Hi I’m Liam Tinker! I’m a sophomore majoring in English literature, mathematics, and philosophy (though only English lit is declared so far). I’m also pursuing a certificate in medieval and renaissance studies, and maybe a minor in Ancient Greek as well. For fun I enjoy reading sci-fi, cooking in my off campus apartment, and listening…
Tag: Fall 2022
CUTF: Expanding Organic Chemistry Beyond the Classroom
My name is Joanna, and I am a senior majoring in biology with a global health certificate and am also completing a Master’s of Public Health in epidemiology. This semester, I am working with Dr. George Bandik and his organic chemistry 1 course (CHEM 0310) in an effort to extend the concepts they learn beyond…
CUTF: A Computational Social Sciences Exploration
This semester, I am an undergraduate teaching assistant for Political Theory and the Future Analysis. Under Dr. Andrew Lotz’s mentorship, I will aim to bring analytical and technological components to what is typically a theory and discussion based class. Growing fields such as data science and artificial intelligence have a role in the successful learning…
Πάμε (Let’s go to) Cyprus
Hello! My name is Robert Bilodeau, and I am a rising third-year student in the College of General Studies. This year I will be studying at the University of Nicosia in Cyprus. As a quick geography reminder, Cyprus is an island European nation located in the Mediterranean below Turkey. At Pitt, I am pursing a…
Making Brussels “Home”
The beginning of my study abroad experience was very similar to the typical freshman-moving-into-college-and-leaving-mom-and-dad-for-the-first-time experience. The only difference is that this time, I am in an entirely new country that has a completely different system for handling student housing! Unfortunately, Université Libre de Bruxelles does not offer their exchange students on-campus housing, so it was…
CURF: Causes of Obesity
Hello! My name is Suchita Kumar, and I am a senior at Pitt this year. I am a Biological Sciences major with minors in Sociology and Chemistry. I am interested in learning about human behavior and function on a micro and macro level through my classes, research, and other extracurriculars. Outside of academics, I currently…
CUTF Introduction – Note by Note: Strengthening Skills Within the Heinz Chapel Choir
Hey there! My name is Chloe Weiss, and I am in my final year at Pitt as a Bachelor of Philosophy candidate in Music Performance and Fiction Writing. You might recall that I previously served as a 2021 Creative Arts Fellow, where the conclusion of my fieldwork involved the curation of a pedagogical exhibit, “Get…
CURF #1: Organization in the Heart
Hello everyone! My name is Aisha Vallopra and I’m a senior working in the Kwiatkowski Lab. Muscle cells in the heart are called cardiomyocytes. They’re highly organized and this organization changes as they mature. Interestingly, unlike a lot of other cell types in the body, cardiomyocytes do not replicate once mature. A family of proteins…
CUTF (09/23/22): Fracturing the Monstrous Feminine
Snow White bit the apple. The clock struck midnight. Rapunzel let down her hair. And the little mermaid swam up. Once, there was a king who had a daughter. And this princess, right away, was adored. She was born and she was loved. The king, her siblings, everyone. When people looked at her, they saw…
Introduction to the CURF!
Hi! I am Jenny, a junior Neuroscience major with a Chemistry and CS minor. I am conducting research under my mentor Dr. Zhang Manling, MD in the department of Cardiology. Our research is in the area of cardiac regeneration. We are currently studying a gene called Mettl14, which is involved in various processes in cardiac…