FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  |  April 18, 2016

Chambersburg, Pa. — Wilson College students will present the results of their undergraduate and graduate research at Wilson’s 7th annual Student Research Day on Friday, April 29. The public is invited to join Wilson students, faculty, staff and administrators at all events. 

Seniors will present their work, which was produced in conjunction with faculty advisers, beginning at 9 a.m. in Warfield Hall’s Allen Auditorium and the Brooks Science Center auditorium. In addition, a dance presentation choreographed and performed by students will be held at 11:30 a.m. in the dance studio in Davison Hall. Afternoon sessions will be held in the Brooks auditorium.

In addition to the oral presentations, other students will share their work graphically in a poster session, to be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m., also in Brooks. One group of posters represents the work of students in a class called “Biology of Cancer,” looking at different types of cancer.

Presentations will showcase undergraduate and graduate research projects in such disciplines as biology, chemistry, history, fine arts, psychology, English and environmental science.

“Student Research Day is an important day at Wilson College, providing a time to showcase the remarkable achievements of our students, “said Elissa Heil, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty. “It’s also a celebration of our strong student and faculty collaboration, which Wilson College prides itself on.” 

Student Research Day is again being sponsored this year by the NOVA Corp., a minority-owned information technology service company headquartered in Chambersburg.

The day will kick off with welcomes by Heil in the Brooks Center and President Barbara K. Mistick at 9 a.m. in Warfield’s Allen Auditorium.

Oral presentations throughout the day focus on the humanities, sciences and social sciences, and will include examinations of: factors that increase the contamination risk of pathogenic E.coli in the Conococheague Creek; effects of apiary practices on Colony Collapse Disorder in European honey bees; Chambersburg African-American Black Nationalist Martin Robison Delaney (1812-85); effects of taking the blood thinner Apixaban and fish oil together on hypertensive, stroke-prone rats; the Rights of Nature movement and women farmers in Pennsylvania engaging in activism for social or political change.

At 4 p.m., guest speaker Maria Silvia Muylaert de Araujo will present a talk on “Mitigation of Climate Change.”

Also on April 29, three Wilson seniors –  Lindsey Sutton, Allison Strayer and Alexis Ankro – will host a capstone exhibition of their artwork in Wilson’s Bogigian Gallery. The exhibition will continue through May 15.

Wilson’s Student Research Day will conclude with the annual Academic Awards presentation at 6 p.m. in the Brooks auditorium.

Student Research Day at Wilson was founded in 2010 as a way to recognize and celebrate the research, scholarship and creative activities of students and their faculty mentors. For more information, visit www.wilson.edu/student-research-day.

MEDIA CONTACT:       
Cathy Mentzer, Manager of Media Relations
Phone: 717-262-2604
Email: cathy.mentzer@wilson.edu

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Founded in 1869, Wilson College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college offering bachelor’s degrees in 29 majors and seven master’s degrees. Wilson is committed to providing an affordable education that offers value to its students beyond graduation.

Located in Chambersburg, Pa., the college had a fall 2015 enrollment of 923, which includes students from 22 states and 16 countries. Visit www.wilson.edu for more information.