Navigating academia
Overcoming failure
“And I think positive self talk is the kindest thing you can do to yourself. Being able to say ‘It’s OK, it takes time.’ You know what you need to do, so why not start?” – Dina Abdel-Fattah
Read MoreLoud, critical, ambitious: sexism in science
” I have to be able to be on my toes and defend all of the work that my team has done, and yet if I question any of the work any of the other teams have done, immediately I’m called in the office.”
Read MoreGrad school files
“I thought environmental science was a really good way to connect people’s problems and Earth’s problems and learn about the physical world yet the social science world, too.”
Read MoreReflecting after a Commencement handshake
“We currently are the world leader in Arctic research. No other university, and really no other federal government around the world, does more research on the Arctic than University of Alaska Fairbanks.”
Read MoreBringing global experiences back home
“We were in Georgia, the Republic of Georgia, when they were being bombed. And all we had to eat for like six weeks straight was kasha, buckwheat.”
Read MoreResearching salmon as a student of two worlds
“I feel that we all have a role at the smokehouse and that gives you some worth in your core. Like, you have a role in this family and you’re important.”
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