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A young woman stands in front of a sign that says Works in Progress: Lightning Rounds 2024 at the 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium.
November 7, 2024
Undergraduate researcher spent the summer investigating how biological sex differences influence sleep cycles.
A young woman sits at a table wearing gloves and using a pipette
October 15, 2024
Olivia Estes, VPRI undergraduate summer fellow and biology major, is one of multiple people on campus conducting science that may one day help treat Alzheimer's disease.
A diagram of cats shows how small RNA pathways contribute to gene expression in offspring
October 14, 2024
Undergraduate research experiences help students explore interests and consider career options.
A woman underwater wearing scuba gear and holding a camera.
August 8, 2024
Salp colonies form different chain arrangements that could help inform ocean exploration.
A woman looks into the viewfinder of a microscope in a lab.
May 2, 2024
She was chosen for her work on neuron development and how it is affected by microbes.
Clusters of barnacles around tidepools on the rocky Oregon coast.
April 8, 2024
Angel G. Rivera-Colón studies Pacific acorn barnacles—which have a lot to teach us about how large populations evolve.