Students from across majors presented the findings of their undergraduate research at the annual Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (URSCA) Presentation Day. Highlighting the high quality of Whittier College’s undergraduates, presentations ranged from the effects fn the Internet on election results, to the possibilities of developing new antibacterial medicine from snails.
Carlos Campos Moya ’17 used data from global telescopes to look deep into space and study the explosive deaths of stars. Brianna Martinez ’18 dissected the globe-spanning connections between classic Irish and Mexican literature. And Alina Bonto ’18 traveled to Mississippi to examine the future health of coastal plants.
Along with a full day of presentations in the Science & Learning Center, students also displayed their work in Villalobos Hall. Standing beside their posters, the fledging researchers discussed their work with a bustling crowd of fellow students, professors, and President Sharon Herzberger.
For many students, participation in URSCA represents the culmination of their senior project work. It also satisfies a capstone experience requirement in their curriculum.
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