Paul Pernici to Present at Posters on the Hill

Congratulations to 2015 URCA Presenter Paul Pernici, whose work "Comparing Feature Extraction and Feature Selection Algorithms in Pattern Recognition" was selected for presentation at the 2015 Posters on the Hill event! Paul's abstract was one of just 60 selected for inclusion from a pool of more than 500 submissions. Paul and his faculty sponsor, Dr. Paul Cao, will present his work to an audience of legislators in Washington D.C. in late April.

Submit your URCA Presentation to Posters on the Hill!

The submission site for the Council on Undergraduate Research's annual Posters on the Hill competition is now open!  Undergraduate students who have conducted original research in any of CUR's divisions (Arts and Humanities, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Geosciences, Health Sciences, Mathematics/Computer Science, Physics/Astronomy, Psychology, and Social Sciences) are invited to apply to present their work on Capitol Hill to an audience of members of the U.S. Congress.  The deadline for submission is November 5, 2014.  The application process should be relatively simple for students who presented at the URCA Symposium in the spring, since the abstract requirements are similar!  The complete Call for Abstracts can be found by following this link: http://www.cur.org/conferences_and_events/student_events/posters_on_the_hill_call_for_abstracts/  Please note that all AU students who have conducted research are eligible to apply, since AU holds an institutional membership in CUR.  Please contact Dr. Bonfiglio at dbonfigl@ashland.edu if you are interested in applying, so that she can assist you in preparing the submission.

Call for Papers: Ohio Academy of Science Meeting

Students, are you looking for a forum to share your research with other scientists?  If so, consider submitting your work to the Ohio Academy of Science annual meeting.  Undergraduate student researchers who have completed projects or whose projects will be complete by April 2013 are invited to submit to the meeting.  The meeting will be held on April 6, 2013 on the campus of the University of Findley.  Submissions will be peer-reviewed, and accepted submissions will be published in a special issue of The Ohio Journal of Science.

Follow this link to view the complete details in the Call for Papers: http://www.ohiosci.org/2013CFP.pdf.  Submissions must be postmarked by November 5, 2012.

Posters on the Hill Accepting Submissions

The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) is currently accepting submissions for the 2013 Posters on the Hill Event.  During this event, undergraduate researchers are selected to exhibit their research on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.  According to CUR, "this event helps members of Congress understand the importance of undergraduate research by talking directly with the students whom these programs impact."

In 2011, undergraduate researchers Daphne Allyn Guinn and Jennifer Miller and their faculty advisor, Dr. Jeff Weidenhamer, represented Ashland University and the State of Ohio with their poster "Cadmium contamination of consumer products: An emerging threat to children’s health." 

Abstracts are due by November 1, 2012. You can learn more about this event and how to submit an abstract by clicking here.

2013 Symposium Date Set

The 2013 URCA Symposium is set for Wednesday, April 10th in Upper Convo on the campus of Ashland University.  The Call for Abstracts will be released soon- stay tuned for details!