This summer, sophomore MSUM Biochemistry and Biotechnology major Kelsey Leach was invited to give an oral presentation at the national SEA-PHAGES Annual Symposium organized by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Her presentation was entitled “Isolation and Characterization of Microbacterium phage Etta and Discovery of Bacteriophage Vers using a Novel Antarctic Cryobacterium Isolate.” This research project began as part of a […]
Lisa Nawrot (Psy), Sumali Pandey (Bio) and Donna Stockrahm (Bio) attended the CUR Undergraduate Research Programs conference June 27-29 at the Ohio State University. You might know CUR from its signature student programs — Posters on the Hill and NCUR, the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. But there are more resources and events for both faculty and students. CUR divisions […]
In this issue… CUR Math/CS Announces 2019 Faculty Mentor Awardees 2019 UR Programs Conf: Travel Grant Apps Due May 15 Scenes from 2019 Posters on the Hill Want to Infuse UR into Campus Culture? Attend May 22 Webinar, 2018 AURA Awardees Applications Due May 31 for CUR Proposal Writing Institute Deadlines Near for Undergraduate Opportunities National Science Board Seeks Nominations […]
In this issue: Read About 2019 Posters on the Hill Participants, Abstracts NSF’s Córdova to Receive Honorary CUR Fellows Award List: Top Institutions Sending NCUR 2019 Participants 2019 UR Programs Conf: Keynote Speaker, Travel Grants CFP, Spr20 SPUR: Undergrad Research for the 21st Century (Deadline May 6) Want to Infuse UR into Campus Culture? Attend May 22 Webinar, 2018 AURA […]
Dr. Lee Garth Vigilant and Sociology majors Amanda Heitkamp and Ashley Heitkamp attended the Midwest Sociological Society (MSS) Annual Meeting in Chicago from April 17-20. Ashley and Amanda gave a presentation entitled “‘First Off, Take a Breath and Relax. I’m About 99% Positive You Don’t Have HIV’: The Contours of Emotional Support and Peer-Diagnosis in an N-Adic Online Sexual Health […]