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University Librarian Joy Kirchner presented the results at Wednesday's Research Gala:
Best lower-year projects – Dr. James Wu Prize
First prize
Laura Galin-Corini & Ana Janic.
The Multilingual Brain: How Much Power Does It Hold?
GL/PSYC 2520
Second prize
Lindsey Swartzman.
From Eritrea to the EU: Driven to Security
AP/GEOG 2310
Best upper-year projects – Dr. James Wu Prize
First prize
Marissa Chase.
In the Aftermath: Detecting Change from Natural Disasters Using Satellite Imagery.
AP/GEOG 4440
Second prize
Michelle Short & Kari Martin.
Do I Belong? Power, Inclusion, Representation and Activism in an LGBTQ Spiritual Community.
AP/SOWK 3070
Best honours thesis/MRP projects – Dr. James Wu Prize
First prize
Maansi Malhotra.
The Effect of Statins on Mitochondrial Respiration in Pancreatic Insulin Secreting MIN6 Clonal Cells.
SC/BIOL 4000
Second prize
Christine Paputsis.
Cell-Specific Localization of CAPA mRNA in the Central Nervous System and Midgut of the Mosquito, Aedes Aegypti.
SC/BIOL 4000
Best group projects
First prize
Shulamit Diena, Stephanie Bergman, Carla FIorella Perez, Talia Silver.
Muscular Dystrophy on the Fly: A Proposed Role for Drosophila Gene CG7845.
SC/BIOL 4410
Second prize
Melvin Lui & Jamesan Poothapillai.
Branch-Chained Amino Acids: Is Your Recovery Missing These Essentials?
HH/KINE 4120
Best posters & presentations
First prize
Alexander Gordon.
What Does a Bully Think? Motives, Conceptions, and Managerial Strategies in TDSB’s Anti-Bullying Policy.
AP/EN 4000
Second prize
Michelle Binczyk.
What Is the Effect of Herbivore Saliva on the Toxicity of Fungal Endophytes?
SC/BIOL 4000
Information Literacy awards
First prize
Khalidha Nasiri.
Not Nature Nor Nurture: Doing Good Is in Your Genes, Environment, and Personality.
HH/PSYC 4000
Second prize
Nick Zabara.
Parent Anxiety: Implications for Child Pain.
HH/PSYC 4000
People’s Choice award
Lu Li.
Maze: User Interface for Role Playing Game in Virtual Environment.
LE/EECS 4700
Artwork awards
Juliana Giancola
Feathers
FA/VISA 3024
Si Qi Zhou
Venus in Chrome
FA/VISA 2024