Nine UP students attended the Sigma Xi Columbia Willamette Chapter Student Research Symposium with three faculty sponsors (Elinor Sullivan, Tara Maginnis, and Christine Weilhoefer) on April 16th at Portland State University. The undergraduates competed under the categories of Biology, Biomedical Sciences and Earth and Environmental Sciences. Below are the awards that University of Portland students won:
Biology
1st place – Taylor Rudow
2nd place – Clayton Steed and Ryan Kain
3rd place – Cassidy McCartney
Biomedical Sciences
1st place – Kellie Riper
Earth & Environmental Science
1st place – Jeff Fang
2nd place – Sarah Donohoe
Taylor Rudow, was also named one of the ten “Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research” recipients for Spring, 2015.
–Story from Tara Maginnis