By Laura Sandoval, SUNY Oneonta This research allowed me to face some of my fears, such as speaking up my mind, digging deeper and shifting my perspective, and solving problems on the spot. It also pushed me to organize my ideas and find a clear way to communicate them to other people. Before this experience,Continue reading “Coffee cost dynamics- reflection”
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Cultural Familiarity and Analysis of Indonesia
By: KhaNy Sangasy, Monroe Community College It has been a little over a month since I have come back from Indonesia! I am here to talk about my findings and dive into my research topic and the information I collected. Before I start, I want to let you know that this blog will be goingContinue reading “Cultural Familiarity and Analysis of Indonesia”
Reflections from my second summer in East Turkana, Kenya
By Saranna Shevalier, SUNY Oneonta This summer I had the opportunity to return to the Koobi Fora Field School and interact with the program in a more dynamic way by mentoring incoming students. Because I was a student at Koobi Fora last year, I had the ability to help ease the anxieties of the studentsContinue reading “Reflections from my second summer in East Turkana, Kenya”
What I Found While Getting Lost
By Landon Soukhanouvong, Monroe Community College When I arrived in Indonesia, I had a clear research project in mind. My project focused on Indonesian folklore and film, especially the story of Roro Jonggrang and Prambanan Temple. Roro Jonggrang is a tragic story about a princess who is forced into a marriage she does not want.Continue reading “What I Found While Getting Lost”
The Gold of Piedmont: How Global Research Redefined My Culinary Perspective
By Francisca Tan, Austin Community College In my two decades of culinary leadership, I have placed thousands of ingredient orders, managed complex inventories, and tracked every gram for corporate profitability. I used to view ingredients through the pragmatic lens of economics. However, standing in the rolling, sun-drenched hills of the Langhe region in Piedmont, Italy,Continue reading “The Gold of Piedmont: How Global Research Redefined My Culinary Perspective”
Update on Sacred Language Research in Dolpo, Nepal
By Aryeh tenBroek, University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa Bon mantras carved on stones near Pungmo, Dolpa District, Nepal On the evening of July 6th, in the company of the interdisciplinary research team from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, I left Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital where our team had all gathered just a couple of days prior,Continue reading “Update on Sacred Language Research in Dolpo, Nepal”
Hitting a Wall and Finding a New Path in Australia
By Catherine Thompson, Johns Hopkins University Hello! I’m Catherine, and I’m back to provide an update on my archival summer research project! Again, as I am double majoring in Political Science and Africana Studies, so much of my passion and interests are invested in the sector of Black politics. Studying abroad in Melbourne, Australia forContinue reading “Hitting a Wall and Finding a New Path in Australia”
Living in the present!
By Meika Tomita, University of California – San Diego When I look back on these past few weeks, I realize I’ve become both a more independent and a more collaborative researcher which sounds like a contradiction, but it isn’t. I learned the technical side of things: cell culturing, working confidently on confocal microscopes and imaging platforms, dipping into molecular dynamics simulations,Continue reading “Living in the present! “
Reading the Ex-Yugoslav Balkans Through Their Ruins
Marina Kenzy, University of Texas – Austin Hi again! I’m happy to report that my research trip was an amazing success. I successfully visited all the cities of interest on my list and was able to speak to many locals, experts at museums, and gain better insight on the cultural context surrounding my research proposal,Continue reading “Reading the Ex-Yugoslav Balkans Through Their Ruins”
Halfway Through the Storm Story: A Mid-Point Check-In from San Salvador
Anthony Westrope, University of Missouri–Kansas City Figure 1. An orthomosaic map of the San Salvador coastline, created by stitching together hundreds of individual drone images. I’m using this composite view to identify vegetation patterns and shoreline changes linked to Hurricane Melissa. I’m back from San Salvador Island in the Bahamas, and if fieldwork was theContinue reading “Halfway Through the Storm Story: A Mid-Point Check-In from San Salvador”
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