I am currently in the stage of data analysis, where the long hours of designing the experiment, fieldwork, and navigating setbacks begin to take shape as meaningful results. My research examines the intersection of pregnancy, immunity, and parasitic burden in Atlantic stingrays (Hypanus sabinus), offering a unique opportunity to understand stress physiology across vertebrates moreContinue reading “Brooke Hagans: The Kind of Scientist I Want to Be”
Category Archives: Idea Grant
Andy Gonzalez: The Organization of Life
When I first began my IDEA Grant research project, I knew I was ultimately undertaking a project that sits at the intersection between biology, computer science, and mathematics. My project, which focuses on creating a new computational tool for analyzing spatial transcriptomics data, is not just solely about writing code or producing pretty figures. AtContinue reading “Andy Gonzalez: The Organization of Life”
Joanna Godfrey: Final Reflection on the Inevitable End
As my research comes to a close, I can only reflect on my work and what I hope it will achieve. The impact of my research lies in its ability to confront and reframe how we as individuals and as a society think about mortality, decay, and the sacredness of impermanence. My project draws fromContinue reading “Joanna Godfrey: Final Reflection on the Inevitable End”
Pete Fasano: Dialogue of Dissonance
Dear Esteemed Reader, I’ve had the privilege to observe different methods in microtonal, tuning and sound synthesis discourse this past month. Much of it has been in regards to the Plomp-Levelt dissonance curve and its implications about how we perceive harmony. This plot represents the amount of dissonance between two frequencies. The first being theContinue reading “Pete Fasano: Dialogue of Dissonance”
Flora Domitrovic: The Impact of Data in City Planning
My research, which examines how computer information systems were used as a tool for environmentally conscious city planning during the 1960s-1980s, provides meaningful background for several issues in the city planning field today. First, it relates to today’s question of the use of artificial intelligence in city planning, an issue which also faces many otherContinue reading “Flora Domitrovic: The Impact of Data in City Planning”
Alex Davidoff: Being Inspired by Family and History
Throughout the month of July, I have begun the start of two major paintings, pictured later in this post. As I was looking through old artwork, I noticed that I had a habit of choosing red and teal as colors, and decided to integrate them as major background colors. For my first painting, I createdContinue reading “Alex Davidoff: Being Inspired by Family and History”
Miguel Arceo-Miranda: Painting the Bigger Picture
The last few weeks have been focused on the transition from conducting research that interest me to presenting research that interest others. With my mentor, Dr. Atkeson, we created a folder on Dropbox where I uploaded similar research conducted by others and we discussed it in-depth. One of the papers that grabbed my attention wasContinue reading “Miguel Arceo-Miranda: Painting the Bigger Picture”
Max Allen: Experimenting with Community Theatre
After frontloading a lot of the high-impact effort of my research at the beginning of the summer, I now have had plenty of time to reflect on the experience. Above all, I want to expand the scope of how people perceive what theatre is and what it can be. This work shows that even withContinue reading “Max Allen: Experimenting with Community Theatre”
Rameen Ahmad: The end.. or a new beginning?
This summer has been a whirlwind between classes, internships, and research. Although there were many challenges, I am truly grateful for the experience the IDEA grant program has given me. To recap, my research project aimed to provide new knowledge on the mechanical behavior of 3D printed wood-plastic composites in the context of the existingContinue reading “Rameen Ahmad: The end.. or a new beginning?”
From Margin to Model: Reimagining Higher Education for Justice-Impacted Students
As part of my IDEA Grant research project, I have been reimagining higher education for incarcerated and justice-impacted students. Across the country, more colleges and universities are beginning to recognize the transformative role they can play in reentry and reintegration. Beyond just offering non-credit courses or a certificate of completion, some programs are now providingContinue reading “From Margin to Model: Reimagining Higher Education for Justice-Impacted Students”
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