Grand Challenges Impact Lab

2024 Student Blog


February 15, 2024

Thinking like an Entrepreneur

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After feeling pretty useless last week being sick, the tables have turned with the Rise Bionics team making a comeback on our home stretch of wrapping things up. Although I can sense Arun is disappointed with the progress we haven’t made, I am confident he will be pleased with the deliverables we will be presenting…


Mr. Vishwanath

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As per usual I’m late to blog readings. As I round the corner to the first floor couches, the worst sound hits my ears, “Quinn, do you have a blog to read for us today?”. Crap, I guess maybe I should have checked the blog schedule last night, but I also vividly remember thinking at…


February 14, 2024

Why was the shawarma place closed yesterday

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Hey there; ‘got another Yak blog for ya today. It’s the fourth one if you can believe it. Anyways, after a long day at the office, I am really tired and not sure what to write about. I first thought that I would write about how the shawarma shop being closed yesterday made me sad….


No Longer Sick!!

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It is 6:14 pm Tuesday, February 13th, 2024. It is 81 degrees Fahrenheit, mostly clear skies, and I am in Bangalore, India writing yet again from a UTC couch. Anyways, after being sick all of last week, I was able to finally leave the house for a substantial time without passing out and enjoy the…


February 13, 2024

The Road Ahead

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Last week was a challenging one, marked by slow progress due to both Matt and me falling ill with the mysterious GCIL sickness that has affected so many. These past few weeks have been a peculiar mix of feeling like I’ve accomplished nothing while simultaneously feeling as though I’ve been working tirelessly. As our deadlines…


Just Another Quarter at UW

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I don’t even know what week it is right now; I just know I have stuff due on Wednesday and Friday. But that’s usually how it goes during the second half of the quarter, where I don’t even know what day it is or how long’s left, just that everything is suddenly creeping up, and…


February 12, 2024

A Good Weekend is the Best Medicine

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To be blunt, for a good portion of the last couple of weeks I was straight up not having a good time. Like many of my comrades, I fell sick. I knew it was bad when I got effectively no sleep one night and told my roommate, “I think I need to go to the…


Home Cooking

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Now, halfway through the program, I find myself missing my kitchen. Not friends or family, not my bed or even bathroom (though the idea of unlimited toilet paper tempts me sometimes), but the few square feet of space in which I am able to take the time to cook a meal in peace and quiet….


February 9, 2024

Moving Forward

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At the end of our 6th week, it suddenly feels like everything is happening very quickly. Our last group trip is next week; our first group project and organization reports are due next week, and I’m already registering for next quarters classes. I look back on the time we’ve had here and wonder what I…


February 8, 2024

Ridgely’s Routine

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After a nice weekend trip to Hampi filled with various adventures, we are back to the grind at UTC working with our organizations and preparing our first draft of our GCIL projects. With things starting to ramp up, stress has begun to build from trying to shape and refine our GCIL project, the personal pressure…



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