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The CCRA blog is authored by Columbia undergraduate researchers, who are invited to reflect on all aspects of the research process and their own undergraduate research experiences, beginning (but not ending) with the Core.
Category Archives: major research
Research and Higher Ed in Crisis
Somewhere between the libraries, laboratories, classrooms, and faculty offices on campus, something in the university has gone quiet. The buzzing of intellectuals at work and the powerhouse centers of academia tackling their pressing challenges is harder to detect, and if … Continue reading
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My Rollercoaster of Research
This summer I got to see what conducting research is really like, and it wasn’t like in the movies – it was even better. Unlike the movies, there were no bubbling beakers, or lab coats, all I had was a … Continue reading
Posted in Funding, major research, STEM research, Summer Research
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The Two Languages of the Mind: Where Precision Becomes Its Own Poetry
There is a silence that lives in the brain. It lingers long before disease makes itself visible—before tremors betray the hand, before movement slows into stiffness. In Parkinson’s disease, that silence is often filled with shadows of a different kind: … Continue reading
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Senior Spring Reflections: The Early Days
As the Class of 2025 prepares to take on its last semester of college this spring, Rose Research Fellows Alan Chen and Janus Yuen (CC‘25) discuss how they first found their way to their programs of study and areas of … Continue reading
Posted in Faculty Mentors, major research, postgraduation plans, Senior Thesis, Study Abroad, Summer Research, The Canon, The Core, The Humanities
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Hunting for the Right Archives
In my last blog post, I wrote about the preparation that goes into preparing to write a senior thesis, especially in Columbia’s history department. Since then, I’ve received a few questions on archives: how to locate them; how to plan … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, Coursework, Historic Sites, Interviews, Libraries, major research, Senior Thesis
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A Beginner’s Guide to Sharing Your Research (Part 1: Journals and Publications)
Have you been working on a research project for a few semesters—or even years—and finding yourself ready and willing to share your work? Are you looking to develop your ideas further and to get connected with others in your field? … Continue reading
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Researching in Small Archives: Sample Emails
In my previous blog post, I wrote about researching in small archives. This week I am sharing tips for making contact with small archives. While the art of the cold e-mail may differ somewhat depending on who you write, think … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, Faculty Mentors, Historic Sites, Libraries, major research, New York City, Summer Research, The Humanities
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Preparing to Prepare to Write a Senior Thesis in History
Officially, the preparation for writing a thesis in the history department begins in the spring prior to the yearlong process of writing a thesis. Every March or so, the department will reach out to declared history majors and call for … Continue reading
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In Defense of Dante
Students of Literature Humanities will encounter a speech in the fifth canto of Dante’s Inferno. The speaker is a woman named Francesca. She is telling Dante about how she fell in love with the man next to her, resulting in … Continue reading
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Researching in Small Archives: Tips and Advice
Today I’m here to talk about my experiences with small archives, which have been not only invaluable to my research but also some of my fondest research memories. I will first introduce these archives, explain some aspects of how they … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, Historic Sites, Libraries, major research, New York City, Senior Thesis, The Humanities, Uncategorized
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