What is a Senior Research Project?

At BASIS Tucson, seniors have the chance to propose an independent research project that takes place off campus during the last trimester of the year. The seniors whose proposals are accepted write their own syllabi and then head off into the world, to a site where they conduct their research while interning with a professional in the field. Those of us stuck on campus follow their adventures on this blog. Now that the projects are over, we are all excited to attend their presentations. The schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, May 11, 6-8 PM
at the U of A Poetry Center (environmentalism projects)
Sierra Cordova, Nicole Rapatan, Zobella Vinik and Dany Joumaa (see titles of projects, below)

Saturday, May 14, 10-12 AM
at The Loft Cinema (arts projects)
Clarice Bales, Samone Isom, Josh Waterman and Angelynn Khoo (see titles of projects, below)

Monday, May 16, 6-8 PM
at BioSciences West, Rm. 310, U of A ( U of A projects)
Joseph Tang, Jayanth Ganesan, Andrew Graham and Gabriel Carranza (see titles of projects, below)

Tuesday, May 17, 6-8 PM
at U of A McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship, Blg. MCLND, rm. 207 (travel abroad projects)
Clover Powell, Greg Spell, Agustin Temporini and Margarita Sadova.

We'd love to see you there!



The BASIS Tucson Class of 2011 Senior Research Project bloggers (with the titles of their projects) are:



Clarice Bales: "Narrative and Film"



Sierra Cordova: "The Intent and Application of Environmental Policy"



Clover Powell: "The Artistic Interpretation of the Biological Sciences"



Greg Spell: "Micro-venturing in Guatemala"



Agustin Temporini: "A Study of the Role of the Press in 1960's/70's Argentina"



Gabriel Carranza: "Analysis and Research on Drugs associated with Torsades de Pointes"



Dany Joumaa: "Innovations in Display Technology: Synthesis of Organic Luminescent Materials Compounds"



Joseph Tang: "The Creation and Project of 3D Holograms"



Jayanth Ganesan: "Research of Game Thoeretic Models in relation to Non-Market Games"



Andrew Graham: "The Malaria-Resistant Mosquito"



Samone Isom: "Art and Artist: in peril of Devaluation?"



Angelynn Khoo: "Mousa, Mouseion, Museum: MOCA Tucson"



Nicole Rapatan: "Sustainable Architecture and Design in Modern Times"



Margarita Sadova: "Pulmonology at St. Joseph's Hospital"



Josh Waterman: "The Fiery Crossroads of Artistic Value and Financial Success in the Independent Film Industry"



Zobella Vinik: "Environmental Psychology with the Drachman Institute"







Enjoy the Blog!



















Sunday, March 20, 2011

Straightforward jig at the MoCA. /Angelynn.

So I'm keeping this update brief, as this past week consisted of nothing too new or too exciting.

Essentially, I have been sorting through the library at MoCA to familiarise myself with the different types of literature in the art realm: art magazines, monographs, catalogues, guides, even business magazines were among the stacks I toiled with.

It goes without saying that I have been reading a ridiculous amount: everything is so fascinatingggg.
I found Art & Today by Eleanor Heartney particularly capturing, out of all the book I had to sort through (and I am not yet complete with sorting still!). It's a gigantic 450-page book, lovely for a newbie such as me, covering the subjects of art and..today, popular culture, politics, audience, the quotidian object, abstraction, representation, deformation, and more!

In the next post, I will touch on some of these more specifically, and share with you some new artists and their works that I've discovered. (Unfortunately, I am not able to at the moment since my router is giving me unpleasant attitude..). This coming week, I will be taking a break from the books and hitting it up with another department of the museum. Additionally, you will hear from me something about the Museum Studies in the next update. The first Museum Studies session is on this coming Friday afternoon, great for anyone who has any interest in museums. (Check it outtt.)

Also, way to go, everyone! From what I've read, everything is sincerely impressive, interesting, and not-a-disaster! Really, all are doing an excellent job, and I'm not just sayin' :] Keep at it!

Until the next,
Axk

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