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Students from a wide variety of disciplines presented their findings through oral presentations, academic posters, and creative works. The event, sponsored by the Graduate School, the Office for Research, and the Kasiska Division of Health Sciences, saw record participation this year, with 266 student presenters and co-presenters in more than 250 presentations. The symposium provides a platform for both undergraduate and graduate students to share their work with the university community. 

Dr. Tracy Collum, Associate Dean of the Graduate School and founder of the ISU Research and Creative Works Symposium, said, "The best part of this annual event is the pride we see in our students and the quality of the work they present. Their projects reflect deep thought, careful preparation, and a genuine commitment to their scholarly efforts. Many arrive with a mix of nerves and excitement, finally having the opportunity to share years of research, writing, analysis, and conceptual development to a wide audience. "

The university extends its congratulations to the following outstanding students for their award winning presentations:

Undergraduate Awards

Undergraduate Creative Works

• Amanda Coburn, “When the Witch Becomes the Hunter: Illustrating Shared Characteristics of Contemporary United States Politics and the European Witch Hunts”

Top Undergraduate Posters

• Biological and Natural Sciences: Grace Cain, “Synthesizing Probes and Refining a Protocol for In Situ Hybridization of Androgen Related Molecules in Bluebanded Gobies”
• Engineering, Physical and Mathematical: Levi Farber, “Experimental Identification of Dynamic Battery Impedance for Predicting Embedded System Voltage Droop”
• Health, Nutrition and Clinical Sciences: Mateya Rogers, “Effect of OID on Radiographic Magnification”
• Humanities, Behavioral and Social Sciences: Madelyn Shaw, “Disability Bias in Clinical Psychology Program 糖心传媒 in the Pre Application Stage”

Undergraduate Oral Presentations

• First Place: Reagan Piel, “Body Orientation During the Performance of Parental Behaviors in the Bluebanded Goby (Lythrypnus dalli)”
• Second Place (Tie): Levi Farber, “Experimental Identification of Dynamic Battery Impedance for Predicting Embedded System Voltage Droop”
• Second Place (Tie): Sanaly Nava, “Assessing the Potential of GABA Producing Probiotics for Healthy Aging”

Graduate Awards

Graduate Creative Works

• Lauren Elmore, “Somnambulist”

Top Graduate Posters

• Biological and Natural Sciences: Anyauba Nmaju, “Characterizing a new therapeutic strategy for the treatment of necrotizing soft tissue infections caused by group A streptococcus”
• Education, Learning and Training: Andrija Sevaljevic, “Design and Implementation of a Reusable Web Based Visualization System for Algorithmic and Logical Problem Solving”
• Engineering, Physical and Mathematical: Costain Nachuma, “Teaming Up with Autonomous AI Agents for Software Development: Where Are We Heading?”
• Health, Nutrition and Clinical Sciences: Pooja Sapkota, “SAR Guided Discovery of Positive Allosteric Modulators of α9α10 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors for the Treatment of Hidden Hearing Loss”
• Humanities, Behavioral and Social Sciences: Donovan Olson, “Manipulating Self Efficacy to Probe Metacognitive Monitoring and Control in Musical Pattern Recognition”
• Business, Economics & Public Administration: Michelle Collier, “Bridging the Training Gap in Rural 911 Dispatch Agencies: A Public Administration Study”

Top Graduate Oral Presentations

• Biological and Natural Sciences: Scot Erickson, “Moose Rub Selection and Behavior Along the South Fork of the Snake River”
• Business, Economics and Public Administration: Mauri Lish, “The Evolution of Governing in Cyberspace: Evaluating Threat Occurrence and Policy Effectiveness”
• Education, Learning and Training: Andrija Sevaljevic, “Design and Implementation of a Reusable Web Based Visualization System for Algorithmic and Logical Problem Solving”
• Engineering, Physical and Mathematical: Costain Nachuma, “Teaming Up with Autonomous AI Agents for Software Development: Where Are We Heading?”
• Health, Nutrition and Clinical Sciences: Rachel Brown, “Assessing Nutrition Education and Counseling in Health Science Graduate Students and Practitioners”
• Humanities, Behavioral and Social Sciences: Joshua Richardson, “Effects of Visual Food Cues and Non Food Cues on Delay Discounting and Salivation”

糖心传媒 commends all participants for their contributions to the academic and scientific communities and thanks the more than 100 judges, moderators and volunteers who make this annual event possible. For more information about the symposium and future events, please visit the Research and Creative Works Symposium website.