Undergraduate Research Initiative
Congratulations to our 2013 Research Showcase Winners!
The inaugural Undergraduate Research Showcases were a great success with over 150 attendees between the two campuses.
Congratulations to the two winning pairs who will receive funding toward a national conference in their respective fields:
NYC Showcase
Winning Pair:
Faculty Mentor: Professor Marley Bauce (Environmental Studies)
Student: AliReza Vaziri (Arts Entertainment Management and Film Studies)
Title of Research: Campus-wide Environmentalism: Understanding Pace’s Sustainability Initiatives through its Dining Halls
Honorary Mention:
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jaime Lee Rizzo (Biology)
Student: Sophia Miotto (Biochemistry)
Title of Research: Synthesis of Novel Compounds to Treat Neuromuscular Disorders
Pleasantville Showcase
Winning Pair:
Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Horne (Biology and Health Sciences)
Student: Ruchi Sheth (Biology)
Title of Research: Identifying Genes Necessary for the Development of the Olfactory System in Zebrafish
Honorary Mention:
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sharon Stahl Wexler (Nursing)
Student: Chava Pollack (Nursing)
Title of Research: The Impact of an Aging Sensitivity Experience on Nursing Students
We are looking to expand the Undergraduate Research Initiative for the 2013-2014 academic year and will post information when it becomes available.
Thank you for a wonderful year!
Click here to see Pictures from the showcase!
Welcome
For over 100 years, research has been a cornerstone of the Pace University educational experience and the growth of the institution over time. Pace houses a world-renowned and accomplished faculty who bring their wealth of knowledge and expertise to our students. The Undergraduate Student-Faculty Research Program, now in its second year, is intended to showcase not only the great research by our faculty, but also by our diverse undergraduate student body. The projects selected this year are from a wide range of academic fields and will be showcased at the end of the 2012-2013 academic year. Indeed we look forward to the results of this year’s research as they help us better understand the world around us.
Stephen J. Friedman
President
Uday P. Sukhatme, Ph.D.
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Mark Allen Poisel, Ed.D.
Associate Provost for Student Success
About the Program
Now in its second year, this innovative research mentoring program allows faculty and undergraduate students with similar interests to work together on a research project throughout the academic year. A small stipend is granted to each pair and an end-of-year showcase on each campus recognizes all research initiatives through formal presentations and poster sessions. Two overall winning pairs are awarded funding towards national conference expenses. In 2011-2012, 15 student-faculty pairs worked together on research ranging from the scientific (mercury contamination and enzymes associated with HIV) to the imaginative (pairing horror stories with web-based artwork and Star Trek with history) to sex (Literacy and the Gender Gap), drugs (TB, mycobacteria and vaccination development), and even rock and roll (Bring on the Velvet Revolution: The Politics of Individual Subjectivity in Tom Stoppard’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll”). This year (2012-2013) the program has expanded to 27 student-faculty pairs with research ranging from the health related issues (neurodiversity of obesity, breast cancer, neuromuscular disorders and parasites) to history (parallel teaching design, the socioeconomic history of Honduras, and the underground railroad) to sustainability issues. There are even studies on autism, LGBTQ, Web 2.0, video gaming, and money management.
Questions
For more information, contact Sue Maxam, University Director for Student Academic Engagement at (914) 773-3849 or smaxam@pace.edu.
