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EWU McNair Scholar Monique Tori Castellanos Completes McNair Summer Research Internship

12/23/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Monique Tori Castellano/s for completing her McNair Summer Research Internship! She worked with mentor Dr. Ben Lundgren on her summer 2024 research, “Janthinobacterium Livdum”. Monique Tori’s research was presented August 15, 2024 at the McNair Summer Research Symposium. Of her research, Monique explains: This research aims to understand and identify the role … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Aura Moreno Completes McNair Summer Research Internship

12/19/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Aura Moreno for completing their McNair Summer Research Internship! They worked with mentor Dr. Tracey McHenry on their summer 2024 research, “Visual Communication Design (VCD) & Semiotics“. Aura’s research was presented August 15, 2024 at the McNair Summer Research Symposium. Aura’s academic journey is fueled by an eagerness for using VCD to … Read more

McNair Scholar Raúl Segura Presents at MKN Heartland McNair Research Conference

12/05/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

McNair Scholar Raúl Segura presented his McNair research, Teacher Self-Perception in Multicultural Student-Teacher relationships, evaluating biases and efforts to engage with student’s culture, this fall at the 2004 MKN Heartland McNair Research Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. In his research, mentored by Dr. Sarah Johansson, Raúl asked “is the teacher population reflective of the student’s changing … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Nicole Nemeth Completes McNair Summer Research Internship

12/12/202412/04/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Nicole Nemeth for completing her McNair Summer Research Internship! She worked with mentor Dr. Donna Bachand, RN on her summer 2024 research, “The Influence of Work Experience, Cultural Background, and Belief Systems on Death Attitudes in Registered Nurses”. Nicole’s research was presented August 15, 2024 at the McNair Summer Research Symposium. Of … Read more

McNair Alumni Alejandro Torres-Gonzalez Presents at Friend’s of Turnbull Event

11/21/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

McNair Graduate Alejandro Torres-Gonzalez presented his McNair 2023 research, “Comparing EWU Restoration Site Insect and Bee Richness and Abundance to Degraded Wheat Field and Natural Sites”, at the Friends of Turnbull event this October 2024. Alejandro also presented at the Eastern Washington University’s Biology Department Seminar this October 2024. There he informed attendees of the … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Vanessa Sanchez Completes McNair Summer Research Internship

11/21/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Vanessa Sanchez for completing her McNair Summer Research Internship! She worked with mentor Dr. Kelley Cullen on her summer 2024 research, “The Attitudes and Perceptions Minority of Female Undergraduate STEM Students in Higher Education Mathematics Courses”. Vanessa’s research was presented August 15, 2024 at the McNair Summer Research Symposium. Of her research, … Read more