The life of a graduate student involves a lot of writing, thinking about writing and then doubting what you have written. I spend a lot of time questioning how often I should write, is what I am writing good enough, and can I publish what I am writing. Sometimes the question is, why am I … [Read more…]
Tamarack (Larix laricina) cones. Nothing to do with developing teaching skills but I am currently analyzing how seed production varies across altitudinal gradients. Since seeds have been perpetually on my mind, I figured it was fitting they be represented in this post. Hi All! I am going to start off with being boastful, so … [Read more…]
Hey everyone! I hope you’ve all had a good Winter semester and that these last few weeks of classes and good ol’ paper writing season hasn’t got you too stressed out. As always, a lot has happened to me both (research-wise and personally) since my last post went up. By now, the bulk of … [Read more…]
Hello everyone! It’s me, Juliana again! I hope you are having a wonderful 2018 and a lovely winter (or summer, depending where you are) semester. As for me, I am appreciating all the snow, although it was very scary in the beginning. After we had our first storm of the season and I went outside, … [Read more…]
Hello everyone. It has certainly been awhile – over three months plus – since I have written a blog entry about my graduate school experience. In my last entry, the Fall Semester final exams were about to get started; as I write this blog, there are merely five weeks of classes left in the Winter … [Read more…]
Hello everyone! It’s me again! I really can’t believe that I’m almost finished the second semester of my MA. At least now graduate student life seems a bit more organized. I’m more comfortable with all the work and responsibilities I have. I definitely have a well-established routine and grad life seems less like a chicken … [Read more…]
Collecting data is a task or chore that befalls any graduate student hoping to develop a thesis, or researcher preparing a paper. Some hate collecting data, others love it, and some are indifferent. Regardless of your feelings, it is difficult to produce a dissertation or paper without data. In this blog, I’d like to address … [Read more…]
So we’re back into the swing of things in the Winter semester. It’s hard to believe that it’s already February, meanwhile I’m still writing 2017 in documents and notes. Time sure flies when you’re busy! When I last wrote a blog post, I was only a few months into my Master’s program here at Memorial. … [Read more…]
My comprehensive exams are next week. This cartoon just about sums up where I am right now. For the past 6 months I have been reading and reading and reading and doing some writing about what I have read. It is very singularly focused on two topics, so at this point, all I think about … [Read more…]
Collaboration is the act of working with one or more other people to produce or create something. As undergraduate students, we were indirectly taught to collaborate by doing group projects with our classmates or be assigned lab-partners in science labs. If you were anything like I was, you probably didn’t look forward to these interactions. … [Read more…]