About Me Hi friends! My name is Sarah Hulse, and I’m a rising senior in the University Honors College. I am a Psychology major with a Certificate in Conceptual Foundations of Medicine through the Department of History and Philosophy of Science. This is my second and last year participating in the Brackenridge Fellowship, and as…
My Brackenridge Beginnings
About Me Hi everyone, my name is Vivek (he/him) and I’m a rising senior double majoring in computer science and psychology with minors in economics and English literature. I grew up in Monroeville, PA (about 20 minutes away from campus) and have an older brother who graduated from CMU. I came to Pitt to pursue…
The start of my Health Sciences Research Fellowship Journey!
Hello, my name is Katelyn Lipa, a rising junior from Doylestown, PA! I am pleased to be spending another summer at the University of Pittsburgh, continuing to develop my research techniques. I work at the Lin Lab, a joint organization between the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and the University of Pittsburgh Department of Engineering, under…
Brackenridge Introduction
Introduction Hello! My name is Jacqueline Haggerty, and I am a rising senior majoring in Digital Narrative and Interactive Design with minors in Computer Science and Studio Art. In my free time, I like going to EDM concerts and thrifting for clothes. Research Shopping malls used to be a destination for people of all different…
My Beginning of a Unique, Intellectual and Interdisciplinary Summer Journey
Hello, fellow researchers! My name is Sachit Anand. I am an incoming sophomore majoring in Neuroscience and Computer Science on the pre-med track, and very excited to be working on my independent research this summer. A little bit about me: I am curious, enjoy reading about the human brain and Artificial Intelligence, and constantly seek…
HSRF Summer, Start!
Hi everyone, my name is Sarah Berg and I am excited to participate in the Health Sciences Research Fellowship this summer. I am a rising senior majoring in neuroscience with minors in political science and chemistry. Aside from research, I am passionate about most things nerdy, from music theory to tabletop roleplaying games. This summer,…
It’s Called Flexibility – Blog 5
It is now over a week into my trip, with about a week to go. In my last entry, I spoke of expectations, and the limits they create. Learning to be flexible has to be one of the biggest challenges of my program. Sure, one will get by without flexibility, but I cannot imagine one…
Putting Expectations Behind – Blog 4
For the past few days, I shut off my phone, lived with no electricity or soap, and opened my heart to the amazing Waorani People. When preparing for Ecuador, the concept of being a flexible traveler was stressed above all else. With almost no itinerary, my expectations for the trip were formed off of my…
Brackenridge Introduction – Richard Fang
Introduction Hello everyone! My name is Richard Fang and I am currently a rising sophomore majoring in Molecular Biology and Sociology, with minors and certificates in Chemistry, Computer Science, and Global Health. Something about me is that I traveled to three national parks at the beginning of this summer, and hiked around 30 miles in…
Brackenridge Introduction–Ryleigh Lord
Hi! My name is Ryleigh Lord. I’m a rising sophomore at Pitt majoring in History and English Writing and minoring in Irish. Something unique about me is that I’ve been to six Taylor Swift concerts–I haven’t missed one in my city since 2011 and I am very proud of this fact. My Brackenridge research is…