Summer research projects by students on display next week

Two presentations of student research done at the Health Sciences Center this summer are planned next week. Both are open to everyone.

At noon on Wednesday, Aug. 12, undergraduate students who have been working in laboratories associated with the National Science Foundation Center for Molecular Biotechnology will make short presentations on their research in room K-069. Immediately afterward, students will display their posters and be available to discuss their work.

Each summer the Center for Molecular Biotechnology, one of 24 science and technology centers funded by NSF, recruits undergraduate students from campuses across the country to participate in its Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program. Students work in research labs daily and participate in ongoing projects under the direction of a scientific mentor. Participants this year include students from Montana State, Eastern New Mexico, New Mexico, Clark Atlanta, Valdosta State (Georgia) and Xavier (New Orleans) universities. The center is also providing support to two other students from Whitman College and Harvard University.

Participants in two National Institutes of Health-funded summer programs, Discovering Interdisciplinary Science Career Opportunities (DISCO) for high school students and Stipends for Training Aspiring Researchers (STAR) for undergraduates, will present their summer research from 10 a.m. to noon, Friday, Aug. 14, in rooms 348-350 of the South Campus Center. A short awards presentation and reception will follow in the Crow’s Nest, also at SCC, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. ¶