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On April 25, 2015 the GO-GIRL Class of 2015 graduated! Check
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Here is the Class of 2015 Graduation Video!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dr. Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526308363144731550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4247469905440901174.post-71247277079866501442015-04-01T11:07:00.002-04:002015-04-06T13:07:16.521-04:00Class of 2015 Surveys!<span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It is hard to believe that another GO-GIRL Winter Session is already coming to a close. This semester, the GO-GIRL Class of 2015 has been working on the issue of "Food Deserts" and have recently designed surveys to gather data on this topic. There are six brief surveys and detailed instructions listed below. If you could spare just a few minutes, completing these surveys will aid the girls in their data collection and give them insight into how to write proper survey questions in the future.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">The GO-GIRL Class of 2015 Food Desert Surveys!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">To take the surveys please go to esurvey.inspiredata.com and then enter the Survey ID's that are provided below:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Group 1:</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">528422</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Group 2:</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">703824</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">928323</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">136911</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">950687</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">200091</span><br />
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Dr. Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526308363144731550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4247469905440901174.post-17006263824337075962015-03-28T18:11:00.000-04:002015-03-28T18:11:44.634-04:00Welcome Go-Girls and families!
A week 7 recap:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">This Saturday was a very special day at Go-Girl. What
am I saying, every Saturday is special day at Go-Girl as the young ladies paid
a visit to the Detroit Eastern Market. Excitement filled the air as the young ladies
couldn’t hardly wait to get off the bus and start exploring around the Eastern
Market. The young ladies were introduce to several tour guide who couldn’t wait
to show the group everything that the Eastern Market had to offer. During the
introduction one of the peer-mentors discovered that one of the tour guides
used to be a teacher at her school. Goes to show that any day at Go-Girl can
become a magical one indeed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">As the young ladies where showed around the market, a
tour guide started to talk about a program that allow those with an EBT card to
get fresh produce. Those with an EBT card could go to a located booth at the
Eastern Market and swipe their card to receive tokens. Those tokens could be
used to buy fresh Michigan grown produce only. After the tour the young ladies
walked around to the different booths and talked to local vendors. Some of the
young ladies stopped market shoppers to ask them a few question from their “food
desert survey” that they been working on in class. Team 2 asked a young couple
why they shop at the Eastern Market. The couple replied, “The prices are
affordable and plus we want to support local businesses.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The young ladies seemed to really enjoy their time at
the Eastern Market. Many of them didn’t want to leave, but as the saying goes, “time
fly’s fast when you’re having fun.” Many of the girls said, “That they look
forward to coming back to the Eastern Market with their parents and love ones
in the near future.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Dr. Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526308363144731550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4247469905440901174.post-90653793558669609492015-03-15T00:46:00.003-04:002015-03-15T00:46:55.559-04:00Week 6<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hello families and happy pi day! Our GO-GIRLs had a very creative day today! We began our day with a community building exercise. Afterwards, our girls focused on their InspireData surveys. They began compiling 12 questions focusing on age, ethnicity, household income, and other demographics to gain various data points about who goes grocery shopping in other families. This data will expand upon our original subject matter of "Food Deserts in Detroit". Afterwards the girls went to the campus recreation center and played a variety of games prepared by our great student volunteers! Can't wait for week 7 in two weeks!</span><br />
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Dr. Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526308363144731550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4247469905440901174.post-15933830226900697692015-03-07T14:24:00.004-05:002015-03-07T14:24:33.295-05:00Week 5 at WSU GO-GIRL!Hello GO-GIRLS and families,<br />
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Woo hoo! Week five was a success! <br />
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During the parent cafe, over delicious danishes and doughnuts, Dr. Sally introduced many interesting topics. First, she emphasized the importance of taking on challenging math classes throughout our children's education. Being ahead in math, by taking on the advanced placement courses, proves to be very advantageous by being with other students who are just as motivated, as well as helping get ahead in college courses. Next, a Go Girl mentor, Ashley, came and introduced to parents the positive aspects of utilizing Facebook as a tool of communication. By "liking" Wayne State Go-Girl, you can find out a lot of fun facts and information while staying in the loop with your girls! Afterwards, a Wayne State librarian brought all of the parents to the computer lab and took them on a virtual tour. The most important and useful thing that the parents learned was MEL (Michigan Electronic Library) and how many resources that can be obtained via MEL. Check out the website available to all Michigan residents: www.mel.org<br />
