Reflections on the 2025 Open Scholarship Bootcamp

Ella and Suhwan from our lab attended the Penn State Open Scholarship Bootcamp and came back energized by the conversations. Both highlighted how sessions on research transparency and reproducibility—including hands-on use of tools like Quarto—offered practical ways to make science more open.

Ella especially appreciated the talk on Data Rescue, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding and sharing public data. Suhwan noted how discussions about the role of AI in research sparked curiosity about both its potential and its challenges.

For both, the bootcamp was a reminder that open scholarship isn’t just an ideal—it’s a set of practices that make research stronger and more impactful.