Student Research and Creative Endeavor Symposium

The April 12, 2013 Symposium with 54 student presenters was a resounding success and an excellent opportunity for students to present posters on research and creative endeavor to an audience of faculty and student peers.

Congratulations to prize winners for 2013:

First Prize: Irene Gichungeh
Department of Public Policy
Faculty sponsor: Dr. Ae-Sook Kim
Do nonprofit nursing homes perform better than for-profit nursing homes? Empirical evidence in Indiana

Second Prize: Jessica Schein
Department of Biology
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. George Mourad
The nucleobase cation symporter 1 of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and that of the evolutionarily distant Arabidopsis thaliana display parallel function and establish a plant-specific solute transport profile

 Third Prize: Elizabeth Tobin (Jenkins)
Department of Psychology
Faculty Sponsor: Michelle Drouin
Sexting: A New Route to Sexual Coercion?

People’s Choice Award: Nicholas Lawrence
Department of Marketing/Management
Faculty sponsor: Dr. Nichaya Suntornpithug
Department stores: organizational culture, customer survey and employee empowerment

Questions? E-mail Jane Markin, Office of Research, Engagement, and Sponsored Programs