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Last week, I had my PhD viva, and I passed! I remember that my emotions were jumbled up at the time, and it just felt very surreal. Now that some time has passed since…
- Hamizah Haji-Haidi
- June 26, 2019
Following from Part 1, this time it’s all about the babies really. Over the past four years, our lab composition has seen four new ‘tiny’ additions – our lab members…
6 years is a long time. In 6 years, a newborn becomes a first grader; Jupiter travels halfway around the sun; World War II began and ended. And after 6 years, I am still…
- Stefanie Woodard
- June 5, 2019
When someone knocked on my door on a Tuesday morning—when I wasn't supposed to be in my office— I contemplated not answering. But I’m so glad I did because…
I recently read an article in which a new mother talks about her dismay when several of her colleagues judged her for “taking time off” for maternity leave. The article…
- Allison McDonald
- May 20, 2019
I’m writing today from a place of exhaustion, defeat, anxiety, and of stress over what’s to come. This semester has been rough. I’ve had some mental health issues acting…
- Elizabeth Mulherron
- June 13, 2019
The highlight of my experience at the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology Community Education Program was inspiring the next generation to be stewards of the land and…
- Lyndsey Tanabe
- May 21, 2019
My supervisor is supportive and cares both about the project and me as a person, both pastorally and in terms of my development. She supports and encourages without…
- Shruti Turner
- May 28, 2019
For as long as I can remember I’ve dreamed of being addressed as “doctor.” To be able to be reminded upon every introduction, email signature, and header, that I…
I have had a lifelong love affair with math and science. At the end of college, I had no ideas about what to do with my life. I finally found my way to a PhD program. I…