With the assistance of Jackson Estuarine Laboratory’s Jennifer Greene (left), student Sarah Mikulak (right) shucked the mystery surrounding predation of oysters on constructed reefs in a first-of-its-kind study in New Hampshire. Sarah’s findings are published in Inquiry, the UNH journal of undergraduate research.

Journal of undergraduate research debuts online
 
The inaugural issue of Inquiry, UNH's journal of undergraduate research, is now online.

One of only a few online journals of its kind in the nation, Inquiry includes undergraduate-authored articles and briefs, feature stories, and readership commentary and letters, showcasing the outstanding undergraduate research underway at UNH.

“UNH is uniquely committed to fostering the pursuit of knowledge through a broad range of research opportunities,” says Donna Brown, director of undergraduate research at UNH. “Inquiry is an important part of that experience, offering students the opportunity to share their scholarly findings with a wider audience, one beyond their own discipline.” Publishable findings may be the product of coursework, independent study, or supervised research, from students of any of the university’s schools and colleges.

Inquiry will publish annually and serve as a springboard for discussion across many fields of interest. The first edition explores the synthetic activation of human fat cell energy release, the collaboration between Indians and Europeans in colonial North America, oysters and their predators, and other topics.

UNH students from all academic disciplines are invited to submit their works, which are reviewed and considered by an editorial board of faculty members and students.

View Inquiry online at http://www.unh.edu/inquiryjournal.