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Our Go-Girls learned many different things today, too. What was discussed during our second half of class was the meaning of demographics and characteristics of a population. Out of several which were listed, the most agreed upon for the food desert survey was employment, transportation, number of household members and the distance of their homes from stores. The girls were then brought to the library and created a questionnaire on "InspireData" which they will be using to create their surveys next week.<br />
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Looking forward to week six, GO GIRLS!<br />
<br />Dr. Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526308363144731550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4247469905440901174.post-59590131862092603302015-02-28T14:22:00.001-05:002015-03-02T13:07:37.884-05:00Week 4 <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hi GO-GIRLS and families!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Week 4 was a success! The GO-GIRLs focused their attention today on two terms: mutually exclusive and exhaustive. They used technology to explain what surveys are and how they can be used in real life situations. After lunch, the girls were introduced to a program called InspireData and learned how to set up graphs with a topic based off of various data points. The topic they focused on was the various features of cats. Also discussed today was a recap of the Venn Diagram. Next week, the teams will continue to work with InspireData to create their own surveys as a group!</span></span><br />
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<br />Dr. Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526308363144731550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4247469905440901174.post-4866655688191733152015-02-18T19:46:00.002-05:002015-02-18T22:47:04.472-05:00GO-GIRL Winter 2015 Week 3 - Research and Ethics<div class="MsoNormal">
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GO-GIRLs began their educational adventure exploring Wayne State University Undergraduate
Library. During their venture they received a hands on tutorial on finding
relevant and reliable information from scholarly academic databases for their
individual and GO-GIRL projects. The ongoing topic for our program currently is
"Food Deserts" in the Metro Detroit area. After
lunch the girls explored "what is ethical research?" This included
the principles of right and wrong behavior, highlighting sets of standards in
various occupations. The girls paired up and went over scenarios where they
defined and declared what is ethical and unethical behavior in given
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Dr. Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526308363144731550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4247469905440901174.post-74453052189572234612015-02-07T14:26:00.000-05:002015-02-07T14:27:03.962-05:00GO GIRL Winter 2015 Week 2Welcome GO GIRLS and families!<br />
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Week 2 was great. The girls related to one another through the learning of social science issues, how to make effective surveys, the hypothesis behind surveys and exploring the characteristics and solutions of food deserts.<br />
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When returning from lunch the girls were introduced to a sample panel of board members representing the community leaders. These leaders represented The Board of Education, convenience stores, full service grocery stores and a nutrition expert. The purpose of this was to show how community members have different view points and possible solutions to their community being a food desert. This week allowed the girls to explore their access to food in their own community and interact with one another in an exciting way!<br />
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Week 1 was a success! All of the girls interacted and got to know each other by using Venn Diagrams, bar graphs, and personality bingo! Before the girls went to lunch they chose their group names. <br />
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We are proud to announce the GO-GIRL Class of 2015!<br />
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Team 1: Teenage Genius'<br />
Team 2: SUPER: Supportive, Unique, Pretty, Encouraging, Responsible<br />
Team 3: The M&M's: Marvelous Mademoiselle<br />
Team 4: Curie Girls: Curious, Unique, Ridiculous, Intelligent, Excellent<br />
Team 5: CCPG Forever: caring, cute, positive girls<br />
Team 6: Lil-JAYS: Joyful, Advanced, Young Sister<br />
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After lunch, the girls had a lot of fun! Some groups played games like "7-UP", "Why am I", and "Jeopardy". <br />
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Dr. Sally said during orientation, "the girls will be crying when you drop them off on the first day and during graduation they will be crying because they won't see each other until the summer academies." Well today the girls were very quiet at the beginning and at the end the girls did not want to go home! <br />
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Dr. Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526308363144731550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4247469905440901174.post-70034217928543504542014-11-03T19:28:00.000-05:002014-11-03T19:28:11.365-05:00Volunteering In Undergrad<div class="MsoNormal">
Volunteering and extracurricular activities tend to be very
important in high school. Often times it can be stressful and hard to balance.
