Congratulations to BSC undergraduate researchers honored at URCA

At this year’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (URCA) Conference, DBS undergraduate student Joshua Goble (Kocot lab) was awarded first place in the Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, & Water category for his poster on “The Biodiversity of Deep-Sea Icelandic Aplacophoran Molluscs.” DBS undergraduate student Abigail Rankin (Atkinson lab) was awarded first place in the College of Arts and Sciences – Natural Sciences division for her poster on “Nutrient Limitations and the Effects of Mussel Abundance on Primary Productivity in the Sipsey River.” Emma Neumann and Jack Houck (McKain lab) were awarded second place in the College of Arts and Sciences – Natural Sciences division for their poster on “Evolutionary Relationships of Blueberries and Their Relatives.” Amira Aquino (Lopez-Bautista lab) won second place in the Capstone College of Nursing for her poster on “Acanthophora dendroides Harvey: a new record for the Atlantic Ocean.” Congratulations to our talented students!

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