2020 Virtual Symposium
April 20-24, 2020
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Did you miss the live events during the week of the Virtual Symposium? Check out the recordings here.
Monday Accordion Closed
Talk with Dr. Morgan Vigil-Hayes and the CANIS Lab
Dr. Vigil-Hayes and the students that she works within the CANIS Lab gave us a wonderful overview of what the lab does and how students in Computer Science, Informatics, and Electrical Engineering can get involved with research.
Spotlight Video: Tyler Trebilcock
Tyler talks about what research has meant to him as a Mechanical Engineering major and the work that he has been able to do with the Jean Shuler Mini-Grant.
Tuesday Accordion Closed
Talk with Dr. Olivia Lindly
Dr. Olivia Lindly and one of the students she works with gave us a wonderful overview of her lab and the work that they do with examining determinants of healthcare and health disparities for children with special health care needs, building family capacities (e.g., health literacy) to promote child health, and developing measures of attitudes and behaviors related to child health (e.g., parent use of complementary health approaches for children).
Spotlight Video: Trisha Droubie
Trisha talks about what research has meant to her as a Social Work major and the work that she has been able to do with the Hooper Undergraduate Research Award.
Spotlight Video: Jessica Archibald
Jessica talks about what research has meant to her as an Environmental Studies and Spanish major and the work that she has been able to do with the Community-University Public Inquiry program.
Wednesday Accordion Closed
Roundtable Discussion: Current Challenges of Indigenous Nation Building in the Southwest with Eric Leslie, Promise West, and Kiana Etsate-Gashytewa
Students shared their capstone projects on jurisdiction, healing, and economic development issues within indigenous lands.
Spotlight Video: Emma Winn
Emma talks about what research has meant to her as an English major and the work that she has been able to do with the Hooper Undergraduate Research Award.
Spotlight Video: Hannah Gish
Hannah talks about what research has meant to her as an Education major and the work that she has been able to do with the Interns-to-Scholars program.
Thursday Accordion Closed
NAU Excellence in Undergraduate Inquiry Award with Alexis Banuelos
Undergraduate researcher Alexis Banuelos, an Honors student in Biomedical Sciences and a Chemistry minor, received the 2020 NAU Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Inquiry and Creativity. Banuelos currently has a Jean Shuler Research Mini-Grant to study virus-like particles in hopes of creating a vaccine for cardiovascular disease. She also helps other engage in research by serving as a mentor for the Louis Stokes Minority Alliance Participation (LSAMP) program.
Spotlight Video: Jackson Bova
Jackson talks about what research has meant to him as a Mechanical Engineering student, with minors in Civil Engineering and Mathematics and the work that he has been able to do with the Community-University Public Inquiry program.