Frontiers

• Join Us for the Fall Frontiers Research Poster Exhibition

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All members of the UConn community are invited to join us for the Fall Frontiers exhibition, which will feature the projects of 31 outstanding student researchers working across the academic disciplines. A brief keynote address will be given by Michelle Williams, Associate Vice President for Research, and light refreshments will be served.

Inaugural Fall Frontiers in Undergraduate Research Poster Exhibition - Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 5-7 pm - Wilbur Cross South Reading Room

Several student presenters have been profiled by reporters from the Daily Campus. Learn more about their projects at the links below:

  • Profile of Krisela Karaja by Kathleen McWilliams. Research Project: “Latino/Latin American Transnational Narratives of War and Violence”
  • Profile of Rob Stickels by Domenica Ghanem. Research Project: “The Role of Estrogen in the Early Male Gonad”
  • Profile of Rachel Adams by Julia Werth. Research Project: “Development of a Tissue Treatment and Sorting Protocol in the Fabrication of Transcatheter Aortic Valves”

 

2013 Frontiers Program Now Available

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We hope that you’re planning to attend the Frontiers exhibition this Friday afternoon or Saturday!

Here’s a link to the program. We have 218 undergraduate students presenting posters for 175 research projects. STEM fields, social science, humanities, and the arts are all well represented. Many students who are presenting their research have received SURF, SHARE, and other Office of Undergraduate Research awards.

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The artwork for the Frontiers poster was produced by talented Holster Scholars, Kaitrin Acuna and Julianne Norton. The poster was designed by Mallory Matula. Thank you all!