2011 AWARD WINNERS

Outstanding Research and Creative Activities:

Awards for Graduate Research:

• Ingrid Ludeke: Archaeology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 
  “Contrasting Neanderthal and Homo sapiens use of space at Riparo Bombrini, Italy”
• Sarah Brannnon and Stefan Silau: Health and Behavioral Science, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  “A Weighty Matter: Do health behaviors affect the neurocognitive health of obese adults?”

Awards for Undergraduate Research:

• Mia Smith: Pre-Veterinary, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 
  “Quantum Effect Can be Important to Chloride Ion Channel/Transporter Mechanism: A Computational Study”
• Manuchehr Aminian: Mathematics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 
  “Algorithms for Generalized Image Segmentation”

Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence:

Undergraduate Creative Activity:

• Sinjin Jones and Marianna Chavez: Theater, Film and Video Production, College of Arts and Media 
  “Arts in Community Development”

Graduate Creative Activity:

• Paula Marchionda: Preventative Medicine, School of Public Health 
  “Genado Blessing”

Undergraduate Research:

• Anne Mailhot: Biology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 
  “Expression Patterns of PAPP-A2 in the Developing Human Placenta”

Graduate Research:

• Rebecca Bryan: Biology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  “Cynomys says: Characteristics of Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) Alarm Calls in Response to Simulated Predator Stimuli”

Outstanding Student Mentor Award:

• Dr. Julian Riel-Salvatore 
  Department of Anthropology 
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