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EWU McNair Scholar Alumni Ashley Destin Accepted to Washington State University Master of Science in Animal Science

05/30/202403/21/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Alumni Ashley Destin! Ashley has been accepted to Washington State University’s Master of Science in Animal Science. Of their program, Washington State University states: Programs are flexible and designed to meet the needs and interests of the student and, as such, specific degree requirements are determined through individual consultation with an … Read more

Scholar Claudio Escalante Attends 2023 BMES Annual Meeting

05/30/202412/08/2023 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

McNair Scholar Claudio Escalante attended the 2023 BMES Annual Meeting this October 11-14 in Seattle, WA. Biomedical Engineering Society is the lead professional society for bioengineers and biomedical engineers housing four professional journals. BMES’s President, Cynthia Reinhart-King, states “the BMES Annual Meeting is the Society’s premier event centered around our mission of promoting a collaborative … Read more

McNair Scholar Devin Mumey Attends One World Botany Conference

05/30/202412/07/2023 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

McNair Scholar Devin Mumey and Faculty Mentor Dr. Jessica Allen attended the 2023 One World Botany Conference in Boise, ID this July. They presented their research, “Do bryophyte and lichen conservation rankings and efforts mirror each other in North America?” as part of the symposium One World Many Kingdoms: Conservation of Bryophyte and Lichen Biodiversity. … Read more

McNair Scholar Devin Mumey Honored with CSTEM Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fund Award

05/30/202412/01/2023 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

McNair Scholar Devin Mumey has been selected to receive a CSTEM Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fund award. This award is provided through the Eastern Washington University Department of Biology with donor funding, supplying resources that expand the scope of research study available to undergraduates. Devin submitted a proposal for a new research project, continuing … Read more

McNair Scholars Makenna Tabino & Claudio Escalante Attend the 32nd Annual Murdock Conference

05/30/202411/29/2023 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Scholars Makenna Tabino and Claudio Escalante attended the invite-only 32nd Annual Murdock Conference, designed to advance “new knowledge in the natural sciences”. This year’s theme was One Brain: Neuroscience and Window into Mental Health, Co-hosted by Pacific University on November 10-11, 2023. Makenna Presented her Cattail Research Project, Determining the Long-Term Effectiveness of Seeding Post-Dam … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mummy Completes Summer Research Internship

05/30/202411/07/2023 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey for completing his McNair Summer Research Internship! He worked with mentor Dr. Jessica Allen on his summer 2023 research, “Lichens of Iller Creek: A preliminary checklist for the Iller Creek Unit, a division of Dishman Hills Conservation Area, Spokane Valley, WA”. Devin’s research was presented August 16, 2023 at the … Read more