I come from an island called the Dominican republic. It is not very innovative, aware of the effects of climate change, or up to date on more sustainable strategies. However, I was surprised when I came across an article that said that, “a versatile architectural technology created by a Cornell design professor has been adopted […]
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Last winter I took a research trip to the Bahamas with some classmates and a couple of teachers. My intention for the trip was to have a relaxing getaway in a tropical location and enjoy the week off from school, but over the course of the week I began to see the ocean in a […]
Starry Sky of Tekapo–Light Source Pollution
Tekapo is located in the eastern foothills of the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand and is a famous tourist attraction. Lake Tekapo, the town’s largest freshwater lake in Oceania, produces high-quality salmon and is a great place for fishing and water sports. Every year from autumn, numerous skiers in the world […]
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Open Source Science: Learn to Fly
February 20, 2020 Yesterday, Lex and I participated in a “hack chat” over on hackaday.io. The log of the chat is now posted on the hackaday.io site. A few topics came up that we felt deserved more attention, especially the non-research uses of open source hardware developed for neuroscience applications. Today’s post is about those […]
AU Mock Trial Team – 3rd Place at John Hopkins Invitational Tournament
At an invitational tournament at John Hopkins University, my team and I took 3rd place (the trophy was the stuffed frog) of 14 teams from across the East Coast. I competed as a prosecution attorney, using fictional case law and rules of evidence to present a clear mock legal case. I created and performed a […]
Holiday Volunteer – We Are Family
Before leaving for thanksgiving break, my peers and I from the Community Based Research Scholars (CBRS) program spent three hours volunteering with We Are Family, a DC based non-profit fighting food insecurity among senior citizens. The CBRS program encourages us to work with DC organizations to learn about and give back to the DC community. […]
American University Mock Trial Team- 3rd Place at Rutgers University Tournament
In November, I competed at Rutgers University as a defense attorney on the AU Mock Trial Team and we won 3rd place out of 24 teams! As a Defense Attorney I helped develop a legal theory and case from our fictional fact pattern, prepared and delivered direct examination questions of my side’s witnesses, cross examined […]
Economic Inequality Issue Group at SPA Leadership Fall Symposium
In November, my team from the SPA Leadership Program presented our fall semester research on housing, homelessness, and economic inequality in front of students, staff, and faculty from the School of Public Affairs. You can see our work here: Economic Inequality Symposium Powerpoint The Leadership program asked us to work in a student led group to […]