I’ve found that the key is finding volunteering opportunities that you’re
actually interested in and can be passionate about, so it no longer feels like
something you have to do. Furthermore, it’s better to take on less
opportunities that you can better commit to than volunteering everywhere and
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So what are some opportunities to volunteer during your
undergraduate degree? If you’re thinking about medicine, volunteering at a
hospital can be really cool. With the right program, you can get some amazing
experience. In high school, I was able to watch a C-section and other surgeries
within the OGBYN unit. In college, I volunteered at Henry Ford hospital and
made rounds, seeing units ranging from nephrology (kidneys) to postnatal care (after
the baby is born). The great thing about Wayne State being in the heart of
Detroit is that there are so many opportunities – Henry Ford, the DMC,
Karmanos, Children’s hospital, etc. – you just have to find the one right for
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Another opportunity I found was volunteering at a Senior
home, specifically with hospice patients. This experience has been unexpectedly
rewarding and honestly, completely life changing. Every time I stop by I leave
feeling reenergized and connected back to the big picture. It helps me stop and
realize the important things, and has helped me grow as an individual in ways I
was not expecting. While many may think that this kind of work might be
depressing, it’s truly not. Seeing the patients’ faces light up when I walk in,
and they tend to be so talkative and hilarious. </div>
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With any career field, a huge part goes into research! What exactly is research? Research is to explore a topic (anything your mind can possibly imagine), produce data, and come to new conclusions. It's investigating, questioning, and thinking for new, innovative ideas. Wayne State University is one of the main research institutions in Michigan. Research isn't always strictly science, but it can involve anything you want to study and learn more about. </div>
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Many of the mentors at GO-GIRL research while completing their undergraduate research studies. I have found research to be an immense help both in and outside of the classroom. It can help your individual and collaborative work skills, how to present in front of large crowds, and of course, it helps you gain a better understanding of whatever it is that you are studying. </div>
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I am currently researching at the Wayne State School of Medicine doing a project on how to understand the mobilization and metabolism of fat tissue in cells. This can help prevent and know more about diseases that are commonly prevalent such as diabetes, heart disease, and obesity.<br /><br />One of the hardest parts about research I first found, was having to do work with animal samples. However, after getting trained and knowing how to handle animals properly it wasn't so bad. It's interesting to see just how alike our bodies are to little mice. Of course there are different physiological aspects, but in general they share the same eukaryotic cell qualities that we have! </div>
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Research opens your mind to finding new information about things you would have never thought about before. It really allows you to realize how there's so much work from the dedication of various individuals who study and do experiments day in and day out to make the world continue to advance and hopefully make it a better place! </div>
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<br />Dr. Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526308363144731550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4247469905440901174.post-68413737012781638712014-08-29T19:28:00.001-04:002014-08-29T19:29:37.813-04:00Welcoming The New School Year<div class="MsoNormal">
Hi GO-GIRLS! I hope your summer has been going well! After
all the fun we had at the academies, I wanted to fill you all in on what us
mentors are doing now that the school year is beginning for a lot of us. Many
of us juggle school, work, and extra curricular activities throughout the year,
so we are looking forward to a busy year not only with that but also with
upcoming GO-GIRL related events.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This week, Wayne State University welcomed the Fall 2014
semester. Over the weekend, students began to move into the dorms and buy their
textbooks at the bookstore. The incoming freshman experienced orientation on
Monday, exploring campus and meeting friends. The following Tuesday was the New
Student Convocation, an official welcoming of the new students, and FestiFall,
a fun picnic with food, games, and music. FestiFall is also an opportunity to
explore student organizations and clubs.<o:p></o:p></div>
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While a lot of us mentors begin our school year, I hope all
of you enjoy the last couple of days of summer and look forward to being one
step closer to college! Throughout the school year, I want you all to think
about all the exciting things we did over the academies and how you can apply
that to the things you learn in school. Keep in touch and follow GO-GIRL on all
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One of the last activities the Go Girls
participated in this academy was the GMO debate. GMOs are Genetically Modified
Organisms – organisms whose genetic material has been engineered to achieve
