Sewanee Research

This account is sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research & Scholarship in order to promote research and scholarly endeavors across the university.

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Teaming up for a study of human decision-making, Allison Barrera-Flores, C’27, and Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology Thomas Reppert aimed to quantify the human tendency to devalue goods that are received in the future. https://t.co/TzzD72bGfy

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Undergraduate student Rowland Fournier, C’27, and alumnus Philip Gould, C’16, recently collaborated on a research project with scientists at the Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute (REWI) and Appalachian State University. https://t.co/nIMOZyGMji

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If you weren't at the SURF oral presentations, you missed hearing about fantastic student research and participating in exciting interdisciplinary dialogue. But it's not too late! Come to the SURF Research Frenzy poster session this afternoon from 2:00-3:30 in Harris Commons.

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Tomorrow!

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Don't miss the scholarly event of the summer--the SURF Research Frenzy is on Thursday! #undergraduate_research

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Louise Block, C’28, was named a nat'l quarterfinalist at the Nat'l Association of Teachers of Singing Regional Conference after her performance of works by contemporary composer H. Leslie Adams, early-Romantic Polish composer Maria Szymanowska, and Baroque composer G.F. Handel.

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We love this article about Scholarship Sewanee! #undergraduate_research
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The Speaker's Choice Award at Scholarship Sewanee from among the non-SPARC posters was Nanopolystyrene Exposure Induces Proteostasis Decline in Caenorhabditis elegans by Hannah Talbott, Hannah Womble, Ellen Woodward, and Elise Kikis

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Talia de la Cruz, Avery Graff, Autumn Sims, Jennifer Wanyingi, and Katie McGhee were awarded a Speaker's Choice Award at Scholarship Sewanee for their poster on Severity, Dynamics, and Socioeconomic Drivers of Masai Giraffe Bushmeat Activities in the Amboseli Region (SPARC).

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On Friday, April 25, the campus will come alive with the remarkable scholarly work of our students during Scholarship Sewanee. See https://t.co/GNidJJcy6N for more details. #Undergraduate_research

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Graham Nystrom, C'26, was awarded a grant from the Diamondback Terrapin Working Group to support his important contributions toward conservation of terrapins in South Carolina, which will build on his ACA Ledford-funded research last summer.

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OURS helps support faculty-mentored student research in the summer and year-round. Help us make more such life-changing experiences available to our students. Today, on this Tiger Tuesday, please go to https://t.co/xceRKcwWhZ…... and select undergraduate research from the menu.

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Students, if you plan to present at Scholarship Sewanee, you should consider attending one of these workshops!

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Students, don't forget to submit your Scholarship Sewanee abstracts by 11:59 pm tonight! https://t.co/BtaNwGw2pM

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Kate White, C’25, choreographed a duet, “Inevitability,” performed by Kate and Talia de la Cruz, C’26, in an adjudicated concert at the American College Dance Association SE Regional Conference. This work was selected to be one of only 12 dances appearing in the Gala Concert.

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Over the course of one year, they will work closely with Elise Kikis and Terri Fisher, Co-Directors of OURS, to study and communicate best practices for mentored research. This project is supported by a McCrickard Faculty Development grant from the University of the South.

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We are pleased to announce that Kati Curts (Religious Studies), Katie McGhee (Biology), and Jennifer Matthews (Theater and Dance) were selected by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship (OURS) to serve as Faculty Fellows for Mentored Research and Creative Work!

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They are all experienced mentors who are passionate about improving the culture of undergraduate research at Sewanee. They approach this challenge through varied disciplinary lenses, representing the humanities, sciences, and the arts.

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Jeffrey Guerra, C'24, Merrit Newton, C'23, and Cassie Nicotera, C'25, worked in Dr. Katie McGhee's lab to measure how males reacted to a younger vs an older hermaphrodite partner. Now they are co-authors of this article published in Biology Letters. https://t.co/yvcN5XeTdI

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Today!!