Academics and the Student Experience
Summer Research Produces Results
Augustus Saalfel
Ping-Ya Cha
Madison Williamson
Alice Russell
Augustus Saalfeld , a senior majoring in creative writing and information systems, received a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) from CMU’s Office of Undergraduate Research to analyze the “Cosmicomics” of Italo Calvino, a literary writer who specialized in accessible science fiction. He used this opportunity to implement some of the same themes and techniques in his own work. Ping-Ya Chao , a double major in policy and management and chemistry, applied science to improve the art of negotiation. Her SURF project could potentially uncover influential conversation tactics and strategies. For her SURF project, Madison Williamson , a psychology major, examined the impact of the pandemic on K–12 special education. Alice Russell , a neuroscience major, combined her interest in neuroscience and architecture to examine how to design urban environments to reduce stress for her SURF project.
Guerrero Adds to Family Legacy for First Generation Students Growing up in New York City, Arianna Garcia Guerrero and her sister helped their mother translate English into Spanish in order to explain academic and other opportunities for the family. Today, Guerrero continues to communicate and share educational opportunities for others as president of First Together, CMU’s student organization that supports students, like Guerrero, who are the first generation in their family to go to college or whose parents received an associate degree or attended a four-year college/university but did not graduate. Guerrero, a junior studying international relations and politics with a minor in cybersecurity, was inspired by her sister, Graciela Garcia, who co-founded First Together and graduated from CMU in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in information systems. Learn more about First Together .
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