Hi!! My formal research project doesn't relate, but I started looking into one of a random research topic recently and there's very little "academic" pieces on it. It's super frustrating, but I ...

• 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...

• 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...

Hello! I also definitely struggle with looking at pieces without thinking about my own beliefs and opinions. When reading my interviews, I had to retell the transcripts based on what they said a...

• 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 haven't personally ...

Hey Simon! It's so interesting seeing how we all approach being interdisciplinary based on our goals. We both are interested in STEM's impact on humans, but we took almost opposite approach (rel...

• 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 Nicole! I definitely relate to learning to value the different leadership styles and working to be less hard on myself. Something that has been helping me is thinking about how any difficulti...