I'll second Jacqueline's agreement with your feeling time-constrained, Avi. It's hard to believe we're already 5 weeks in! I can see how the two main problems you're facing exacerbate one anothe...

• What new ideas, challenges, or other issues have you encountered with regard to your project (this might include data collection, information that contradicts your assumptions or the assert...

So cool that you're likely continuing this research next year, Jacqueline! I'm interested to hear what your plans with it are and if you're planning on traveling to do fieldwork related to your ...

• While all Laidlaw Scholars will be presenting their research at the Columbia Undergraduate Research Symposium in the fall, what are the more immediate expectations that you have for your re...

• What are some of the ethical issues that you are grappling with in your research? What are some of the ways in which you are responding to these questions?


• I think the main ethical ...

Hi Joanne, 

I really like how you're considering the ethical issues at play in your work. It seems like such a tricky line to walk: making sure that underrepresented communities aren'...

• Last week the trainings and discussions we had cut across the disciplines. How does the interdisciplinary nature of this program, the fact that students are focusing on such a diverse range...

Hi Simon,

I was really interested when you started talking about relating your STEM work to climate change skepticism during one of the introductions last week. That's such an important to...