Women in STEM are at a disadvantage at every stage of the academic pipeline and in almost every facet of their careers. Graduate student Veronica Busa reflects on how these statistics motivate her to focus her efforts.
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Holiday Construction and Conversation
The Peer Collective coordinated a physically distanced gingerbread house decorating event to help bring together students this holiday season. Although the video-based social event was different from previous years, it also brought new opportunities for conversation and connection as attendees showed off their pets and decorations.
Writing Tips from an Aspiring First Author
It is exciting to take on writing projects, but sometimes they languish, half-finished, until the mad rush right before the deadline. Graduate student Veronica Busa shares five tips to promote ongoing progress towards a writing goal.
Love in the Time of Coronavirus
Planning a wedding is hard. Canceling it due to a pandemic is harder. Graduate student Veronica Busa lets us in on her wedding journey.
The Student Scientists Behind the (Future) Coronavirus Cure
The news often reports the research, but what about the researchers? Student scientists working during the pandemic discuss their new normal.
Isolation Baking: A Guide for Stress Bakers
I am an anxiety baker. Needless to say, isolation in a tiny house with two cats and an unremitting to-do list is an endless well of anxiety. Over the last month, my kitchen has produced banana bread, dumplings, scones, biscuits, cinnamon rolls, calzones, quiche, multiple pies and an endless parade of cookies (links for the […]
A Graduate Student’s Guide to Recruitment: What Matters and What Doesn’t
Graduate school recruitment is never stress-free. But it can be made easier by focusing on the things that matter and not dwelling on the rest.
Put a Little LOVE in Your Art: Murals of Baltimore
Baltimore murals are more than just landmarks. They are also windows into the communities that sponsored them and have deep roots in the neighborhoods’ histories and cultures.
Insights from Student Teacher Meiling May
The roles of student, teacher and researcher can be beneficially intersected and balanced at Johns Hopkins, as demonstrated by Meiling May.
A Homegrown Solution to a Homegrown Problem
As a graduate student with little money and no television, I spend much of my free time walking along the waterfront. One of my favorite stretches is the brick-paved path along Canton, which is lined with moored boats, quiet row homes and green space. A striking feature of this walk, tucked in one of the […]