by Julie Pollock | Dec 11, 2019 | Blog, Events, Research, Students
Every year, I enjoy hosting the Pollock lab research students for a short study break filled with good food and fun conversation. It typically takes place the Sunday before finals begin. Last year, we were snowed out (in Virginia?!?) but this year it went on as...
by Julie Pollock | Nov 12, 2019 | Blog, Conferences, Lab Thoughts, Students
This post is a little late, but in mid-October, 7 students and I traveled to Savannah, GA to attend and present at SERMACS. I was able to give two invited talks – one on Joseph and Hyejin’s boronic esters project and another on empowering undergraduate...
by Julie Pollock | Sep 6, 2019 | Academia, Blog, Department, Lab Thoughts
I have always been a believer in attending seminar talks. I think this was ingrained in me while I was undergraduate student at Hope College. Early in my time, I was encouraged by faculty members to attend the external speaker talks (sometimes bribed with extra...
by Julie Pollock | Jul 11, 2019 | Blog, Conferences, Students
So somehow I forgot to post this at the end of last semester — it has been in the “drafts” folder for a couple of months. Maybe fitting in Najwa’s official last week in the lab before she moves on to her M.D./Ph.D. program at UVA. ~ As a part...
by Julie Pollock | Jul 9, 2019 | Blog, Department, Events, Students
The 8th annual Gottwald Games were held yesterday. We had over 100 student participants, a number of faculty volunteers, and a whole lot of fun. The games this year consisted of old favorites: the Petri Dish Relay, Sponge Ball, Aromatic Ring Toss, Water Glove Toss,...
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