in Pasaje Rodríguez, Tijuana | Colonia Postal, Tijuana What is a drone? What does it do and how does it work? What political goals are...
by Postcards from the Field | Aug 5, 2016 | Student Voices
Me in Escadaria Selarón in Rio! I got the Rackham Conference Travel Grant, and I am on my way to attend a conference in Buenos Aires and took 3 day stop in Rio to see the Olympic 2016 preparations! – Sahil Chhabra, Ph.D. Candidate, ChemistryTags: student...
by Postcards from the Field | Jul 27, 2016 | Student Voices
Sampling iron rich river water to study the role of iron in the Alaskan Arctic. I am a graduate student working with Rose Cory (EES) to determine the role of iron in carbon cycling in the Alaskan Arctic. With ongoing climate change, previously frozen soils rich in...
by Postcards from the Field | Jul 22, 2016 | Student Voices
The Campus of Rice University I study the evolutionary dynamics of the strains of bacteria that compete with each other. Under the supervision of Professor Matthew Bennett, in the department of the Biosciences at Rice University, I am creating novel mathematical...
