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EWU McNair Scholar Samantha Sanchez Garcia Completes Summer Research Internship

03/05/202110/28/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Samantha Sanchez-Garcia for completing her EWU McNair Summer Research Internship! Samantha researched the impact of traumatic experiences on college students under the mentorship of Dr. Jillene Seiver a Senior Lecturer in the Psychology Department at Eastern Washington University. Sami recently presented her research from Traumatic Experiences and Mental Health Among … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Rachael Pentico Completes Summer Research Internship

03/05/202110/26/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Rachael Pentico for completing her EWU McNair Summer Research Internship! Rachael did field research this summer on the Palouse Prairie under the mentorship of Dr. Rebecca Brown in the Department of Biology. Rachael presented her preliminary research from Spring 2020, A Review of Plant-Soil Feedbacks and Their Importance For Palouse … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Darlene Gilroy Awarded Research Grant

03/05/202110/23/2020 by Tennyson, Bryn

Congratulations EWU McNair Scholar Darlene Gilroy! Darlene has been awarded the Fall 2020 Alumni-Funded Undergraduate research grant! Darlene’s EWU McNair research has focused on the chemical weathering of volcanic sediments under the mentorship of Dr. Carmen Nezat. This research grant will allow her to purchase supplies needed to continue her research. She presented on this project … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Alexandria Coronado Completes Summer Research Internship

03/05/202110/22/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Alexandria Coronado for completing her EWU McNair Summer Research Internship! Alexandria worked hard all summer under the mentorship of Dr. Lindsey Upton in the Department of Sociology and Justice Studies. With Dr. Upton’s ongoing support, Alexandria will continue her research throughout the school year by developing and collecting responses to … Read more

Representation Matters: McNair Chemistry Research Intern Aulane Mpouli

01/17/202310/22/2020 by Dukich, Cynthia

Aulane Mpouli understands from experience why representation matters in STEM fields. As an EWU McNair Scholar and Chemistry and Biochemistry major, Aulane is currently applying to chemistry PhD programs with the goal of conducting bench to bedside translational cancer research. Interested in mechanisms to evaluate protein-ligand interactions, as well as chemical biology, and enzyme dynamics … Read more

Nine EWU McNair Scholars Present at Baylor McNair Research Conference

03/11/202110/09/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne

From looking at community perceptions of reentry barriers to formerly incarcerated people to the impact of chemical weathering from Mount St. Helen’s on streams, EWU McNair Scholars have been hard at work researching all summer under the guidance of their mentors. On October 1st and 2nd. Nine of these scholars presented at the 2020 Virtual … Read more