My summer internship By Molly Meyer Starr UA’28 and Jim Stellar When I (MMS) told JS that I had a summer internship in Manhattan at C.A.R.E.S at Mount Sinai, his face lit up. I had come in to talk to … Continued
Defining adversity in a research laboratory By DeMaris Richardson ECU’21 and Jim Stellar Dr. Humphreys highlighted how “adversity” is an umbrella term encompassing a wide range of experiences, yet there isn’t a universally accepted definition of what it truly looks … Continued
Freshman Seminar – taught by a professor and a student By Zaila Brinson UA’27 and James Stellar We taught together a 1-credit course (UFSP 100) to about 30 freshmen in their first semester of Fall 2025. As background, we were … Continued
How does an NYU internship make two graduate students into professionals By Rachel Grottola UA’24 and Jessica Montalvo UA’24 and Jim Stellar We three wanted to write about the idea of two UAlbany undergraduates who are master’s degree students at … Continued
Working in a gap year and how that changes the college perspective By Clare Hart UA’25 and Jim Stellar Clare graduated in the Spring of 2025, having recently posted a blog that was written in Clare’s senior year on the … Continued
Lessons from drug addiction in rats and from PTSD for college students choosing their major/career in college By Maeve Lampman UM’28 and Jim Stellar I (ML) am a sophomore Honors neuroscience student at UMass Amherst, who is considering attending medical … Continued