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The University of Maine at Orono recently hosted its annual Student Symposium for Research and Creative Activity, where more than 1,000 student researchers, co-authors, faculty, and community members celebrated student achievement.
Among the 350 projects featured, 35 earned awards.
The top graduate and undergraduate projects from 10 academic categories were recognized.
Each winner received an award medal and a $500 cash prize.
Among the winners: Undergraduate Health: Daniel Weaver, Jasmine French, Abby Roy, and Julia Shannon for their project "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Cancer Patients with Radiation-Induced Tissue Injuries."
Graduate Health: Nicolette Wallace for "The Science of Compost: An Assessment of the Efficacy of Ungrading, Sense of Belonging, Self-Directed Learning, and Growth Mindset in an Undergraduate Research Learning Experience."
Natural Sciences: Jamie Fogg, Julia Sunnarborg, Christy Hudak, and Lisa Sette for "Beyond the Shoreline: Investigating Gray Seal eDNA in Coastal Waters."
Biology: Eleanor Carrolton, Hector Orellana, Anna Schumann, and Keith Hutchison for "Why Oh Why WhiB7? Characterizing Prophage-encoded ESX-secreted Toxin Systems and Their Role in WhiB7 Expression and Mycobacterial Drug Resistance."
Education: Ashley Cray, Carleigh
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