My Daughter's Birthday Present
"As you are about to graduate from college and go into society, we’d like to give you some suggestions."
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Alex Ip
- Aug 11, 2019
- 10 min
A Home Away from Home
As I would spend six weeks on the other side of the Pacific alone, I couldn't believe that I could find my true home — for now.
Meredith Schmehl
- Jul 27, 2019
- 5 min
Frustration to Finesse: Your Brain on Music
...my brain has transformed me from a fourth-grader fumbling through my first time touching a cello, to a seasoned musician...
Alex Ip
- Jul 14, 2019
- 11 min
Not a Joke!
Wild Green Memes is blooming at a breakneck pace. And people are taking note.
Eve Frankel
- Jun 26, 2019
- 4 min
Different Teams, Same Story
Effective storytelling can remind fans of opposing teams that they share a love for the same game.
Hon-Ming Lam
- Jun 14, 2019
- 7 min
My Three Guiding Principles
"Distress as we may be in, we should hold more firmly to our integrity and never abandon our lofty aspiration."
Roisin Conneely
- May 23, 2019
- 4 min
Digging Out a Future
One poem that did strike me and that I do still think about from time to time is ‘Digging’ by Seamus Heaney.
Carrie Weidner
- May 16, 2019
- 4 min
Nothing If Not Humbling
Getting a PhD is a unique experience, and it’s nothing if not humbling. Successes are a needle in a haystack of failures.
The Xylom
- May 9, 2019
- 9 min
Scientists, Meet #Twitter!
The rapid dispersal and growth of content via Tweets make it an effective mechanism for sharing research and professional development.
Sydney Sunna
- Apr 26, 2019
- 6 min
The Women Who Inspired Me
My growth depended on the myriad of women who mentored me, inspired me, and invested years into my development as a critical thinker.
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