When I first applied to LSS in the summer before my first year at UVM, I wasn’t entirely sure what it was but I knew it definitely peeked my interest. I was so excited when I got a letter accepting me to the program because it seemed like the best fit for me. I can say now, looking back, that it definitely was the best option for me and I only wish that I had actually lived with the other LSS students rather than in a different suite.
Our first semester was a great way to start off as a group because we were all in a class together taught by our LSS advisor, Laura May-Collado. We also took a seminar class about different winners of the Nobel Prize in sciences. Every week we learned something new about the way that our knowledge of science changed. This class was very valuable because it emphasized on the importance of learning how to write scientific papers. At the end of the course, we made and presented our own research on a certain Nobel Price winner. That was a
great opportunity for me because I get nervous presenting in front of people but the other LSS
students were so understanding and polite.
In our second semester, we entered into the CURE research course. This course taught us how to construct our own research and present it in a conference. My research was on how bottlenose dolphins adapt their whistles in order to coexist with boats. Learning how to manage my time and do research by myself was very important for me because it emphasized that science can be hard but it is so rewarding. Our CURE course was interrupted by the COVID-19 crisis so we were not able to present our research in an in-person conference and instead did it online. This entire experience was an amazing opportunity and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone who is interested in science. It is a great way to build relationships with professors and other students.
Our first semester was a great way to start off as a group because we were all in a class together taught by our LSS advisor, Laura May-Collado. We also took a seminar class about different winners of the Nobel Prize in sciences. Every week we learned something new about the way that our knowledge of science changed. This class was very valuable because it emphasized on the importance of learning how to write scientific papers. At the end of the course, we made and presented our own research on a certain Nobel Price winner. That was a
great opportunity for me because I get nervous presenting in front of people but the other LSS
students were so understanding and polite.
In our second semester, we entered into the CURE research course. This course taught us how to construct our own research and present it in a conference. My research was on how bottlenose dolphins adapt their whistles in order to coexist with boats. Learning how to manage my time and do research by myself was very important for me because it emphasized that science can be hard but it is so rewarding. Our CURE course was interrupted by the COVID-19 crisis so we were not able to present our research in an in-person conference and instead did it online. This entire experience was an amazing opportunity and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone who is interested in science. It is a great way to build relationships with professors and other students.
photo by Laura May Collado
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