Hello everyone! As the summer comes to a close, I look back on my time in the Brackenridge Fellowship. Throughout the fellowship, my perception of research has changed tremendously. Working with my peers for the last few months, discussing our projects, and providing feedback has been incredibly rewarding and beneficial. I have learned a ton…
Category: Research Fellowship
Reflecting on Creating a Mix-media Poetry Collection
This summer I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to pursue a creative project through the Frederick Honors College’s Creative Arts Fellowship. I’m so grateful to have worked alongside my peers under the guidance of fellowship director Brett Say, research program coordinator Abby Chen, my mentor Diana Khoi Nguyen, and the Center for Creativity staff. With the…
Bisexual Representation in Hindi Web Series: Brackenridge Introduction
Hello everyone! My name is Angel Mary Joseph. I am a rising senior at the University of Pittsburgh studying Film and Media studies (Critical Studies). Through my research, I am trying to create a sort of “Introduction to LGBTQ+ representation in contemporary popular Hindi media.” The media I focus on is considered pan-Indian and has…
Setting the vibe: a summer studying therapeutic microbubbles and ultrasound
As I begin to wrap up this summer of science, I am feeling lucky to have been selected for not only my Health Science Research Fellowship, but also for my lab and the learning and mentorship that have come along with it. My fellowship through the Frederick Honor’s College proved to me just how lucky…
Brackenridge Fellowship: Importance of Reflecting
Now that my fellowship this summer is over, it’s interesting for me to look back on how I went into my project and how my perspective has shifted. This experience has been a wonderful one, and there are many things I have learned from it, and many ways i’ve changed over the summer. The biggest…
Health Science Fellowship Reflection: Adventures in Ocular Biomaterials
They always say time flies when you’re having fun, and this summer has absolutely flown by! It’s hard to believe that my summer as a Health Science Research Fellow is almost complete! Since it has been a while, my name is Allie Redhair, and I am a rising senior majoring in chemistry. My summer research…
A Summer of Growth: Reflections on My Fellowship Experience
Hello everyone! As my summer fellowship draws to a close, I’ve been reflecting on how this experience has reshaped my understanding of research and my future aspirations. At the start of the fellowship, I found it challenging to articulate my research in cell and molecular biology, specifically focusing on the role of Ganglioside-induced differentiation-associated protein…
A Reflection on the Electric Grid and Cyber-Security through SHURE-Grid
Hi everyone! As the summer comes to an end and we present our final outcomes to the Idaho National Lab, I want to reflect on the SHURE-Grid program which I had the honor of participating in this summer. I was part of Group One, The Operators, and worked on the policy and culture aspect of…
Saying Goodbye to Brackenridge Summer
As the Summer draws to a close, I am feeling extremely grateful for the time I have spent working on the Brackenridge Fellowship this summer. My research project “Writing as Recovery and Change in Classical Ballet” takes the form of a blog in which I write about the world of Classical Ballet both critically and…
Wrapping up my Brackenridge Summer
I spent this summer analyzing my data and writing up a final report of my findings. As a refresher: I was studying the menstrual knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Tribal women in southern Karnataka, India. My results were mostly in-line with current research, except for a few key responses which stood out. It definitely shocked…