I think needing to do the research purpose and significance statements were great things to do early on in this project. It forced me to solidify exactly what my project is about, and now I have a clear list of what needs to be done in the coming weeks. It can be so easy with…
Tag: History
Crash Course, but make it Brackenridge
Looking through some of the introductions for the Brackenridge fellowship, there is a great variety in research topics this summer. From students who are making documentaries to studying the biological causes of Alzheimer’s, there are there are so many students who are working to do something new in our community. From my fellow researchers, I…
Quantitative vs. Qualitative – A Cohort Review
There are a lot of things that I hope to learn through this program that both do and do not relate to my project. The quote, “Good artists copy great artists steal” can be applied here, especially with research. There are so many different projects (lab related science, literature review, gender studies, historical, etc.) that…
Digging Through World War II-Era Student Newspapers
Last year, I got really into going through old newspapers and yearbooks. It started as a blog I was writing for our student newspaper here at Pitt, digging through old issues of the newspaper and retelling some of the stories I found there. Now I’m getting the chance to do a larger version of a…
Jazz in the ‘Burgh – David Zahniser
Hi, my name is David Zahniser and I am a rising senior at Pitt. I am a Music Major on the Jazz Track and I love pretty much everything jazz related. I started playing the alto saxophone in 7th grade, but it wasn’t until 10th grade that I started delving deep into jazz. Throughout my…
Introduction – Corey Schultz
Hi everybody, my name is Corey Schultz and I am a rising junior majoring in Neuroscience and History. I’m from the part of Jersey where we call it Taylor Ham and love going into NYC. I like to play video games, volleyball and my intramural soccer team is the reigning champs of the men’s league….