WesSIR’s Lab Shadowing Week: Breaking Barriers in Research
For students looking to get involved in research, WesSIR’s advice is simple: explore, experiment, and don’t be afraid to change direction.
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New student group focuses on getting students into research on campus
“What does research mean to you?” To the co-founders of Wesleyan’s newest student organization, WesSir, research is aplatform for cultivating a community. Founded this summer by Shekinah Mba (’26), Ethan Chu (’26), Diana Tran (’26), LaurenEldarazi (’26), and Abigail Oduro (’27), WesSir hopes to increase students’ comfort withfinding research opportunities and contacting faculty members. In … Read more
Inspired by the Astronomy Department, Hopeful for the Future: An Interview with Sofia Rinaldi ‘25
Pictured: Sofia Rinaldi ’25 presenting at the Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium (KNAC) symposium. I had the pleasure of interviewing Sofia Rinaldi for Wesleyan’s Inclusion in STEM Initiative. She speaks about her experiences in various STEM classes at Wesleyan, astronomy research, and Wesleyan’s Doula Project. Through all of her experiences, she shares what it is like … Read more
Advice from Seniors to First Years
I feel like my main advice would just be to be a person and talk to your professors, because they’re also people, and they have also been through the struggles of being a student. Going to your professors and talking to them, and just being honest from a place of I’m struggling with this, or … Read more
Jocelyn Velasquez Baez ‘23 talks Traditional Medicine, Indigenous Knowledge, and Decolonizing Western Science
“I want to be a leader and represent my specific community,” Baez said. “I want to take part in the movement to diverge [medicine] from Western ideologies, and set up an Indigenous way of running research.”
Julissa Cruz Bautista ’25 Presents Poster and Wins Award at ABRCMS Conference
Usually when it comes to science and doing research, I will only bring the scientific aspect of myself, but at the conference, I was able to bring my whole self.
An Exploration Inside Accessibility Accommodations in the Sciences
“I say to the student, ‘Explain to me what the barriers are for you? Where do you run into the challenges because of your disability?’ This is where we put in accommodations to ameliorate the barriers to access.”
Jaime Carrazco-Carrillo Slated to Represent Wesleyan SACNAS at Puerto Rico Conference
I’m the first Mexican—not even Mexican, the first Spanish speaker—in the MB&B grad school. So I didn’t have anyone with a similar experience as me. SACNAS for me is really a place where I can talk with people.
The 23rd annual Molecular Biophysics Retreat Returns to Wadsworth Mansion
“It is important, especially in academia, that we work to make sure that we bring as many perspectives as possible to address the world’s problems.”
Early Career Summit and Virtual Job Fair
Join us virtually September 12-15 for Power to Fly’s Diversity Reboot Series 2022 Early Career Connections & Mid-Career Pivots Summit.