some desired product. The girls learned a little about GMOs and worked in pairs
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by the “FDA board” composed of mentors. Once all the presentations were
finished, the girls then became the FDA board and brainstormed solutions. They
suggested better labeling of GMO products, better regulations and more testing,
and some even suggested that GMOs should be banned until companies are
completely sure they are harmless. Overall, the girls did a wonderful job at
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<span id="goog_1157103631"></span>Dr. Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526308363144731550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4247469905440901174.post-19119577584261715682014-08-05T23:54:00.006-04:002014-08-05T23:57:09.230-04:00It's Genetic! Tuesday's Wrap UpAfter dinner, the girls relaxed and finished up their lab questions. Unfortunately, outdoor crafts were cancelled due to the rainy weather - but that didn't stop our BRIGHT Go Girls from having fun!<br />
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Today's day was filled with learning - from talking to Genetic Counselors and role-playing a real life situation to doing an experiment involving worms (ask your girl about how much fun it was!). To balance it out, the night was filled with relaxing and fun activities that brought out the girls' more creative sides.The girls designed some more shirts with puffy paints and we were amazed by all of the inner artists! Some energy was then released in a Zumba class again as girls danced to the rhythm.<br />
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When the girls came back, they were ushered to the activity room in Towers where they had first checked in. But this time, the girls filled the room and the mentors presented the Go Girls awards! Each and every girl was celebrated for the reasons why they were all so special to us. Traits awarded ranged from being funny or talented to having great leadership skills. Ask your girl what she got celebrated for!<br />
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Better yet, the awards were all intricate handmade DNA strands made by the mentors. And of course to the girls, even better yet was the fact that the night ended with a pizza party and some music!<br />
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P.S. This post is being written as I listen to all the girls sing along to Stay With Me by Sam Smith. How precious!<br />
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Today the girls headed over to the medical school to learn about genetic counseling and the heredity traits of common genetic illnesses. The course started with a lecture from Angela Trepanier, the program director for Wayne State's Genetic Counseling program. After this the girls learned about Genetic Counseling as a career through a series of "speed dates" with 8 Genetic Counselors. These volunteers varied from research specialists, practicing genetic counselors and even current genetic counseling students! The girls asked some great questions about the field, including what it means to be a genetic counselor and advice for pursuing a career in genetics. After the speed dating sessions, the girls put their own skills to the test in a mock genetic counseling session. The girls were divided into groups of three and assigned one of three roles: Genetic Counselor, Patient and Support Person. Check out Rachel and Ki-Jana as genetic counselors below!<br />
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<span>Alicia Salkowski, MS showing the girls a pedigree. She is also the creator and patent holder for Chromi the Chromosome</span><br />
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<br />Dr. Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526308363144731550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4247469905440901174.post-81802679167697352092014-08-05T00:02:00.001-04:002014-08-05T00:02:46.893-04:00It's Genetic! DNA & Cancer Lab ActivityToday, we did an experiment regarding DNA & Cancer! First we extracted DNA from strawberries, and used the anti-cancer drug cis platin with gel agarose electrophoresis (we felt like real scientists!). It was an amazing learning experience and we learned about DNA, its function, and how DNA is replicated. With the help of Gayani, a PhD candidate in Biochemistry and her lab team, we were able to learn how to do our experiments. The DNA extraction lab consisted of a strawberry, an extraction solution composed of shampoo, H2O (water), and NaCl (salt), and isopropanol. First, we had to smoosh the strawberries, pour in the extraction solution and once we filtered it, we added the isopropanol and saw the DNA float to the top of the tube. We collected the DNA and it was so interesting to see how the DNA looked and that a tiny strawberry had so much! We then prepared gels for electrophoresis to see how the gels would show the difference between DNA and DNA with the cis-platin drug. It was a fun lab and to be able to learn so much about the DNA that makes our bodies and cells function every day was the best part of it all!<br />
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<br />Dr. Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526308363144731550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4247469905440901174.post-68287969822634819292014-08-04T21:48:00.003-04:002014-08-04T21:48:47.026-04:00It's Genetic! Monday Wrap-upToday was a FULL day of labs for the girls - we extracted DNA from a strawberry (DO try this at home - it's super easy and really cool!), ran gels to see how cisplatin (an anticancer drug) works, and tried to figure out our very own genetics in hair follicles!<br />
