S-STEM/TRAIN Scholar Kimberly Merrill's Blog

This week I have worked on cleaning up my paper. I submitted it and just need to finished my results and conclusion.  My results section looks really weak or empty. However, I have the data for two of my locations, which is Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of Congo. However, Peru is proving difficult to find credible climate data and substantial number of cases. I chose it because the CDC and WHO mentioned it is one of the top countries endemic with Plague.  However, with available data it seems like portions of the US have more cases than Peru. The difficulty with the US is deciding where to draw the parameters. Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of Congo have relatively smaller land mass. It wouldn't be consistent to use the entire US. To choose certain states within the US will take me much more time to collect data. I can't use the entire US, also, because temperatures vary significantly across the country.  I plan to incorporate all my data into results whe...

I have a lot going on this week, as I'm sure many do approaching the end of the semester.  First, I found out some information that put me in a bind. Due to switching majors and some ill-advise from an advisor, I thought I wasn't supposed to graduate and transfer until Fall of 2022. However, it came to my attention that I am finished with my Associates of Arts and can technically graduate now. I don't have all the courses done on my MAPP but, I have enough done that it will waste my financial aid to stay at PC just for the 2 chemistry courses I need. Graduating now doesn't give me enough time to get my things in order. Therefore, this week has primarily consisted of talking to advisors to try to figure out what to do. I am not prepared to transfer, so I will most likely graduate this spring from PC and transfer to ASU in the fall. I'm still talking to advisors and transfer reps. Unfortunately, because it was unexpected and I thought I would have time, I will be one ...