Welcome to the Online Proceedings for the 2016 Undergraduate Research Symposium. The Nineteenth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium is organized by the Undergraduate Research Program, which facilitates research experiences for undergraduates in all academic disciplines. The Symposium is a chance for undergraduates to present what they have learned through their research experiences to a larger audience. It also provides a forum for students, faculty, and the community to discuss cutting edge research topics and to examine the connection between research and education. The event includes poster and presentation sessions by students from all academic disciplines and all three UW campuses, plus invited guests.

Schedule

• dvr Poster Session 111:00 AM – 1:00 PM ()
  196 student presenters
• co_present Oral Presentation Session 1 12:30 PM – 2:15 PM expand_circle_down
  119 presentations in 18 sessions
• 1A Political Transitions and Mobilizations: Challenges in Democratic Rule (MGH 171)
  
• 1B Unmasking Brain Function: From Single Molecules to Complex Information Processing (MGH 228)
  
• 1C Public Health (MGH 231)
  
• 1D Communitas: Urban Explorations of Experience and Learning (MGH 234)
  
• 1E Color, Light, Identity, Devotion and Betrayal (MGH 238)
  
• 1F Di(Uni-)versity (MGH 242)
  
• 1G Identity Construction, Power, and Representation: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Activism (MGH 251)
  
• 1H Visualizations: Humanities and Technology Working Together (MGH 254)
  
• 1I Explorations of Hidden Ocean Worlds (MGH 271)
  
• 1J Improving Health Care through New Diagnostic Tests and Bacterial Monitoring (MGH 284)
  
• 1K McNair Session - Impact of Race, Cultural Identity, and Mental and Physical Health on Campuses and Communities (MGH 287)
  
• 1L McNair Session - Social Factors Affecting the Well-Being of Young People (MGH 288)
  
• 1M Therapeutic Vulnerabilities of Cancer (MGH 389)
  
• 1N From Yeast to Mice: Insights into Human Disease and Stress Response (JHN 022)
  
• 1O Plant Genetics, Ecology and Evolution (JHN 026)
  
• 1P Past, Present, and Future: Measurements to Understand Evolution and Climate Change (JHN 111)
  
• 1Q Evolution, from Aedes to Zebrafish (JHN 175)
  
• 1R Counterpoint: Embodied Research in Dance, Music, and Yoga (Meany Studio Theatre)
  
• dvr Poster Session 2 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ()
  173 student presenters
• co_present Oral Presentation Session 2 3:30 PM – 5:15 PM expand_circle_down
  107 presentations in 17 sessions
• 2A Picturing the Past and Imagining the Future (MGH 171)
  
• 2B Exploring Social Class, Education, and Language Issues (MGH 228)
  
• 2C Gendered Hierarchies in Cultural and Global Transition (MGH 231)
  
• 2D Protein Chemistry and Metabolomics (MGH 234)
  
• 2E Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine (MGH 238)
  
• 2F Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity (MGH 242)
  
• 2G Power, Poverty, Privilege, and the Making of Urban Geographies (MGH 251)
  
• 2H Decolonizing Research: Health Disparities and Pacific Islander Communities (MGH 254)
  
• 2I Multimodal Explorations of Neurological Disorders (MGH 271)
  
• 2J Miscellanea Classica: Beginnings, Endings and In-Between (MGH 284)
  
• 2K McNair Session - Critical Perspectives in Knowledge Making: Indigeneity, Race, Gender and Community (MGH 287)
  
• 2L McNair Session - Exploration of STEM (MGH 288)
  
• 2M Cellular Mechanisms Mediating Disease (MGH 389)
  
• 2N Machine Learning (JHN 022)
  
• 2O Astronomy (JHN 026)
  
• 2P Dynamics and Novel Materials (JHN 111)
  
• 2Q HIV and STIs: From the Bench to the Bedside and Beyond (JHN 175)
  
• dvr Poster Session 3 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ()
  220 student presenters
• dvr Visual Arts & Design Showcase 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM (Odegaard Undergraduate Library)
  22 student presenters
• dvr Poster Session 4 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ()
  203 student presenters