by urg_admin | Aug 31, 2021 | Student Feature
Joyce Joyce decided to use a Summer Undergraduate Research Grant to write a play highlighting women’s stories of migration in modern China. In starting the project, Joyce said, “I wasn’t planning to do my own research when I first met Peter in an advising...
by urg_admin | Aug 31, 2021 | Student Feature
Melissa Melissa presented at the Decision Sciences Institute 51st Annual Conference. She described her experience as follows: “Although this was not a typical year for conferences, I felt that it was better to have virtual conferences than in person conferences....
by urg_admin | Aug 31, 2021 | Student Feature
Mackenzie Mackenzie plans to use the grant to study English as a Second Language (ESL) programs in Perú, Portugal, Germany, Czech Republic, and Japan. In particular, her project focuses on the language background of each program’s city, the relative...
by urg_admin | Aug 30, 2021 | Student Feature
Rachel Please provide a brief summary of your research. I read through 250 IMDb user reviews for female-led superhero films Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel to uncover another aspect of their public reception. Both of these films were successful in two of the...
by Chris LaMountain | Sep 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Talofa lava, Another day, another dolor my friends. The Gods of Circumnavigation have manifested me in yet another climate and culture, this time by the sea! Without a wink of sleep and not having changed my clothes for about 72 hours, my arrival at the Taleofo...
by Chris LaMountain | Aug 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dayaalu duniya, To cleanse my plagued body, I planned a quick retreat to the mountains of India. As I tapped away on my computer, to research bus roots and accommodation, a girl from my hostel sat down next to me and began speaking with me. Somewhat annoyed that she...
by Chris LaMountain | Aug 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Kind World, Trust me when I tell you that India is not easy on the senses. From the infinite splashes of color, car horn conversations that fill every street, 110 °F humidity, clouds of curry smells (and bodily odors (often from myself…)), a simple walk around town...
by Chris LaMountain | Aug 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Call me Mucunguzi. Now that I have found myself back in stable WiFi, I now wish to share with you my latter week in Africa, which I spent wandering around Uganda in a true mzungu style. My first stop brought me about four hours north to a natural reserve known as...
by Chris LaMountain | Jul 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Kind World, Many will argue that Rome is the City of Seven Hills, but I beg to differ. After just under two weeks buzzing around Kampala, I have come to learn that this city in the heart of Africa has its own set of seven hills, making it a Holy City in its own way....
by Chris LaMountain | Jul 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ensi ndungi, Traveling makes me EMO sometimes, okay?! The plush seats of Emirate Airlines have gently deposited me in the heart of Africa, and as a sage once said, “This isn’t Kansas anymore, Toto.” I was welcomed by a three-hour wait in the immigration line,...