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After all of those labs, we had "speed mentoring", where all of the girls got to meet different mentors and talk to them about their majors, extracurricular activities, and how to stand out in college applications. I had a great time talking with the girls about my experiences abroad and how to succeed in high school.<br />
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We had a great dinner and then a group of mentors and girls went to Zumba while another group of girls went to play volleyball - I went with the Zumba group, and it was so much fun! Here are a few photos I took in between dance moves:<br />
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If you want to see more photos from the academy (and a video from the Zumba class!), check out GO-GIRL on Instagram: wsugogirl.<br />
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I'm super excited to see how tomorrow goes: we're doing more work with the genes we found in our hair, and we're also going to the med school to learn about genetic counseling as a career.<br />
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<br />Dr. Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526308363144731550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4247469905440901174.post-5243819206509541302014-08-04T19:18:00.000-04:002014-08-04T19:18:00.161-04:00"It's Genetic!" Day 2: Biology ActivitiesGood evening everyone! Today, the GO-GIRLS began their mini courses exploring genetics and epigenetic information. With the help of Dr. Lori A. Pile, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at WSU, and her research assistant Ms. Ashlesha Chaubal, the girls learned about genes and how to replicate them using PCR (polymerase chain reaction). The girls covered various topics that deal with gene expression and DNA fingerprinting. After learning about the topic, the girls were able to extract their own DNA from their own hair strand. They had a lot of fun and loved to use new tools such as the centrifuge and pipette! After, they were able to build a model of chromatin to further understand DNA expression using colorful play dough as histones, tubing as DNA, and pipe cleaners and gumdrops as histone tails and chemical tags. Later in the day, the girls will be able to see their own DNA on agarose gel and find out if they are homozygous or heterozygous. To end the mini course activities, Dr. Lori Pile presented various career options in scientific research. The labs were very interactive and the girls were very eager to learn. Today was a very fun and productive day and the girls are eager to continue to explore genes through more mini courses tomorrow!<br />
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<br />Dr. Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526308363144731550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4247469905440901174.post-81597062922640742502014-08-04T08:55:00.001-04:002014-08-04T08:55:03.665-04:00"It's Genetic!" Day 1Good morning everyone! Yesterday was our first day of "It's Genetic!" We are all so excited to jump into the new academy and for the girls to learn a little bit about DNA and genetics. Girls and company arrived, and check-in/registration went smoothly. The girls were able to get a kick start on Arts & Crafts during check-in. Mentors paired up with their girls shortly after to get settled in the dorms. We had our first meal in the new cafeteria and headed over to the Education Building shortly after to complete a survey and a DNA pre-lab activity. Girls learned about different properties of DNA and how it functions using a puzzle piece demonstration packet. Dr. Sally then gave everyone a quick preview of what's to come this academy, and we ended the night watching "Frozen" and Twilight Yoga. We are pumped for the activity-filled day ahead!<br />
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Mentor JessDr. Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526308363144731550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4247469905440901174.post-13467292588913389682014-07-01T18:14:00.002-04:002014-07-01T18:15:34.328-04:00GO-GIRLS GO NURSING !<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
Monday, June 30th<br />
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The “In a Heartbeat” fun continued
as the girls prepared for G<sup>3</sup>N (GO-GIRLS Go Nursing). The girls made
their way to the WSU College of Nursing were they were active participants in a
presentation and discussion about the Heart and Heart Health lead by Dr. Rhonda
Conner-Warren, an alumnus of Wayne State University and the Assistant Professor
of Health Practice at MSU. During this presentation the girls learned about the
anatomy of the heart, normal vs abnormal heart sounds, the risk factors for
heart disease and how to identify the symptoms of both a heart attack and a
stroke. All of these fun facts were later tested in a rousing game of jeopardy
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the girls perform various physical activities like dribbling a ball under one leg
or performing 15 crossovers to demonstrate the flow of blood throughout the
heart. The girls were also able to see
the affect that physical activity had on their heart rate by measuring and
recording their pulse before and after power walking around the nursing
building. Dr. McNeil gave the girls the
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The simulation lab was one of the
most interactive moments of this session. The girls were able to listen and identify
the various types of heart sounds they had discussed during the lecture. The
models that the girls worked with are actually used to teach actual nursing students!
