{"id":48470,"date":"2015-05-28T11:10:05","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T16:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=48470"},"modified":"2015-05-29T10:26:52","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T15:26:52","slug":"students-present-range-studies-neuroscience-research-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/students-present-range-studies-neuroscience-research-showcase\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Present Range of Studies at Neuroscience Research Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"BRAIN\"<\/a>

The neuroscience research showcase is a tremendous learning opportunity for students.<\/p><\/div>\n

OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 The University of Mississippi’s minor program in neuroscience<\/a> recently hosted its first-ever research showcase, which gave about 20 students an opportunity to present their own studies to a panel of faculty judges.<\/p>\n

The event also allowed\u00a0faculty to give presentations and show posters about their research and talk about the overall scope of activities in their respective labs.\u00a0One\u00a0goal of the event is to help raise awareness about the neuroscience minor across campus.<\/p>\n

“We hope collaborations might form out of these interactions during the event,” said\u00a0Lainy Day, associate professor of biology and director of the university’s neuroscience program.<\/p>\n

Rich Forgette, interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts<\/a>, said the neuroscience research showcase is a tremendous learning opportunity for students.<\/p>\n

“The showcase is important since undergraduate research is increasingly valued for graduate school admissions,” Forgette said. “The college is grateful to Professor Day and others for enriching our neuroscience program and supporting undergraduate research.”<\/p>\n

Participants came from several university departments, including biology, psychology, communication sciences and disorders, biomolecular sciences, and pharmaceutics and drug delivery.\u00a0Toshikazu Ikuta, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders; Janet Lambert, associate research development biologist; and\u00a0John C. Garner, associate professor and interim chair of the Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management, all served as judges at the event.<\/p>\n

“It was encouraging and exciting to see the depth and passion for neuroscience research from the students,” Garner said. “They all did a very nice job with all aspects of their presentations and the question-and-answer session, making it very difficult to choose the winners.”<\/p>\n

The following students won awards at the research showcase:<\/p>\n