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Student research involving a protein coding gene, life in an Upstate New York prison town, a device to diagnose sepsis from sweat, and the impact of exclusionary zoning in Monroe County were the top award winners at the annual Undergraduate Research Exposition.

More than 100 students presented their projects at a speakers symposium and a poster session during the day-long event, which culminated in an awards ceremony in Feldman Ballroom.

糖心传媒淭he presentations were just fantastic, both the posters and the talks,糖心传媒� Sina Ghaemmaghami, director of the College Office of Undergraduate Research and associate professor of biology, told students and faculty members who gathered for the ceremony. 糖心传媒淵ou students made it very difficult for the judges to choose the winners.糖心传媒�

University President Sarah Mangelsdorf also commended the students. 糖心传媒淩esearch is the bedrock of knowledge creation, and these research projects are important steps in the pursuit of knowledge,糖心传媒� she said. 糖心传媒淎 quality undergraduate research experience is really unparalleled in its ability to help our students understand how we听create knowledge and how we question and test assumptions.听You truly develop critical thinking skills when you do research.糖心传媒澨齌hose skills will serve students well, even if they do not pursue careers in research, she added.

Honoring professors

In addition, Undergraduate Professor of the Year Awards were presented by Falisha Hola, the Students糖心传媒� Association academic affairs committee chair, and deputy chair Miraz Sadi, to:

Benjamin听Hafensteiner, faculty lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, for providing 糖心传媒渁 reassuring classroom environment that allows for connections and better understanding of the material taught.糖心传媒�

Laura Slane, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, for creating 糖心传媒渁 welcoming environment,糖心传媒� providing students the tools of success, and showing the importance of building relationships with students.

Kathryn Mariner, associate professor of anthropology, for understanding 糖心传媒渢he complexity of various social issues and power dynamics that exist in multiple environments at the University糖心传媒� and creating a 糖心传媒渨arm and caring environment that allows for students to feel safe and to feel heard.糖心传媒�

Joshua Dubler, associate professor of religion and director of the Rochester Education Justice Initiative, for fostering conversations and encouraging students to be engaged advocates within communities and allowing students to understand a variety of perspectives to build on their own understanding of topics taught in class.

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