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The Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities sponsors a Travel Grant Award Program which enables outstanding SU undergraduate students to present their research, creative or scholarly projects at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). Each year, Undergraduate students from colleges and universities across the US and representing all academic disciplines, gather to present their research, creative or scholarly projects. NCUR creates a unique environment to celebrate and promote exemplary student achievement which serves to advance and enrich undergraduate education.

The 39th annual NCUR event was hosted at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA from April 7-9. 9i´«Ã½ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾ was represented by twelve students who presented their work:

• Catie Egan presented "Storytelling for Success: The Effects of Preserving Campus Lore on 9i´«Ã½ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾’s Admission and Retention Rates"
• Tessah Good presented "Picture-Perfect Pain: Educating Tattoo Artists about the Overlaps between Self-Harm and Tattooing among Women"
• Andersen Herman presented "Developing Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) Thermometers and Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Enzymatic Reactions in Plasmodium falciparum"
• Min Thway Khant presented "Targeting Cancer-associated Proteins and Click Chemistry Labeling of Probes for Tumor Imaging and Ablation" 
• Cole Ledger presented  "Understanding Multiple Sclerosis (MS): Exploring the Etiology and Progressive Impacts of an Unpredictable Autoimmune Disease"
• Cole Ledger presented "Preventing Acute Malnutrition: The Role of Energy Expenditure and Postnatal Nutrition Among Infants"  
• Lydia Loftus presented "Cats, Witches, and Demons: The Role of the Animal Familiar in the English Witch Trials" 
• Cleo McLaughlin presented "Determining Charge Limits on Particles using Electrostatic Energy Analysis in Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry" 
• Charles Reigle presented "Fear of the People: The Undemocratic Origins of the U.S. Constitution" 
• Sophia Reister presented “Human and Artificial Intelligence Communication: Strengths and Weaknesses of Conversing with AI for Coding Mathematical Models”
• Campbell Ruffhead presented "Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Cuff Chamber Design on Acute Cardiovascular Responses" 
• Kaylee Shaw presented "Sound Waves and Helping Hands: The Dynamic Duo of Sonography and Occupational Therapy" 
• Samantha Watson presented "Effects of Different Blood Flow Restriction Cuffs on Performance and Perceptual Responses"