Back to School!
The first few weeks of the semester have flown by! I had a nice, relaxing break, but could have used a little more time off. I got to spend a few days vacationing in sunny Florida and saw lots of beautiful fish while snorkeling and scuba diving! I love the ocean, so this was a very rewarding post-finals treat! Then it was back to the cold in Wisconsin to spend some much needed time with my family. It was great to be home with my parents and my brother since I don’t get to see them often.
After being away from campus for a few days, I really missed my friends and all the opportunities we have to hang out. I’ve found that Ann Arbor seems more like home to me than my real home because I’ve spent so much time here the last few years and have so many great friendships here. When I returned to school for the new semester, it was nice to have a few days without classes or homework so that I could just enjoy being here. We watched movies and went shopping and had a great time catching up on what everyone had done over the break!
My graduate school applications are finally completed and classes are in full swing with midterms coming up next week already. My classes this semester include:
- Environment 376, which is about environmental ethics
- Movement Science 330, the biomechanics of human movement
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 182, introductory programming - Biomedical Engineering 500, a lecture series about current research topics in biomedical engineering
They seem to be a lot more work than my classes last semester because I have a lot of problem sets and homework to do. I don’t like them quite as much either, but I’m hoping that once I get more into the material I’ll enjoy them more. I’m excited to know the basics of programming and have learned how to work on programs but we’re still working up to building our own. I’m also hoping that I enjoy my biomechanics class more. Right now we’re reviewing physics and learning the basic mechanics of human movement; I’m looking forward to putting that together to describe the movement of specific muscles and joint systems.
Last week I attended a Kinesiology Seminar Series presentation by Professor Zernicke, who is working to launch a new research center focused on musculoskeletal injury prevention and rehabilitation. I’m really excited about the goals of the research center and the work that Dr. Zernicke presented in the research of the functional adaptation of bone. I’m really glad that I was able to see this seminar as it is an area of research that I’m very interested in. There are so many opportunities at U of M to hear about and work on innovative research, one of the outstanding attributes of this university.
Well, I’m off to brave to cold on my way to class and then have to start studying for my exams next week!
After being away from campus for a few days, I really missed my friends and all the opportunities we have to hang out. I’ve found that Ann Arbor seems more like home to me than my real home because I’ve spent so much time here the last few years and have so many great friendships here. When I returned to school for the new semester, it was nice to have a few days without classes or homework so that I could just enjoy being here. We watched movies and went shopping and had a great time catching up on what everyone had done over the break!
My graduate school applications are finally completed and classes are in full swing with midterms coming up next week already. My classes this semester include:
- Environment 376, which is about environmental ethics
- Movement Science 330, the biomechanics of human movement
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 182, introductory programming - Biomedical Engineering 500, a lecture series about current research topics in biomedical engineering
They seem to be a lot more work than my classes last semester because I have a lot of problem sets and homework to do. I don’t like them quite as much either, but I’m hoping that once I get more into the material I’ll enjoy them more. I’m excited to know the basics of programming and have learned how to work on programs but we’re still working up to building our own. I’m also hoping that I enjoy my biomechanics class more. Right now we’re reviewing physics and learning the basic mechanics of human movement; I’m looking forward to putting that together to describe the movement of specific muscles and joint systems.
Last week I attended a Kinesiology Seminar Series presentation by Professor Zernicke, who is working to launch a new research center focused on musculoskeletal injury prevention and rehabilitation. I’m really excited about the goals of the research center and the work that Dr. Zernicke presented in the research of the functional adaptation of bone. I’m really glad that I was able to see this seminar as it is an area of research that I’m very interested in. There are so many opportunities at U of M to hear about and work on innovative research, one of the outstanding attributes of this university.
Well, I’m off to brave to cold on my way to class and then have to start studying for my exams next week!
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