The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has awarded stipends to 200 Husker undergraduates to participate in research with a faculty mentor this fall.
Nebraska’s Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences Program supports undergraduates to work with faculty mentors in research or creative activities. Students receive stipends of $3,600 to engage in intensive research or creative activity for 10 hours per week. The students’ projects span academic disciplines including engineering, chemistry, modern languages and literatures, psychology, art and art history, architecture, special education, and fisheries and wildlife.
UCARE participants will present posters on their research and creative activities during Student Research Days, April 15-16, at the Nebraska Union. For more information on undergraduate research at Nebraska, click here.
Following is a list of SNR students by hometown who received fall UCARE awards, with their year in school, academic major(s) and project title.
Ava McQuillen, junior, fisheries and wildlife, “Genomic Patterns of Introgression and Hybridization in Light Geese.” Mentor: Rob Wilson. Bellevue, Nebraska.
Cali Engel, junior, environmental science, “Age and Growth Analyses on a Stunted vs. Non-Stunted Population of White Perch in Southeastern Nebraska Reservoirs.” Mentor: Mark Pegg. La Vista, Nebraska.
Bailey Arnold, junior, fisheries and wildlife, “Phenotypic and Genotypic Relations to Parasite Susceptibility and Infection.” Mentors: Sarah Sonsthagen & Rob Wilson. Minden, Nebraska.
Jaiden Roberts, sophomore, fisheries and wildlife, “Investigating the Potential Role of Neural Net Artificial Intelligence in the Classification of Plant Parasitic Nematodes.” Mentors: Dr. Thomas Powers, Dr. Kirsten Powers, and Rebecca Higgins. Allen, Texas.
A complete list of UCARE participants can be found at https://news.unl.edu/article/200-husker-undergrads-receive-stipends-for-fall-research-projects