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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
FLI @ Columbia: Losing Your Mind In Seminar? Some Tips & Tricks
As the sixth week of the fall semester wraps up, I return to a feeling of frustration with my History seminars I know all too well. Despite enrolling in at least one History seminar every semester since my sophomore spring, … Continue reading
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A Beginner’s Guide to Grant Proposals
A grant can provide the foundational financial support needed to launch a new initiative or revitalize an existing one. Grants range in terms of funding packages large and small and stem from a variety of sources, including state governments, city … Continue reading
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Exploring Paris through Its Archives
Archival research is already demanding enough as is, so the challenge can only mount when researching in a foreign language in a foreign archive. If you find yourself in this situation, however, fret not! In the blog post that follows, I … Continue reading
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Visual Arts and Academics: Bringing Both Together
Deep in the tall grasses and dry underbrush of the prairies of eastern Kansas, I crouch, my grandfather’s old film camera slung over my shoulder. Trees sway with the wind blowing over the lake ahead of me, and my sister … Continue reading
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My HRSP (Humanities Research Scholars Program) Journey: The Fruits of a Failed Project
Okay, I might be exaggerating a little when I say that I “failed” in my research, but bear with me, and I’ll explain why I think the failure of my project was more fruitful than if it had “succeeded.” In … Continue reading
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To Color the Void: Remembering Why We Read
For a recent philosophy class, I read a Socratic dialogue called the Phaedo, which relates the hours leading up to Socrates’s death. It’s a powerful text: after being sentenced by his fellow Athenians, Socrates tries to distract his students from … Continue reading
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Lost in “Translation”: Reflections on Language and Research
As my six weeks with the Humanities Research Scholars Program (HRSP) began, I felt enthusiastic optimism. I knew my project was ambitious, and that it would challenge me in unexpected ways (my biceps, sore after carrying a pile of dictionaries … Continue reading
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A Walk in the Park: Urban Lyme Disease Mitigation
Do ticks tick you off? Does the thought of Lyme leave a sour taste in your mouth? I don’t mean to frighten you, but, if you live in New York City, tick bites might be closer than you think. In … Continue reading
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One Year In: Reflections on Research
My LinkedIn recently reminded me that I have hit the one-year mark since starting my laboratory research here at Columbia. So I asked myself: over the past year, what have I learned? Not only about translation in prokaryotes (which I … Continue reading
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One Email and Few Fruit Flies
You never know where one email might take you. One email landed me a spot in a lab, a scholarship, a work study job, then another few scholarships, a research class, a few publications, and so much more. To say … Continue reading
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