humanities, research
Aerials May 2016

Paid Summer Research Enables Faculty-Student Collaboration

Over the summer, Lewis & Clark offers students paid, hands-on research experiences that rival those of graduate-level institutions.

Rogers

2023 Rogers Science Research Tuesday Talks

Student-faculty collaborative research

Rogers Science Research summer 2022

Summer Research, Direct Experience

The summer gives students the chance to devote their full attention to research while learning from and collaborating with professors.
Rogers

2022 Rogers Science Research Tuesday Talks

Student-faculty collaborative research
collaborative research, computer science, John S. Rogers Science Program, Physics, psychology
Ela Pencl

Students Present Original Research Alongside Faculty at Annual Rogers Presentations

Each year, undergraduate students across departments have the opportunity to participate in the John S. Rogers Science Research Program, which supports collaborative scientific research with Lewis & Clark faculty. At this year’s virtual presentations, projects ranged from an interactive game on earthquake preparedness to analysis on ideologies surrounding color blindness and racial passing.

Students Share Their Science Research Over Lunch

Each week in June and July, students in the John S. Rogers Research Program present their original findings in front of peers and faculty at the Science Brown Bags. The program is designed to prepare students for careers in science by facilitating student-faculty collaboration on research projects.

Recent Alumna Bridges the Gap in Science Policy

Student-athlete Katie Kowal BA ’17, winner of Lewis & Clark’s highest academic honor—the Rena Ratte Award—earned degrees in both physics and political science. As the Boulder, Colorado, native heads off to begin a two-year fellowship at the Science and Technology Policy Institute, Katie shares some of her favorite and formative Lewis & Clark memories.
Simran Handa BA '19 works with Greg Hermann, professor of biology and department chair,  on his cell biology research. Handa is one of se...

A STEM Program Blooms

Lewis & Clark creates pathways to success for first-generation college students interested in science and math.

NSF Invests in Lewis & Clark to Diversify the Science Teacher Pipeline

Recruiting and preparing a workforce of K–12 science and math teachers for an increasingly diverse group of students is crucial to improving science education. A new $125,000 National Science Foundation grant to Lewis & Clark will help to fund its STEM Teacher Pathways Project.

Science Illustration Workshop

Are you interested in learning how to draw different types of plants, bugs, and mammals? Do you have an interest in exploring how to tie together the arts and sciences? Then a Scientific Illustration workshop is for you! A Scientific Illustrator will be visiting campus the weekend of April 7-9 to lead three Workshops. If you are interested and want to sign up for one of these sessions, or want to learn more, click here!


Thank you to SAAB, the Biology Department & the Watzek Library for supporting this event.

Lunch with a Leader- Register for Free Lunch with Industry Leaders

Lunch with a Leader provides opportunities to converse with industry leaders in a casual setting.  Learn more about career paths and industry trends while you enjoy a free lunch.  This semester’s guests include, Emma Mcilroy of Wildfang, Marcus Harvey of Portland Gear, Documentary Filmmaker, Brian Lindstrom ’84, and Kazi Huque of Grameen-Intel.  Registration is required.

NIH supports Wormland, too

NIH AREA Award to Dr. Greg Hermann’s research program

Assistant Professor of Biology Tamily Weissman-Unni Wins Major NSF Award

The pursuit of a better understanding of how the brain grows and functions is the goal of Tamily Weissman-Unni’s research laboratory. Now Weissman has been named a recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER award that will support her research and teaching over the next five years.
Maggie Costello '16 and Sofia Knutson '16

Summer student research: Immigration and incarceration

Maggie Costello ’16 and Sofia Knutson ’16 spent the summer working with Professor of History Elliott Young to study the relationship between immigration and incarceration in the United States and Mexico. They reflect on this experience in the following Q&A.
Julian Harris '16, Kenzie Batali '15, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Casey Jones

Summer student research: Red wine and heart disease

Kenzie Batali ’15 and Julian Harris ’16 spent the summer working with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Casey Jones to find a potential treatment in red wine for coronary heart disease. They reflect on this experience in the following Q&A.

Dr. Louis Kuo, Professor of Chemistry

NSF to support research on pesticide degradation

Professor of Chemistry Louis Kuo has been awarded a $220,116 National Science Foundation grant in support of his research on the degradation of organophosphate (OP) pesticides.
Aojie Zheng '15 and Assistant Professor of Physics Shannon O'Leary

Summer student research: Measuring magnetic fields

Aojie Zheng ’15 is working with Assistant Professor of Physics Shannon O’Leary to study how laser light can be used to detect and measure magnetic fields. She reflects on this experience in the following Q&A.
Owen Phillips '16

Summer student research: Designing crystallographic labs

Owen Phillips ’16 is working with Professor of Chemistry Louis Kuo to design exciting lab assignments for chemistry students, while also studying crystals. He reflects on this experience in the following Q&A.

Joel Schooler '15, Elijah Rebensdorf, Associate Professor of Psychology Erik Nilsen, Susan Heinselman '15, Noah Callaghan '15

Summer student research: Motivating healthy behaviors

Noah Callaghan ’15, Susan Heinselman ’15, and Joel Schooler ’15 are working with high school student Elijah Rebensdorf and Associate Professor of Psychology Erik Nilsen to study how our interactions with technology impact our motivation to be healthy. They reflect on this experience in the following Q&A.

Samuel Kelly B.A. '14

Students honored at prestigious computing conference

John Sibandze ’15, Samuel Kelly BA ’14, Christian Dicker BA ’14, Sam Dodson BA ’13, and Danielle Fenske BA ’14 won honorable mention for their poster titled “Viability of Parallel Prefix for Sequence Alignment on Massively Parallel Graphics Processing Units.”
Ashley Hufnagle '15 and Jessica Isibor

Summer student research: Social cognition in children

Ashley Hufnagle ’16 has been working with Assistant Professor of Psychology Jennifer LaBounty to study how children respond to the psychological states of those around them. She reflects on this experience in the following Q&A.

Melanie Morris '15, Demi Glidden '16, Jennifer Lakeman '16

Summer student research: Flies and nicotine

Demi Glidden ’16, Jennifer Lakeman ’16, and Melanie Morris ’15 have been working with Assistant Professor of Biology Norma Velázquez Ulloa to study the biological impacts of nicotine on fruit flies. They reflect on this experience in the following Q&A.

Tate Sellers '15 and Emma Cook '15

Summer Student Research: Food on the brain

Emma Cook ’15 and Tate Sellers ’16 have been working with Assistant Professor of Psychology Todd Watson to study interaction between cognitive inhibition and high calorie foods.
Katie Keith '15

Summer Student Research: Socially mobile peasants

Katie Keith ’15 has been working with Associate Professor of Economics Clifford Bekar to study social mobility among peasants of medieval England.
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