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Connecting the Pieces

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Wow, what a summer. It seems that the Kenan Fellows externship has just ended, but it’s been two weeks! As I have reentered my life after this summer of awesome, I have slipped off task in blogging I have had two weeks of respite, but we start workdays next week and my brain has begun churning all the things I… Read more »

I am a Scientist

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Week one over? Really? The first week of the externship is over and it is really hard to believe.  On one hand it feels like we just started and on the other Monday’s opening activities feel like forever ago.  It’s that weird feeling you get when you are engrossed in what you are doing and loving every minute. I am… Read more »

What if…

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Today was a big day. Maybe it was seeing mind-blowing fossils and fossil casts first thing in the morning. Maybe it was the camaraderie our team has established already. Maybe it was the 10 straight days of professional treatment. I don’t know.  But today was a big day for me. Here’s a few reasons I can identify so far: 1…. Read more »

Science Just Happened.

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Today was the first day of our internships as Students Discover Kenan Fellows – and it rocked.  Starting out at Prairie Ridge Ecostation allowed the whole group to get to know each other and to talk about our expectations for the next few weeks (years?).  After hearing from each other and various grant and project managers we got to try out… Read more »

My Hopes for the Kenan Fellowship

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  I see the Kenan Fellowship as a step to move forward in many ways.  First and foremost, I hope to gain science content knowledge from this experience.  Participating in the Students Discover project will expose me to a number of new facts and skills.  Some of this new information will be filling in gaps in my knowledge and some… Read more »