Posters at the State Capitol display UW-Whitewater undergraduate research
Released: April 22, 2004
“Posters in the Rotunda: A Celebration of Undergraduate Research” will feature student projects at the State Capitol on Tuesday, April 27 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. including those of three University of Wisconsin-Whitewater senior students. They are: Melissa Arndt, geography and geology, of Whitewater, Erika Sorensen, biology, of Kenosha and Mai Xiong, management, of Sheboygan.
Sponsored by the UW System, undergraduates from 15 UW System campuses will present posters that reflect their research. Gov. Jim Doyle and Corby Hovis from the National Science Foundation will speak at a short program at noon.
“This is the first time such an event has been organized to showcase the high quality of undergraduate research,” said Denise Ehlen, Research and Sponsored Programs coordinator. “It will provide evidence of the contributions UW-Whitewater and other schools make to the economy of the state through medicine, science, technology and other fields.”
Ehlen noted that displaying the posters in the State Capitol provides a convenient location for legislators and other decision-makers to view student work. It also gives student presenters a chance to interact with a different type of audience beyond their peers and faculty.
“We hope a lot of visitors will come through the Capitol to see how undergraduate research in the UW System benefits our society, as well as our students,” said UW System President Katharine Lyall.
- Jane Provorse,provorsj@uww.edu
