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Denmark My Words
Sarah BedolfeSarah explores Danish science careers and – are you herring this?? – snacks on a Dutch pickled delicacy. Education in science at the postgraduate
July 30, 2015
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Behind Anemone Lines
Sarah BedolfeSarah’s studies take her to Corsica, fulfilling (for once!) the romantic marine biology stereotype of clear blue water. Melissa and I have dedicated many
June 22, 2015
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Lessons from the Pond
Melissa LenkerThis is my last summer as an MSc Candidate in Canada, and I plan to make the most of it! (When I’m not writing
June 10, 2015
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Seal of Approval
Sarah BedolfeSarah’s research on mussel parasites continues with statistics, while she enjoys spring semester classes and seal-y excursions. What is a pirate’s favorite statistical program?
May 5, 2015
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Publish or Perish
Melissa LenkerAs Canadian winter recedes, Melissa tries beaver tail pastry and learns to shape her fisheries research paper like a wine glass. Montreal’s winter has
March 23, 2015
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Parasite Party
Sarah BedolfeIn Holland, Marine Biology grad student Sarah bemoans marine debris – but she celebrates parasites! Few people would let out an ecstatic cheer upon
February 19, 2015
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If You Give a Grad Student a Conference
Melissa LenkerMelissa hops in a McGill-branded minivan for a joint conference between Canada’s fisheries scientists and limnologists. A day and a half after returning to
February 9, 2015
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Infectious Curiosity
Sarah BedolfeParasite research leaves Sarah, a grad student in the Netherlands, wondering how native mussels of the Wadden Sea are affected by an invader The
January 2, 2015
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This Canadian Goose is Ready to Fly South
Melissa Lenker Back in the lab, Melissa continues her adventures across Canada as she pursues her degree in Marine Biology. It has been more than
November 19, 2014
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Mud and Guts
Sarah Bedolfe Sarah has yucky fun times while researching the hardly-pronounceable parasite “Mytilicola orientalis” and traveling Europe. Sometimes when you want to discover something new
November 3, 2014
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