My Writing
From scientist profiles and research narratives to investigative pieces and creative nonfiction inspired by our natural world, my writing is for everyone — just like science.
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November 2023
From French Table to the Lab
Emma Luhmann ’18 spent five years as the lab manager of Lilliana Radoshevich ’04 at the University of Iowa's Carver College of Medicine. Now, she's a Ph.D. student there.
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October 2023
Pictionary for Robots
In the first in a series of stories about Mentored Advanced Projects from summer 2023, follow Katie Shermak ’25 as she models human visual imagination in order to build better artificial intelligence.
October 2023
The Unlikelihood of an “Eureka Moment”
"You just can’t have results be the daily thing that’s keeping you going," Adriane Thompson ’24 learned during summer research with Ben DeRidder, professor of biology.
October 2023
3-2 Engineering Programs Give Grinnellians the Best of Both Worlds
Grinnell’s 3-2 partnerships grant students their B.A., B.S., and an engineering education unlike any other.
October 2023
Taking ‘Learning By Doing’ to a New Level
Another story in the Summer MAP Series. Gracie Song ’25 jumped headfirst into laboratory research, using a tricky technique to study the structure of a mutated protein.
October 2023
The Trials and Tribulations of a Teenage Rat
A summer research project brought Ioanna Giannakou ’24 into close contact with rats, studying the effects of early-life stress on their anxiety and depression levels.
October 2023
Taking ‘Learning By Doing’ to a New Level
Another story in the Summer MAP Series. Gracie Song ’25 jumped headfirst into laboratory research, using a tricky technique to study the structure of a mutated protein.