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Overview of Selected USS'97 Projects

 

• America's Silent Shame: A Documentation of Japanese Internment
  (student Christine Furuki with mentor Donald Daiker - English)
• Organization of a Stock Mutual Fund
  (student James Prochazka with mentor David Marshall - Finance)
• Morphological Changes of Superior Cervical Ganglion Cell Bodies Following Nerve Growth
  (student Sheila Collins with mentor Lori Isaacson - Zoology)
• Turning Points: Understanding the Impact of Positive and Negative Interracial Experiences in College
  (student Erin Maher with mentor Margaret Wright - Psychology)
• Immigrant Literature in Germany
  (student Ioana Smultea with mentor Audrone Willeke - German, Russian, & East Asian Languages)
• Towards a Better Gender Balance in the World of Computing
  (student Jon-Richard Little with mentor Christopher Wolfe - Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Tree Species Composition and Canopy Fragmentation along the Urban Gradient
  (student Brian Forschner with mentor Robert Blair - Zoology)
• The Rise and Social Significance of the Soda Fountain and Ice Cream Parlor in the United States
  (student Heather Tompkins with mentor Mary Kupiec Cayton - American Studies)
• Iron Acquisition as a Virulence Factor in the Microorganism that causes Periodontal Disease
  (student Katie Graber with mentor Luis Actis - Microbiology)
• Travel Writing and Hypertext: Exploring Ways for College Students to Have Intellectual Experiences from Financially Feasible Travel
  (student Amy Cockerill with mentor Christopher Wolfe - Interdisciplinary Studies)
• An Organizational Analysis and Action Plan for PAWS
  (student Beverly Dennis with mentor Martha Stevens - Communication)
• Assessing Oxidative Stress in Rats
  (student Robyn Rice with mentor Ann Harrington - Chemistry)

 

Wrap-up of USS'97 Summer Activities

 

Miami University's Undergradute Summer Scholars (USS) Program has completed its third year. During the summer of 1997, 120 undergraduates worked one-on-one with Miami faculty members on research projects and other creative activities under the USS Program. Faculty involved came from twenty-nine different Miami departments.

 

In addition to individual project efforts, a number of students also participated in one or more of the following USS group activities:

 

• 6/23/97 Lilly Research Laboratories and Corporate Headquarters field trip, in conjunction with the Chemistry NSF-REU and Hughes Summer Internship Programs.
  • Hosted by Dr. Philip R. Reid, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis. Accompanied by Professors B.W. Gung, C.A. Makaroff, M.W. Crowder and J.A. Czaja.
• 6/25/97 Hands-On Computer Workshop: Basics of E-mail and Web Browsers (Havinghurst Computer Lab, 260 BAC)
  • Conducted by Manan Ahmed [USS'96 awardee] and Cameron Wade Hines [USS'97 awardee].
• 7/1/97 Hands-On Computer Workshop: Development of Web Pages (Havinghurst Computer Lab, 260 BAC)
  • Conducted by Manan Ahmed [USS'96 awardee] and Cameron Wade Hines [USS'97 awardee].
• 7/2/97 USS Student Get-Together (Western Lodge)
  • Hosted by John Czaja, Associate Director - OAST.
• 7/22/97 Workshop on Postgraduate Opportunites: How to Identify, Select, and Apply to Graduate and Professional Schools (112 Pearson Hall).
  • Conducted by Dr. Cheryl Evans (M.U. Graduate School) and Ms. Sara Mcinerney (M.U. Career Planning and Placement Office).