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Filling Gaps and Building Bridges: How Research Assistants Innovate at TRIP Project
On April 11, 2021
This is the second installment of a series highlighting exceptional student contributions to the Global Research Institute. Stay tuned for other features throughout April:
From Ideas to Impact: How a Multidisciplinary Team Tracked Government Responsiveness
On April 2, 2021
This is the first installment of a series highlighting exceptional student contributions to the Global Research Institute. Stay tuned for other features throughout April:
A Guide to Regular Decision Release – 2021
On March 30, 2021
We Admit It! After days, weeks, and months of eagerly waiting, the day has finally arrived… After countless hours reading through your applications, hearing your
Decisions are Live! Welcome Class of 2025!
On March 30, 2021
We Admit It! After an unprecedented year, months of reading applications, virtual committee meetings, and final decision making, we can finally share the good
Decisions are Live! Waitlist Edition
On March 30, 2021
We Admit It! We wish we could send good news to all of our wonderfully talented applicants. Unfortunately, the small class sizes that make
Decisions are Live! Deny Edition
On March 30, 2021
We Admit It! This is the hardest part of our jobs, sending bad news to bright, talented applicants like you. We know that you must
Celebrating People-Miles
On March 24, 2021
Earlier this month, on a research trip to central Virginia, the Geology department’s venerable 12-passenger van rolled on beyond 100,000 miles- that’s a milestone worth
Relying on Creativity
On March 16, 2021
When I first took the Life Values Inventory, I remember looking down at my results as Dr. Kelly Crace explained that Achievement, Responsibility, and
From Research Assistant to Lead Author: One Student’s Path to Publication
On February 9, 2021
When Amy Hilla ’21 applied for a research assistantship with Ignite director Dr. Carrie Dolan, she had no idea she would eventually be the