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EWU McNair Scholar Sylvia Kennerly Completes McNair Summer Research Internship

10/27/2023 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Sylvia Kennerly for completing her McNair Summer Research Internship! She worked with mentor Dr. Jason Ashley on her summer 2023 research, “Overexpression of Fringe syltransferase in osteoclastogenesis”. Sylvia’s research was presented August 16, 2023 at the McNair Summer Research Symposium. Sylvia’s research looked deeper into the overexpression of Fringe enzymes, … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Claudio Escalante Completes Summer Research Internship

05/30/202410/26/2023 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Claudio Escalante for completing his Summer Research Internship! Claudio worked with mentor Dr. Tamara Kinzer-Ursem on his summer 2023 research,”Particle Separation: Harnessing Inertial Microfluids for Precise Particle Sorting”. His research was presented August 16, 2023 at the McNair Summer Research Symposium. In Summer 2023, Claudio attended Purdue University‘s Tier … Read more

McNair Alum Illuminate the Graduate School Experience

10/17/2023 by Jaeger, Corinne

What a joy to see the faces of 6 former EWU McNair Scholars all on the same screen this summer! As a part of the culminating weeks of our intensive McNair Summer Research Internship that includes daily graduate school application and preparation seminars, these brilliant alumni joined us to share their insights and experiences as … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey Honored with Soaring Eagles Scholarship

05/30/202407/18/2023 by Jaeger, Corinne

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey! Devin has been selected for the Soaring Eagles Scholarship. The award is for juniors and seniors who have demonstrated grit towards attaining their degree. Devin is currently in the midst of his second EWU McNair Summer Research Internship, while working part time, and preparing for an upcoming conference. He … Read more

McNair Scholars Connect with Research Librarians

06/16/2023 by Liina Koivula

Dr. Liya Deng recently visited our classroom to inform McNair Scholars of all the research resources available at the EWU Library. Dr. Deng discussed using Research Guides, Databases A-Z, Academic Search Ultimate, and JSTOR, and best practices for key words and filters. Dr. Deng has always provided McNair Scholars with kind and generous support on … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Malek Chreiki Accepted to MSU Doctoral Program in Chemical Engineering

06/13/2023 by Liina Koivula

Congratulations to McNair Scholar Malek Chreiki! In late breaking news, Malek has been accepted into the Ph.D. program in Chemical Engineering at Montana State University. He was also selected to receive a 2023-2024 Benjamin Ph.D. Fellowship, plus coverage of tuition/fees. This is the College of Engineering’s most prestigious award for entering Ph.D. students and Malek’s selection is a testament … Read more