All in all the girls learned a great
deal about heart health and they were given valuable knowledge about the field
of nursing and all of the required courses and duties needed to become a
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Dr. Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526308363144731550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4247469905440901174.post-40899615299670347852014-06-30T23:45:00.003-04:002014-06-30T23:45:26.775-04:00In a Heartbeat- A Heartfelt Day Many of the mentees would call it a heartfelt day- literally! Early this morning the girls geared up to go to Wayne State's Science Hall for the Biology mini-course. After an informative and engaging lecture from Dr. Karen Myhr, a physiology professor at Wayne State, the girls got to put their newfound knowledge of the heart to the test. Dr. Myhr instructed the girls to role-play a simulation of the mechanism of the heart; Some girls acted as organs, exchanging gases and absorbing nutrients, while others acted as the blood itself, transporting oxygen and other molecules around the 'human body'. It was a great way for the girls to visualize the information. <div>
Next we were off to the biology lab upstairs to visualize the heart in a much more realistic way. After a quick lesson on responsible conduct around cadavers, the girls were able to physically hold and observe real human hearts! The hearts were obtained from Wayne State University's School of Medicine. For many of the girls, this was their first experience observing real organs and it truly solidified how exciting the study of science can be. It may have even inspired a few young minds to consider a career in the sciences!<br /><div>
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Dr. Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526308363144731550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4247469905440901174.post-3042465027709559602014-06-30T23:12:00.002-04:002014-06-30T23:12:57.567-04:00IHB Monday Night ActivitiesAfter a long day of learning, we gave our brains a break and had some fun! Before dinner we tried a new activity called "Speed Mentoring" where the GO-GIRLs spent 2 minutes with each mentor with a particular question to be asked and answered. The girls and mentors had a ton of fun while covering important topics such as college applications, ACT prep, and AP classes. After dinner the whole group headed outside to Keast Commons to burn off some steam! We played volleyball, frisbee, played on the swings, and did some sidewalk chalk art. We definitely made our presence known on campus! We came back to the dorms to munch on some snacks while working on hearts and crafts. Now it's time for bed to get ready for a long day of learning about nutrition and exercise tomorrow!<br />
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<img src="webkit-fake-url://F3F27457-8D61-4229-86A6-8EF7B74E7CFF/imagejpeg" />Dr. Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13526308363144731550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4247469905440901174.post-59679487292653715262014-06-29T22:44:00.003-04:002014-06-29T22:44:49.435-04:00"In a Heartbeat"- Part 1!We are finally here, GO-GIRL Summer Academy 1 for 2014! "In a Heartbeat" started out great today. Check-in went smoothly thanks to all of the wonderful parents who attended orientation, allowing us to get most of the paperwork out of the way early. The girls settled into the dorms and are now experiencing college life. After eating their first college meal, we headed over to the Education building for the first of many surveys and a quick overview from Mentors Jess and Anita. They talked to us about the USDA Food Plate guidelines and showed us how to use the pedometers to record our steps, simple ways we can keep our heart healthy. Next, we headed over to the beautiful Chemistry building for an introduction and overviewfrom Dr. Sally (pictured here). We finished out the night with a movie, Hearts and Crafts, and Twilight Yoga.<br />
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Thanks for reading,<br />
Mentor Catherine<br />
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