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UNH Hosts Annual Breakfast
for Legislators April 1
Contact: Denise Hart
603-862-1462
UNH Media Relations
March 23, 2004
DURHAM, N.H.– State legislators will have the opportunity
to discover rising stars at the University of New Hampshire when
President Ann Weaver Hart, the UNH Alumni Association and the Parents
Association welcome them to the annual UNH Legislative Breakfast
scheduled for April 1, 2004. The event takes place at the New Hampshire
Historical Society's Tuck Library in Concord from 7:30-9 a.m.
This year's theme, “Come discover our rising stars…”
showcases undergraduate student researchers whose work carries impact
for the state of New Hampshire and beyond.
“Student research is the intellectual capital of the future
and many UNH students are already making important contributions
in their chosen fields of study,” notes President Hart. “The
poster session provides a tremendous opportunity for the students
to showcase their excellent work to the state leadership.”
Hart, USNH Board of Trustees Chair John Lynch and Vice President
for Research and Public Service John Aber will offer remarks during
the breakfast.
Several students will present their work in a poster session, where
they will explain their research and be available to answer questions.
Among the topics to be discussed are:
- “Warming Winters and New Hampshire's Lost Ski Areas: An
Integrated Case Study,” by Gregg Hayward of Dover. Hayward
is a business administration major with a minor in environmental
conservation. Faculty mentor: Lawrence Hamilton.
- “Strategic and Tactical Planning of Offshore Wind Power
Facilities,” by Ingrid Nugent of Newmarket. Nugent majors
in environmental conservation. Faculty mentor: Andrew Rosenberg.
- “The Experience of Caregivers Living with Survivors of
Stroke,” by Natacha Pryor of Portsmouth, a nursing major.
Faculty mentor: Raelene Shippee-Rice.
- “Isolation and Sequencing of a Gonadotropin-Releasing
Hormone Precursor in Bowfin, Amia calva,” by Emily Violette
of Manchester, a biochemistry major. Faculty mentor: Stacia Sower.
- “Migration Pathways,” by Emelia Smallidge (Lyme)
anthropology; Moira Kennedy (Redding, Conn.), anthropology; Rebecca
Foote (Falmouth, Mass.), English and international affairs; Tiffany
Black (Auburn, Maine), anthropology; Wing Chung (Derry), psychology.
Faculty mentor: Nina Glick Schiller.
- “N.H. Army National Guard Pollution Prevention Internship,”
by Maunie Brewster of So. Acworth, and Michael O'Connor of Manchester,
both chemical engineering majors. Faculty mentor: Ihab Farag.
- “Diabetes from a Molecular Perspective,” by Catherine
Hooke of Eden Prairie, Minn., an animal science major with a pre-veterinary/pre-medical
concentration. Faculty mentor: Gale Carey.
- “The New Assisi: The Earthquake of September 26, 1997,
and its Long-Term Effects,” by Cristin Van Heest of Brighton,
Mass., a humanities major. Faculty mentor: Patricia Emison.
During the week of April 26-30, the university will host the fifth
annual Undergraduate Research Conference, with public events at
the Durham and Manchester campuses designed to highlight and discuss
student research. New Hampshire state legislators will be invited
to the Durham campus on April 28 for a day of special activities
exploring student research. The event is being organized in cooperation
with UNH's Office of Presidential Events and Programs.
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