Virtual Research Project Presentations:
The Influence of Rosemary Essential Oil as an Olfactory Cue: A Study of Recognition Memory
by Brianna Dynka | Mentor: Rick Harnish
Is Artificial Intelligence Beneficial for Society?
by Padma Sairam Reddy Tanuboddi | Mentor: Marilyn Bartolacci
Volunteer Experience at UPMC East
by Louis Surma | Mentor: Joie Marhefka
by Courtney Schwartzmier and Ayla Peffley | Mentor: Debra Majetic and Marcia Curler
by Keirstin Sufak and Emily Hooper | Mentor: Debra Majetic and Marcia Curler
The Effects of Classical Background Music on Delayed Recall
by Ryliegh Beck | Mentor: Rick Harnish
by Nicole Buhl and Emily Daugherty | Mentor: Debra Majetic and Marcia Curler
Effects of Chewing Gum on Academic Memory
by Zachary Gaskell | Mentor: Rick Harnish
Sweet, Sweet Chocolate: The Role of Culturally Familiar Brand Labels on Taste Perceptions
by Samantha Kravits | Mentor: Rick Harnish
Ransomware: A Virtual Hostage Crisis
by Logan Villella | Mentor: Mike Manojlovich
Grouping Of Words And Recall In Short-term Memory
by Kylie Meyer | Mentor: Rick Harnish
*University Libraries Excellence in Information Literacy Award Winner
Imaging of Metabolic Bone Disease: A Comparison of Plain Radiographs and CT/MRI
by Bailey Frick and Kali Facemire | Mentor: Debra Majetic and Marcia Curler
by Michael Ott | Mentor: Dr. Haifeng Wang
A Constitutional Right to Breathe Clean Air
by John Cooke Stafford | Mentor: Dr. Carley Gwin
by Madison Levy and Austin O'Hara | Mentor: Debra Majetic and Marcia Curler
by Joshua Boyd, SarahPeppler, Jason Schirato | Mentor: Dr. Joseph Cuiffi
Effects and Feelings Through the Works of Art
by Riplee Burkhart | Mentor: Rick Harnish
by Dalynn Park | Mentor: Dr. Joie Marhefka and Dr. Laura Cruz
Celiac Disease: A Demonstration of the Relationship between Biology & Behavior
by Sarah Pflueger | Mentor: Dr. Carley Gwin
How Hypersonic Flight Will Revolutionize the Aviation Industry
by Dylan Rummel | Mentor: Joan Kowalski
Mindfulness and the Sunk Cost Fallacy
by Shannon Huston | Mentor: Rick Harnish
*University Libraries Excellence in Information Literacy Award Winner
How to Find the Centroid of a 3D Object
by Samuel Ramsey and Alexanderia Polka | Mentor: Joan Kowalski
Multiple Sclerosis Heredity in Relation to Mitochondrial Disorders
by Elizabeth Schachte | Mentor: Dr. Carley Gwin
*University Libraries Excellence in Information Literacy Award Winner
The Power of Music: How Music Effects Test Anxiety and Emotion
by Cailyn Dumas | Mentor: Rick Harnish
*University Libraries Information Literacy Awards
The University Libraries supports undergraduate research experiences by ensuring our students have the information literacy skills they need to enter a scholarly conversation and to create new knowledge. This award recognizes undergraduate research that showcases accomplished and exemplar information literacy skills. Students demonstrate these skills in a variety of ways, such as in a bibliography that captures the scholarly conversation in a field of study; in a literature review that contextualizes the student’s work within their discipline; or in the use of manuscript, archival, or other primary sources to conduct original research.