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UNE announces winners of 2016 Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium

Student researcher Amanda Anderson explains her poster.
Student researcher Amanda Anderson explains her poster, titled "What's in the Box? Creativity leads to more accurate interpretations of olfactory and tactile clues," at the 2016 Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium.

On May 6, 2016, UNE 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.

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.