{"id":33568,"date":"2016-05-05T15:23:16","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T20:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=33568"},"modified":"2016-05-09T20:11:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T01:11:02","slug":"uwm-undergrads-show-their-research-muscle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-undergrads-show-their-research-muscle\/","title":{"rendered":"UWM undergrads show their research muscle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 250 UWM students from across disciplines presented results of their research on April 29 at the annual symposium sponsored by the UWM Office of Undergraduate Research.<\/p>\n<p>The projects included oral and poster presentations \u2013 and even a dance performance \u2013 on topics as diverse as the AIDS virus in green monkeys, tiny houses and blending dance with motion-tracking software.<\/p>\n<p>The work displayed was just a slice of undergraduates\u2019 research on campus. Every year, more than 900 students work directly with faculty on various projects. About half of the students receive academic credit for their work; others are paid through external and internal grants, including the Support for Undergraduate Research Fellows grants awarded by the Office of Undergraduate Research.<\/p>\n<p>A panel of judges chose 14 teams for ribbons of merit at this year\u2019s event:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nicole Thunes<\/li>\n<li>Christal Spaeth<\/li>\n<li>Alexandra Stott<\/li>\n<li>William Langhoff<\/li>\n<li>Liv Heidenreich<\/li>\n<li>Sara Schuler and Fred Kaems<\/li>\n<li>Nathaniel Burks, Dylan Bernard, Hannah Drake, Mary Seer and Caroline Siegworth<\/li>\n<li>Anastasia Hayward and Eliza Hermsmeier Fiscus<\/li>\n<li>Ndeye Drame<\/li>\n<li>Grace Nicora<\/li>\n<li>Mike Sportiello<\/li>\n<li>Damon Hinz<\/li>\n<li>Morgan Longreis<\/li>\n<li>Travis Manser<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The students did some judging of their own, choosing Doug Steeber, associate professor of biological sciences, as Mentor of the Year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 250 UWM students from across disciplines presented results of their research on April 29 at the annual symposium sponsored by the UWM Office of Undergraduate Research. 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