Congratulations to the Summer Research Symposium Award Winners!

 STEM

• 1st Place - Abigail Chiu - Accelerating Two-Dimensional NMR-based Metabolite Identification by Developing POKY Extensions
• 2nd Place - Isabel Dias-Bertch - Improved modeling of proteins to study drug-protein interactions in the stomach
• 3rd Place - Vrishank Bikkumalla - 4-Hydroxynonenal Inhibition of Insulin Secretion via Single Vesicle
• Honorable Mention - Michael Swing & Zeyna Aouad - Construction and equilibration of nitrate/nitrite antiporter NARK

Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities

• 1st Place - Yami Mendoza - Pathways Linking Health Literacy to Health Outcomes in Young Adults with Type I diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study
• 2nd Place - Jaylin Hodge - Intergenerational Effects of Slavery; A Mixed-Methods Study
• 3rd Place - Dana Mallozzi - An Exploration of University Student Services for Increasing Student Outreach and Retention
• Honorable Mention (tie) - Michael Martinez - Using eye tracking to investigate the effects of interruptions on attention and performance
• Honorable Mention (tie) - Ilana Amaria - Ideas About Biocentrism: Developments Across Space and Time

People's Choice

• Keira Richards - Mile High Punk: The Front Range Punk Scene of the Late 1970s

Thank you for joining us for the 2021 Virtual Summer Research Symposium!

If you haven't already, please create a Symposium account to fully engage with this virtual platform. This will allow you to leave comments on individual presentations and access live sessions. Click here to register!

Throughout the summer, undergraduates have engaged in research and creative projects across the CU Denver | Anschutz campuses. The Virtual Summer Research Symposium is their opportunity to share this work with peers, colleagues, family, and friends. Thank you for joining us!

We encourage all attendees, presenters, and mentors to take time to explore projects both within and outside your discipline - you never know where inspiration will strike! Use comment walls to start a conversation and engage with each other beyond this event. Presentations will remain posted after the symposium concludes so you can continue to discover and enjoy them!

 DON'T FORGET to vote for the People's Choice Award by Thursday, July 29th at 9 am. Click here to vote!

Virtual Project Showcase | July 26-29 (and beyond) | Asynchronous

Live Research Presentations | July 26 | Zoom

• Opening Kick-Off - 9:00 am
• Concurrent Student Presentations (Session 1) - 9:45 am - 10:45 am 
• Concurrent Student Presentations (Session 2) - 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Adjourn - 12:00 pm
• Category and People's Choice Winners will be posted the morning of Friday, July 30th

Click on the "Live Sessions" tab to access the full schedule and Zoom links.

NAVIGATING THE SITE

• To view student presentations select the "Presentations" tab at the top of the screen.
• Presentations can be filtered by subject or summer program on the left-hand side of the screen or searched by author/keyword using the search bar.
• To view full presentations and abstracts, click the thumbnail image.
• We encourage you to use the comments section at the bottom of each page. Please remember our commitment to advancing a culture of respect for the efforts of these students.

The 2021 Virtual Summer Research Symposium is sponsored by the CU Denver Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities and the TRIO McNair Scolars Program. For more information contact [email protected]