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The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Honors Program graduate presented research at the Pekan International Education Confernce in Malyasia on the value students place on writing in the 21st century.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ leaders announced Monday that the associate professor of biology has been selected the next Japheth E. Rawls Professor for Undergraduate Research in Science.

Dozens of professors representing 20 colleges and universities returned to campus July 26-31 for the second year of a three-year research seminar hosted by Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Center for Engaged Learning.

Students participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences program spent eight weeks on campus collaborating with faculty on a variety of projects.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ senior Rachel Mehaffey used the university's top prize for undergraduate research and creative achievements to study the way dancers interpret what they are asked to perform on stage and in the classroom.

Using economic data from China, an Â鶹ÊÓƵ senior found that tourism helps reduce poverty for many residents in developing countries, though some people are helped more than others.

An Â鶹ÊÓƵ music theatre major and Â鶹ÊÓƵ College Fellow interviewed residents of a local retirement community for stories shared in an original production.

An Â鶹ÊÓƵ senior independent major in neuroscience made a surprising discovery when she tracked brain activity in dancers being shown how to perform a new task.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ students and professors shared research findings and creative work Tuesday at the Spring Undergraduate Research Forum, a day set aside each spring for the campus community to celebrate scholarship and faculty mentoring relationships.

Though parents of preschoolers focus more of their efforts on teaching children how to read, two Â鶹ÊÓƵ seniors found that you don’t have to be a wizard with numbers to create in young people a love for math and science.