The Quest of an Undergraduate Researcher: Archive

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Jan 19th

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Jan 17th

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The next 6 weeks or so are going to be insane!

Last semester of senior year, co-directing a middle school musical, working part-time, and finishing up my thesis. So little time, so much to do! Keep questioning, Sara

Jan 4th

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Nov 24th

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Nov 23rd

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Nov 23rd

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Nov 22nd

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Do college students study as much as they should? →

How much do college students really study? According to the annual National Survey of Student Engagement, the average college senior hits the books for about 15 hours a week. But the amount they devote to reading, reviewing notes, or participating in study groups varies significantly depending on their major. In a word, no. In more than a word, here’s what I think: As a college...

Nov 21st

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TEDxPSU Recap

This past Sunday, November 13th, Penn State University hosted the second annual TEDxPSU event at the university’s main campus. TED Talks, a popular web series of “riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world“ (TED, 2011). TED events have been hosted all over the world, and have covered a variety of topics. TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, has a...

Nov 18th

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Nov 18th

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Nov 17th

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Snippets from Dr. Christian Brady's TED Talk

We have primeval needs (comfort, love, light) and of course primeval fears, as well. Death is the ultimate darkness & fear, but the first thing God created was light — ‘Let there be light!’ Some of the oldest relics we have are lamps, those that bring light… Here we are today with all of these lights, all of this electricity being consumed. But I’m not here to...

Nov 13th

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“There are two kinds of light — the glow that illumines and the glare that...”

– James Thurber

Nov 13th

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“‘Rhythms of the Universe’ will be a multimedia presentation that...”

– Mark Ballora at TEDxPSU, on a project he’s contributing to called “Rhythms of the Universe” by astrophysicist George Smoot and famed drummer & ethnomusicologist, Mickey Hart — My astronomy professor would be ALL OVER this!

Nov 13th

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Nov 12th

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Nov 12th

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Watch

runfromtheherd: shortformblog: Jon Stewart took to The Daily Show last night (11/10/11) to talk about the Penn State child sexual abuse scandal, and gave a serious commentary about how people knew of Sandusky’s abuse and didn’t do anything, as well as the recent student rioting over the firing of coach Joe Paterno. The very end of this is worth heeding for Penn State fans: “And just like...

Nov 12th

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