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A strategic communications major teamed with the director of Â鶹ÊÓƵ's African & African-American Studies program to conduct undergraduate research into the portrayal of plus-sized black women in popular media.

The university's top award comes with $15,000 to support and celebrate academic and creative achievements.

The associate professor of English & coordinator of African and African-American Studies program was invited to present a paper titled "Transforming Higher Education: Restructuring Space and Minds” and lead a workshop for faculty during the Mico University College's Week of Activities held in Kingston, Jamaica during the week of April 8.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is the nation’s most recognized resource for classifying conditions like depression and anxiety, but through five editions and half a century, its self-professed raison d'être continues to evolve. Â鶹ÊÓƵ senior Kelsey O’Connell set out to learn “why,” and more importantly, she wanted to pinpoint “how.”

Math majors Christopher Shill '14 and Erin Strosnider '14 and assistant professor of mathematics Chad Awtrey gave a joint, invited presentation at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro, on April 9, 2014.

Emily Delaplane '14 conducted a study with Professor Cindy Fair of the way second grade students interacted with older adults in local retirement communities.

The professor of human service studies worked with Lauren Taylor '10 and Jamie Albright '13 on recently completed studies that have been published or presented to international audiences.

Math majors Chris Shill '14 and Erin Strosnider '14 presented their research at the spring conference of the Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics  held at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah on March 14-15, 2014.

As a growing number of grade schools complement traditional textbooks with computer tablets, senior Jeff Stern is using a top Â鶹ÊÓƵ award to research the way children retain information from the two types of media.

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