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With topics spanning biology, racial attitudes, autism, ethics, and more, 12 黑暗爆料网 students and alumni were selected to present their work at the prestigious National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) at the University of Memphis from April 6-8, 2017.

The mission of the Council on Undergraduate Research is to support and promote high-quality undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research and scholarship.

Those invited to present their work were:

• Jordan Jousma 鈥�18: 聽鈥漈he Effect of Co-Culturing H9c2 Cardiomyocytes With Mesenchymal Stem Cells On The Expression Of Cardiac Troponin-T鈥�
• Megan Gjertsen 鈥�19: 鈥淩ising Above the Ash: An Analysis of Ash Tree Death Using Drone Technology鈥�
• Madeleine Tjoelker 鈥�18: 鈥淕enomic Analysis: A Reflection on Biology, Counseling, and Ethics鈥�
• Cara Horstman 鈥�18; Laura DeVries 鈥�19; and Marie Sonnenburg 鈥�19: 鈥淕astrointestinal Microbiota’s Connection to Autism鈥�
• RebeccaLynn DeVries 鈥�18; Sarah Roddy 鈥�18; and Alyssa Milosz 鈥�18: 鈥淲hat鈥檚 Wrong with Being Colorblind? The Role of Social Dominance in Adopting Racial Attitudes鈥�
• Meilani Cruz 鈥�16: 鈥淓ffects of Attraction and How Individuals Feel They Attract Mates鈥�
• Santana Caicedo 鈥�17 and Emily Philips 鈥�17: 鈥淯rban Waterways: Antibiotic Resistance鈥�

NCUR brings together more than 3,500 students and their faculty mentors for a three day conference. NCUR provides students with the opportunity to present their scholarly research in a professional setting and interact with their peers, in addition to meeting with graduate school and corporate recruiters.