Hello and welcome to my last blog of this summer! First of all, I wanted to thank Dr. Say for his unwavering support and dedication in nurturing our growth as researchers. As the fall semester approaches, I want to take the time to reflect on my journey in the Brackenridge Research Fellowship summer program. For…
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Lost in the Sea of Scientific Jargon: Communicating My Research
Have you ever felt like you’re deciphering a secret code when reading a scientific article? The words on the page blend together, leaving you feeling like a puzzled detective trying to crack a perplexing case. This is a common experience, even for scientists when encountering unfamiliar topics. No matter what field you’re in, it’s crucial…
Sharing my Research with a Diverse audience
Through the Brackenridge program, I was placed with others who not only came from a different major/educational background than me, but their projects were also extremely unique compared to anything I’ve read about before. As a researcher delving into the fascinating world of neuroscience, I had always been keen on understanding the underlying mechanisms of…
Communicating with a Broader Community
Being able to communicate my research is a crucial skill that allows my work to impact communities outside my own field. Having an understanding of the audience’s background and what they’re interested in helps you to tailor your message to them. The specific concept I’m talking about is fairly complicated, so I try to be…
Cohorts of Collaboration
As I navigate through my pre-med journey, the vibrant world of computational biology has become my academic sanctuary, where I am constantly surrounded by like-minded individuals. With each passing year, I delve deeper into my specialization, thus allowing me fewer opportunities to collaborate with students from different majors. Amidst this narrowing path, the Brackenridge Research…
Communicating my research!
Participating in the Brackenridge fellowship has allowed me to interact with students conducting research in a variety of disciplines. Exposure to other fields is a very important aspect of research, but it also presents the challenge of ensuring one can communicate their research to people outside of their field. While it may be easy for…
History: What’s it Good For?
The reading we did this week about how to conceptualize, articulate, and communicate the purpose and significance of our research really hit home for me. While I was preparing my application for the Brackenridge Fellowship, I ran my idea(s) past some of my friends and family members. Most of them have no experience with academic…
Megan Gauger: Communicating My Research
In terms of communicating my research, I hope to create a tool that can be used by fellow botanists, Allegheny Land Trust (the organization that owns the field site I am working on), and ecologists using resources from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History herbarium. The final product of my research will be both published…
Communicating Black Visibility Across Audience
Across any discipline, one of the most crucial aspects of research is effectively conveying your work’s purpose and significance to broader audiences. This responsibility has been heavily present within my mind while exploring my current project about Black visibility through activism. My topic is a reflection of the timeless nature of public engagement by handmade,…
Communicating My Research: Megan Heim
In terms of communicating my research, I’ve always found that conveying the purpose and significance of my work to be the most difficult. Even to colleagues in my field, many people do not understand the end goal of my work and what it will achieve. I believe this problem originally stems from the fact that…