This is the first chance I have gotten to sit back to reflect on this past year and think about what I’m able to take away. I’m sure we can all agree that this past year has been anything but ordinary. We have all just lived through modern mankind’s worst natural disaster yet we were all expected to conduct our lives to usual business. What a headache it was! But here we are, we did it!
As an AT-HOME student many of my courses this past year were structured as “flipped-learning” meaning it was up to me to utilize online resources to more or less teach myself advanced topics. It is programs such as CURE which added a twist to standardized educational methods that I find myself really able to take away big conclusions. For the first time in my college career I was able to put focus into a topic that isn’t only definitions and troubleshooting; a topic that not only just interested me but is extremely present and applicable to now and the future.
I am very lucky to have been given this opportunity. Never before has circumstances presented themselves for a modern global comparative study significantly absent of mankind’s pollution. Not only has the truth been uncovered but perspectives for change are at an all-time high. Overall, my study provided insight on the impact of human presence on humpback whale singing behavior while adding to a better understanding of the impact mankind's pollution has on marine life. Our results highlight the impact boat traffic can have in the ocean's acoustic space. However, the results collected do not seem to only be directly related to boat presence…
“Within a few weeks into the pandemic, media worldwide broadcasted news related to higher water quality, (Braga et al. 2020) and CO2 emissions, expected to fall (Le Quéré et al.,2020) to a level roughly equivalent to the annual emission reductions needed to limit in alignment with the Paris Agreements.”
The question of debate regarding climate change should no longer be believers versus non-believers. The data is here... and it turns out we ARE the problem. But because it is likely man-kind will return to our neglectful polluting there may be no long term benefits from this unprecedented research. However, we definitely have a lot to learn this time is history. It is my hope that this type of attention will bring upon a perspective with a desire to find the collective solution to mother nature’s rehabilitation.
I would definitely recommend CURE to all undergraduate students that agree that typical test grades do not necessarily measure one’s intelligence. This course allows individuals to explore educational media independently tailored to the way it makes sense to them. Dr. Laura J May-Collado was there every step of the way ensuring accuracy in our scientific methods, allowing us to focus on our topic of interest.
As an AT-HOME student many of my courses this past year were structured as “flipped-learning” meaning it was up to me to utilize online resources to more or less teach myself advanced topics. It is programs such as CURE which added a twist to standardized educational methods that I find myself really able to take away big conclusions. For the first time in my college career I was able to put focus into a topic that isn’t only definitions and troubleshooting; a topic that not only just interested me but is extremely present and applicable to now and the future.
I am very lucky to have been given this opportunity. Never before has circumstances presented themselves for a modern global comparative study significantly absent of mankind’s pollution. Not only has the truth been uncovered but perspectives for change are at an all-time high. Overall, my study provided insight on the impact of human presence on humpback whale singing behavior while adding to a better understanding of the impact mankind's pollution has on marine life. Our results highlight the impact boat traffic can have in the ocean's acoustic space. However, the results collected do not seem to only be directly related to boat presence…
“Within a few weeks into the pandemic, media worldwide broadcasted news related to higher water quality, (Braga et al. 2020) and CO2 emissions, expected to fall (Le Quéré et al.,2020) to a level roughly equivalent to the annual emission reductions needed to limit in alignment with the Paris Agreements.”
The question of debate regarding climate change should no longer be believers versus non-believers. The data is here... and it turns out we ARE the problem. But because it is likely man-kind will return to our neglectful polluting there may be no long term benefits from this unprecedented research. However, we definitely have a lot to learn this time is history. It is my hope that this type of attention will bring upon a perspective with a desire to find the collective solution to mother nature’s rehabilitation.
I would definitely recommend CURE to all undergraduate students that agree that typical test grades do not necessarily measure one’s intelligence. This course allows individuals to explore educational media independently tailored to the way it makes sense to them. Dr. Laura J May-Collado was there every step of the way ensuring accuracy in our scientific methods, allowing us to focus on our topic of interest.
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