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Communications skills in graduate studies

June 7, 2019 by Juliana Vidal

Hello everyone!!! I am super happy and excited to write to you all again! I hope you are having a wonderful time and preparing for the summer! Next week, I will be performing an oral presentation at a conference in Quebéc. While I was preparing my slides – and thinking about all the poutine I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Student blog Tagged: chemistry, communication, grad school, grad student, PhD

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…]

Posted in: Student blog Tagged: biology, PhD, saying no

I’m a survivor!!!!

April 5, 2019 by Juliana Vidal

Helloooooo everyone! I hope you are doing great, and enjoying some of the warm days we are having. There you go, 12 °C is warm now! Canada teaches you how to enjoy little things really quick. On my way to MUN, I started seeing forms of life again, including seagulls. To our misfortune, these crazy … [Read more…]

Posted in: Student blog Tagged: chemistry, Comp, PhD, supervisor

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

Livin’ La Vida Loca

February 8, 2019 by Juliana Vidal

Helloooooooo everyone! I am so excited to be writing for you again! I hope you are all doing well, enjoying all the snow (cause all the freezing rain is hard to enjoy), and having a great time in your Winter semester. In my case, I could not find anything else that could describe my 2019 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Student blog Tagged: chemistry, Comp, Memorial University, PhD, Pippy Park

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…]

Posted in: Student blog Tagged: biology, community, Memorial, PhD, reflection, WEEL

The Moms

November 16, 2018 by Juliana Vidal

Hello everyone! I hope you are doing well! Around here, time is flying! I forgot how crazy the Fall semester was, but I’m feeling the weight on my shoulders way lighter than last year. I think I got used to the fact of being busy, so instead of freaking out all the time, I’m just … [Read more…]

Posted in: Student blog Tagged: chemistry, parent visit, PhD

You Belong Here

October 12, 2018 by Christina Prokopenko

Hi folks, I am a PhD candidate in the Wildlife Evolutionary Ecology Lab in the Biology Department at MUN. I’ve been in my program for three years, but it is my first fall actually in St. John’s. Until last February, I was tracking wolves in Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba. You can read a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Student blog Tagged: Imposter syndrome, integration, PhD, reassurance, support network

Can Community-Based Participatory Action Research Save the Ocean? YES! Humans together have the power to make change.

September 28, 2018 by Patrick Wells

The oceans are in peril. Acidification threatens planktons’ ability to produce shells vital to their survival, corals are dying from excess acidity, and rising sea levels threaten coastal communities (Hoegh-Guldberg, Mumby, Hooten, Steneck, Greenfield, Gomez, & Knowlton, 2007). Despite the arm waving of the climate change deniers, these threats are anthropogenic in origin (Hoegh-Guldberg et … [Read more…]

Posted in: Student blog Tagged: PhD

Hiking Helps Hone Focus for Tasks on the Horizon

July 20, 2018 by Chris Lively

Hello friends! I hope that your St. John’s summer has been going well. It seems like it was a bit late to start, but now that it is here, the sunshine and warm temperatures have been absolutely beautiful around the city recently. Getting out with some friends to see the capelin rolling at Middle Cove … [Read more…]

Posted in: Student blog Tagged: comps, Gros Morne Park, Hiking, PhD
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