I don't know if I've mentioned this in any previous blogs, but this summer I'll be staying at Butler to work on my psychology research! Butler Summer Institute (BSI) is a program that offers grants to student researchers in both science related and non-science fields. 30 total students get accepted into the program, and are invited to live (free of rent!) in the University Terrace Apartments for nine weeks of the summer. Each research project is overlooked by a faculty advisor, and both the professor and the student receive a stipend for their work! So basically I get to further my research as a summer job... very cool!

This summer I'll be continuing my memory study from the school year. I wanted to take a more neurological approach with my research, since I plan on studying neuropsychology in graduate school. My goal is to look at the effects of glucose on memory retrieval. Aside from just research work however, BSI offers several other fun events to bring the participating students together. We met as a group for the first time this week to hear of some summer events. They already have an Indians game and several picnics planned throughout the course of the program. It should be a great experience and I'm excited to get started! (And honestly... I'm just happy I get to stay at BU for most of the summer haha!)