Hi again! By now, you’re probably wondering when the exciting stuff will happen. When will Sophia do research instead of just talking and writing about what she might do? I get the sense my lab mates are thinking the same thing—they’ve been asking me if I plan to do fieldwork this summer. Not to worry! I will …
My childhood home sits on a big hill just outside Portland, Oregon. From my bedroom window I often gazed at the familiar and pointy snow-capped peak of Mt. Hood looming in the distance. If I turned northward on a clear day, I could just make out the peaks of Mts. Rainier and St. Helens. These …
“What are you researching?” Since starting my PhD program at MSU this fall, I have been asked this question countless times, but it is one to which I have no definite answer yet. Some grad students start their studies by joining an ongoing project, while others begin from scratch and create their own project. I fall …