Archive for September, 2009

Welcome New UNL McNair Scholars!

September 17, 2009

Welcome to the new 2009 McNair Junior Scholars!
The new scholars are: (beginning at bottom left)
Arianne Holland (Psychology), Melissa Garfield (Anthropology & Psychology), Alex Goldstein (Nutritional Science), Michelle Haikalis (Psychology), Kaitlin Leslie (Forensic Science), Karise Carillo (Psychology), Katie Haferbier (Biological Sciences), Justin Escamilla (Psychology), Tyler Scherr (Biological Systems Engineering), Jeff Lopez (Chemical Engineering), Alan Goyzueta (Mechanical [...]

17th Annual California McNair Scholars Symposium: Building the New Academy

September 3, 2009

McNair Scholars have returned from the 17th Annual California McNair Scholars Symposium, which was aptly titled, “Building the New Academy.” Over 50 McNair Programs with budding future academics from across the United States were welcomed to the opening ceremony by Dr. Harold H. Campbell, director of the UC Berkeley McNair Scholars Program, which hosted [...]

Spotlight on UCARE

September 1, 2009

McNair Scholars have had a very busy year. While Senior Scholars were completing their graduate school applications and finalizing their poster presentations for the April Undergraduate Research Conference, Junior Scholars were turning in their summer research proposals and Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences (UCARE) applications.
Sponsored by the Pepsi Endowment, the UCARE program provides research [...]