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On May 6, 2016, 51Ʒ��held its 16th annual Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium. More than 200 undergraduate students participated in this year’s symposium, which comprised an art display, 49 posters and 40 oral presentations.

Teresa Dzieweczynski, Ph.D., associate professor and coordinator of Undergraduate Research, stated, “It was incredible to see the products of the students’ hard work and to see so many different disciplines represented…I appreciate the students’ willingness to present their research, the willingness of the faculty to mentor these students, and the faculty and staff to participate in the event.”

First prize in the Oral Presentation category went to Brittney Logan (Animal Behavior, ’16) for her project “Service Dogs Paws and Personality.” The runner-up was Megan Perry (Biochemistry and Applied Mathematics, ’16) with “Exploring the Computational Potential of Cyclin-Dependent Kinases.”

Rebecca Sherrier (Psychology, ’19) won first place in the Artistic Exhibit category for “Momento Mori—A Reflection of Mortality.”

In the Poster Presentation category, Jessica Kane (Animal Behavior, ’17) took top honors with “Side Effects May Include: Female Siamese Fighting Fish Avoid Males Exposed to the Estrogen Mimic Ethinylestradiol Regardless of Female Exposure” while Dylan Fletcher (Biological Sciences /Political Science minor, ’17), Lauren Gileau (Nursing, ’16), Ryan Camire (Nursing, ’15) and Shea Goudreau, B.S., ’15 (Medical Biology-Pre-Physician Assistant Track/Latin American Studies minor) were the runners-up for their project, “Lactic Acid Bacteria Reduce Salmonella Javiana-induced Epithelial Cell Cytotoxicity and Decrease Pathogen Virulence Gene Expression.”

Winners received certificates and monetary awards.