It builds their sense of confidence. He notes that students who do undergraduate research get a more favorable reception when applying to graduate schools. One such undergraduate researcher, Jennifer Prescher, has been studying how the brain reacts to various drugs. Prescher explains her study looks at how the brain functions. Her work could have implications for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, depression, and any type of anxiety disorder.
Researchers are from all university colleges.
Art major Pat Geiger did botanical illustrations of wild flowers in Glacier National Park. She had two faculty mentors, Jennifer Williams, art, and Tim Gerber, biology. She says the program is designed so its students have independent research projects and the writing of a research proposal is mandatory. Morgan delights in undergraduate research. We have always tried to impress the importance of research, particularly if they are grad school-bound.