For my first International Affairs Scholars event of this semester, I attended the “So You Think You Can Research” board. This took place on Monday, January 28th from 7:30 to 8:30 in Smith-Steeb room 101. This event fulfilled the academic event requirement.
The meeting began by introducing all of the International Affairs scholars who were participating in research. Their focuses varied from German, to economics, to security. All of the researchers seemed very passionate about their projects and encouraged us to get involved in research. They gave good advice, including that if we get involved in a project we end up not liking to not feel bad for quitting. There are too many research opportunities on campus for us to settle for one we do not like. To get started on research, they recommended that we simply just start emailing professors.
This event was very interesting to me primarily because I would like to become a veterinarian specialized in zoological medicine. In order to qualify for this specialization, I will have to get published in scientific journals. Because of this, I would like to get involved in undergraduate research in order to begin getting expereince.