That Georgia Biologist

Guess it's been a little while since I've blogged! Been busy, been good. I have (and continue to) read lots of scientific papers, and once a week, I am going out with a senior graduate student working on a small project, of sampling herbaceous diversity in a nearby forest. I'm really enjoying the experience!! This past weekend one of my good friends came to visit me, and while having fun catching up, we drove up to and explored Tallulah Gorge State Park. I had never been before; I really enjoyed the experience. Definitely a very pretty gorge and waterfalls, and we certainly got our exercise walking up and down all those stairs! I really enjoyed my visit and look forward to visiting again with more friends and family. Attached are some of the pictures that I took that I thought you might enjoy. Hopefully I can go again and photograph the gorge when the fall colors hit! ~Austin  Some of the first falls that we saw. They were very pretty, and just outside of...

Well hey there everyone! I'd just like to add a disclaimer, if you will, to this blog...I'm pretty sure the majority of the content on here will be turning into "this week at the botanical gardens", and less of what I'm actually up to. But so be it! :D This week was good. I went through almost eight hours of orientation by the UGA Graduate School, and now I feel properly oriented ;) I'm very impressed with the culture of respect, integrity, and academic excellence - stuff I can definitely get behind. Everyone has been so welcoming and friendly and I feel super grateful and excited to be here. I even have my own desk!! :D Had my first three days of class, and I'm happy to report that they went well. I'm taking two honestly pretty fascinating classes - one on how to clearly communicate your science to laypeople, and the other on generally how to be a good graduate student. Both are going to be a really good investment of my time, I can tell al...