About Mark Nashi
I am an undergraduate at Columbia University, currently studying Chemistry & Human Rights.
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I am an undergraduate at Columbia University, currently studying Chemistry & Human Rights.
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Really enjoying your blogs Mark ! And I love the idea of falling behind on your humanity. Keep it up - looking forward to the next one :)
Thank you so much for your support!
I'm so glad you're enjoying your time in Sydney Elaheh! I've been living in Fairfield during my LiA, and you're absolutely right—the multiculturalism of Australia in all of its liveliness is just spectacular. And I also agree, the food in Auburn is quite excellent. :)
Hi Yordani! I loved hearing about your conversion with the UndocuAcademy graduate, and I think it's really interesting to consider the necessity of limitation. I'm actually now wondering what extent limitations can shift our perspectives, and if we've been missing some required perspective on the world from the privilege of being Ivy League students.
Also really glad to hear that you're doing a bunch of new, really cool stuff! Knicks in 5!
Great to hear more about your time in Australia, Mark!
Thank you so much Dean Lang!
Wow, this sounds like a whirlwind of a week, and such an insightful reflection, Mark! I love how you are bridging so many issues and experiences in your reflections: "hedonism," cancer, grief, dismantling the idea that bodies are laborers, cake, the outdoors, and the experience of colonialism in Australia. This post truly makes me appreciate what an exceptional experience LiAs can be, allowing us to gain wisdom from both the concrete work we do, but also the people we interact with through the work, and then just the daily observations we make by immersing ourselves in a new ecosystem. And I think you earned Saturday's "hedonism," if you can call it that -- you definitely deserved the break after the busy and impactful week you had! :)
Thank you so much Alisa! I'm glad you took the time to read my rambling, and I'm excited to also read what you've been up to as well! :)
This is so cool, Arjun! I feel like your project is especially prevalent not only to New York City but also to other areas across the U.S. For example, my hometown is in Tennessee, where the youth proficiency rate in reading is under 30%. Thus far, Tennessee politicians have tried to tackle this problem through unproductive methods (like the Tennessee Third Grade Retention Law) that have largely harmed under-resourced communities. Needless to say, I think the implications of your project are immensely important, and I can't wait to see what you do with it in the future!
I really resonated with your discussion about isolating research goals. When I wrote my literature review about gold nanoparticles in cancer therapies, I originally had the topic of contemporary treatments for cancer therapies, in which I realized that there were far too many papers to feasibly write my literature review within a year to two year period. I'm also happy to see that you focused more on the "why" behind your research; I feel like a lot of us forget this question especially when we get sucked into our research (especially in STEM).
Also, if you are ever in NoCo, please come visit on the 13th floor; the view is awesome!
I think it's really interesting and important how you investigate the underexplored topic of masculinity. Especially in a world in which we are still fighting for equal rights in gender, I think that the role healthy masculinity plays in that fight is increasingly prevalent. Either way, I'm really excited to seeing how your project pans out, and I'm also really glad to hear that this will become a long-term project that you'll focus more in depth on.