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Positively Purposeless…

June 13, 2019 by Christina Prokopenko

(My favourite summer activity is running through the woods and swimming in the lake with Hugh) Hi friends – just a brief post inspired by ~*~*summertime vibes*~*~. As everyone in my lab left for fieldwork (literally everyone) and regular obligations wound down for the semester, I suddenly found myself with free time. Over the past … [Read more…]

Posted in: Student blog Tagged: biology, fieldwork, grad school, graduate students

Getting to Know “No”

April 26, 2019 by Christina Prokopenko

Ah, spring! There is new life being breathed into everything around us. This time of year always makes me feel inexhaustible like the ever increasing daylight. We emerge from under our layers, our homes and our winter routines to embrace the boundless opportunities like we embrace the warmer days. Here is the problem: I am … [Read more…]

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Start, Keeping Going – Lessons from Running

March 1, 2019 by Christina Prokopenko

I have heard many times that graduate school is a marathon and not a sprint. In fact, in her blog post last week Amy Sheppard said this very thing! I wanted to expand on this idea because for the past year I spend most of my time either running or working on my thesis. I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Student blog Tagged: biology, grad school success, PhD, running, WEEL lab

Reflecting on connections and community

December 14, 2018 by Christina Prokopenko

The end of the year is a very reflective time, where we devote more awareness to the important connections in our lives. For this post I wanted to share what I have come to learn about the importance of connection and community during my time in academia. We often feel like we are alone and … [Read more…]

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