On Tuesday, April 26, a record 360 MU undergraduate students will present their research and creative works at the annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Spring Forum. The students will display their work from 1:30-5 p.m. in the McQuinn Atrium of the Bond Life Sciences Center. Students from majors from all across campus will participate with a wide variety of projects being presented.
The list of projects in the Forum include:
- Hydrogen as an alternate fuel source
- Middle school bullying
- Concrete bridge safety
- Seedling growth in maize
- Effects of a high protein breakfast
- French women’s fashion during Nazi occupation
- Patterns of U.S. Senate retirements
- Genetic diversity of pine trees in Missouri
- Making ice cream better for diabetics
- Political attitudes of young adult consumers
- Improving highway safety
- Crayfish dominance behavior
- Spiritual questions in Harry Potter
- Reducing damage after traumatic brain injuries
- Social competency of autistic teens
- Seismic activity in the Mediterranean Sea
- Teaching math to preschoolers using physical activity
- Rock glacier movement in Colorado
- Measuring protein in prostate cancer cells
- Exploring mental illness through art
Students in the Forum are eligible to compete for the Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research & Creative Achievements. All student participants, as well as the Hesburgh Award winners, the Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research winners and the Outstanding Undergraduate Mentor Award winners will be honored at the Recognition Ceremony at 12:05 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27 in McQuinn Auditorium of the Bond Life Sciences Center.
