University of New England

2007 Undergraduate Arts & Sciences Symposium winners announced

BIDDEFORD - Winners of the University of New England 2007 Undergraduate Arts and Sciences Symposium have been announced. The symposium was held Wednesday, May 2, 2007 University Campus in Biddeford.

This annual symposium allows students and faculty members to present their research, classroom projects, art work, or other work done at UNE in either an oral presentation, poster presentation, or artistic display format.

There were more than 40 oral presentation ranging from "Effects of Tension Tamer Herbal Tea on the Cardiovascular, Nervous, and Respiratory Systems" to "A Preliminary Investigation of Fish Species in the Saco River Estuary System." There were also about 40 poster sessions ranging from "An artistic Exhibit - A Quaint New Hampshire Shop" to "Solar Sails."

Oral presentations also included Honors presentations on "Mixed-Acting Delta/Mu Opioids in Inflammatory Pain States" by Kara Tripp and "Selection of in vivo Regulators of Arginine Biosynthesis in Vibrio cholerae" by Scott Walmer, along with a DVD Video Presentation of a Senior Thesis by Ashley d’Entremont (English/Liberal Studies) entitled “Australianism:  A Visual Thesis."

Congratulations to all of the winners and to all other students who shared their works with the wider community.

The Winners

Outstanding Artistic Exhibit:

Katelyn Cook (Creative & Fine Arts)
“Inspirations”
Paintings of Inspired People

1st Runner-up:  Outstanding Artistic Exhibit:

Amanda Staiti (Creative & Fine Arts)
"A Quaint New Hampshire Shop"

Outstanding Oral Presentation of Primary Research:

Nicole Condon (Biology)
“Preliminary Investigation of Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Diet in the Western Gulf of Maine ”
Determination of relative index of importance of prey species via stomach content analysis

1st Runner-up:  Outstanding Oral Presentation of Primary Research:

Kara Tripp (UNECOM Pharmacology)
“Mixed-acting Delta/Mu Opioids in Inflammatory Pain States”
A presentation of honors thesis research

Outstanding Poster Presentation:

Cera Catron, Courtney Burdick (Psychology)
“Crowding in Residence Suites and its Effect on the Quality of Student Life”
A study of residential, social, behavioral, and affective dimensions of student life in on-campus dorm suites

Outstanding Oral Presentation of a Literature Review:

Lauren Connolly, Meredith Stringfellow, Sara Wissmann, Brian Zwingelstein (Biology)
“Effect of Climate Change on Polar Marine Species”
A study of polar bears, penquins, arctic marine birds, and baleen whales

(Press release posted May 8, 2007)