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NEWS
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Student Life
Students present research
All areas present studies in the
annual competition held in the Hall of Flags.
By Britney
Tabor
Contributor to The Shorthorn
A group of 95 students congregated in the
Hall of Flags in Nedderman Hall to participate in the first program
to recognize their research and creative activity together.
Students from varied fields of study presented 89 oral and poster
presentations. Students had 15 minutes each to present their research
before a panel of judges. The Annual Celebration of Excellence by
Students exhibits graduate and undergraduate research and creative
activity. In the past, the university sponsored two separate programs
to showcase students’ work.
Social work graduate student Ronald Swatzyna won first place for
his research on “A Cross-National Analysis of the Impact of
War on Women’s Reproductive Health in Developing Countries.”
In the undergraduate competition, nursing student Cindy Carter won
first place for her research on the “Unique Educational Needs
of Couples Expecting Multiple Births.”
The first-place winners were unavailable for comment Monday afternoon.
All the winners will be recognized at the ACES award ceremony at
4 p.m. April 10 at the President’s convocation for Academic
Excellence in Texas Hall.
Cathy Pritchett, ACES co-chairman, said she is glad Friday’s
program combined graduate and undergraduate students. She said there
were great talents displayed, and it was good to see the students
working together.
“I think this was beneficial to students to see other students
are doing and researching,” she said.
Some of the research showcased included projects that affect students
in every discipline on campus.
Kinesiology senior Bobbie Greenshaw said she and her partners worked
for three months comparing the grip strength of wheelchair and able-bodied
male basketball players. She said this issue was important to her
because she is a student athletic trainer who is trying to help
basketball players stay strong and in shape.
“We compared their hand-grip strengths, and it turned out that
the wheelchair players have a stronger hand-grip strength,”
Greenshaw said.
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