A journal club is similar to a book club, but instead of reading a book, the group reads an academic article. The main benefits of attending journal club are to meet with people that have a common interest and to exchange ideas about those common interests with people you may not otherwise interact with. Like … [Read more…]
Hi All, You can take the ecologist out of the field but she’ll long to be there. For the past five years, when the growing season arrives I’ve packed up my backpack and have headed out to the field to spend the summer working on ecological studies. This summer has been dedicated to thesis writing … [Read more…]
Hello friends! I hope that your St. John’s summer has been going well. It seems like it was a bit late to start, but now that it is here, the sunshine and warm temperatures have been absolutely beautiful around the city recently. Getting out with some friends to see the capelin rolling at Middle Cove … [Read more…]
Hello everyone! I hope you’re having a wonderful summer, and that you’re all enjoying the warm days we had (and hopefully will have). In the picture of this post, you can see my dog and I were on one of our weekend adventures! It’s always relaxing to spend some time with him, and forget about … [Read more…]
Hello lovely readers! Can you believe that this is my final blog post? It seems like it was yesterday that I met the other bloggers to get our pictures taken. Writing for this blog has been an amazing experience and it was wonderful to meet so many inspiring people who, like me, shared their experiences … [Read more…]
In the last week of May, I attended the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences hosted by the University of Regina in Saskatchewan. This conference is the annual gathering of all the societies and groups, which form the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (La Société canadienne pour l’étude de l’éducation – CSSE/SCÉÉ). … [Read more…]
Hello everyone! It feels like it has been ages since I last wrote a blog post. Since my last post, I’ve still been very busy with all my research, which has been going well so far. Just to remind you all, my research involves synthesizing polyurethanes using environmentally friendly methods and waste-derived fish oil as … [Read more…]
When I last left you I was starting spring semester, anticipating pleasant weather, and starting to prepare for comps. I write today, pretty much in the same boat. While the weather has gotten marginally better, I am still waiting for it to warm up a bit! I have been outside enjoying running and biking, now … [Read more…]
Hello All! Over the past few months I feel like I’ve been extremely busy! Busy attending conferences, doing guest lectures, giving a presentation in front of my department, applying for grants, and continuing to collect contextual information from both primary and secondary sources for my thesis. I’ve been doing whatever I can to help the … [Read more…]
Hi Folks, This winter, my sister and her partner invited me on a trip to Peru. Growing up stories about the Peruvian Andes were common, as our mother had spent a lot of time travelling throughout the country and her travels helped shape our grandmother’s PhD research that took place in the Central highlands of … [Read more…]