She’s only finished three marathons, which I think makes these numbers all the more stout.) And before that, she ran to sixth at the 2007 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, her crowning glory to a wildly successful college career with the University of Virginia. (I can’t go on without qualifying this PR.

Her first one, the JFK 50 Mile, was just a smidge more than six months ago.īefore that, she was training with the McMillan Elite crew out of Flagstaff, Arizona, and already in possession of a 2:32:55 marathon PR. I mean, it’ll be her fourth ultramarathon race, like, ever. Whether you are interested in the arts, or engineering a clean water system for the developing world, you will find the resources you need to take part in a number of hands on, innovative research projects all over grounds.When I get to thinking about it-really applying the gray matter inside my noggin’ and pondering-I can’t conjure a single, logical reason why Emily Harrison is toeing the line at the Western States 100 this Saturday morning. The Harrison Award grants up to three thousand dollars to undergraduate students to work on a year-long research project, and the Double Hoo grants up to five thousand dollars to an undergraduate and graduate student pair working on a year long research project. Some other grant opportunities available to students at UVA are The Harrison Award, and The Double Hoo Research Grant. My JPC team, for example, is doing research here in the Charlottesville area that deals with topics concerning gender studies and relationships. Some of this research takes place on grounds, but other projects have given students the opportunity to travel across the country, and internationally as well. This grant is given to student teams of three to seven members that work on a project under the advisement of a faculty member. As a research-oriented university, our professors are constantly engaging in their own research, and are more than happy to have undergraduates working on their projects.įor my own research project, I received the funding I needed through one of the grants offered here at UVA, known as the Jefferson Public Citizens.

There are also a number of different avenues to getting involved in research, whether through student-led projects or teaming up with professors. I know when people talk about research at a university it is easy to jump right to science and engineering projects, but as a student at UVA you have the opportunity to explore whatever topic interests you most-no matter the field or the discipline. One of the most rewarding things I've been involved with here at UVA has been undergraduate research-something that about two-thirds of our undergraduate students will take part in during their time here. After I graduate I plan to get a master’s degree in Occupational Therapy. I grew up in the wonderfully historic Williamsburg, VA and I am studying Kinesiology and Psychology here at UVA. Hey Guys! My name is Emma Petkofsky and I am a rising third year here at UVA.

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