Students’ work shines during Celebration of Scholarship

Alex Zinoviev is giving an oral presentation at the Celebration of Scholarship.

More than 80 presentations were made during the Celebration of Scholarship: 14th Annual Student Research and Creative Activities Event, held April 25-26 at Reeve Memorial Union.

This year, the event kicked off on April 25 with the Spring Honors Thesis Symposium. Seven students — Katrina Bell, Jen Hammerly , Cassie Kautzer , Jennifer Kuklinski, Margaret LaBorde, Laura Roemaat and Alex Zinoviev — gave oral presentations. The topics ranged from “The Importance of Parent Involvement in Play as Perceived by Early Childhood Educators and Parents” to “Use of Screen Real Estate on University Home Pages.”

On April 26, students gave 60 poster, 11 oral and three artistic presentations. Audiences enjoyed topics from “Queen Elizabeth I and Self-Fashioning” to “International Patterns in Economic Gender Inequality.”

The following students were recognized during the Provost’s Awards Reception on the evening of April 26:

Graduate Studies Outstanding Graduate Research Awards – ($200)

• Matthew Rubin (Dr. Lisa Dorn, Biology and Microbiology), Environmental Sensitivity and Gene Expression Patterns in Arabidopsis thaliana
• Nancy Murphy (Dr. Vicki Moss, Nursing), The Lived Experiences of Hope Among Domestic Violence Survivors

Undergraduate Awards – ($100)

• Adam Betz ( Dr. James Chaudoir), A New Life: For Solo Guitar Written and Performed by Adam Betz
• Andrea D’Alessio, Erica Mazzolari, Bryce Scherer (Douglas Heil, Communication/ Radio-TV-Film), Radio-TV-Film Scene Readings II
• Autumn Krug (Dr. William Wacholtz, Chemistry), Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Thiophene Ligand and its Incorporation in Low-Dimensional Platinum(II) Complexes
• Alex Zinoviev (Miles Maguire, Journalism), Use of Screen Real Estate on University Home Pages

Westbrook Award – ($125)

• Mohamed Yakub (Dr. Lisa Dorn, Biology and Microbiology), Evolution of UV Tolerance in Plants

Clow Award – ($125)

• Amanda Bohn, Jennifer Ellner, Jennifer Kohls (Kathleen Stetter, Psychology), Affiliation: How We View Others Compared to How We View Ourselves
• Chin-Feng Lai (Dr. Vicki Moss, Nursing), Factors That Influence Cervical Cancer Screening Among Chinese College Students

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