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Thirty-six West Virginia University students will take their research projects to Charleston as part of the annual Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol Thursday, March 12.

Twelve colleges and universities will be represented at Undergraduate Research Day, which runs from 8:45 a.m. to noon in the Capitol Rotunda. In all, 81 students will participate.

Undergraduate Research Day allows students to present their discoveries in poster format and talk to legislators about their findings. The projects are original research, and the posters have been designed for a general audience.

Students mentored by faculty from the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences and the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences will present their posters in the areas of animal science, plant science, biology, psychology, computer science and information technology, forensic science, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, sociology/social work, engineering, history, African studies, political science, English, environmental studies and geology.

Mentors from the Davis College include:

• Joe Moritz, Associate Professor of Animal and Nutritional Sciences
• E. Keith Inskeep, Professor of Reproductive Physiology
• Ken Blemings, Associate Professor of Biochemistry
• Janet Tou, Assistant Professor of Human Nutrition and Foods

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