Stephanie Clark, '06, works in the
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The students pictured here are, therefore, a few among
many whose Albion educations extend into the summer. These students
and their colleagues are not only conducting original research under the
guidance of experienced researchers, but are taking sime time to "live the
life" of a researcher. For some, a summer will be enough; for
others, this may be the beginning of a rewarding, maybe even important,
career.
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Wendy Simanton, '07, (with her adviser,
biology professor Dan Skean) uses a hole-punch to take samples for
her genetic testing research.
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What I'm Doing with My
Summer
Albion's students take
advantage of research opportunities through FURSCA
June 29, 2004
Photos by Dave Trumpie
Albion College's Foundation for
Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity (FURSCA) supports nearly 80
students doing research this summer. Research spans the academic
spectrum, with students studying everything from the novels of Don DeLillo
to legal treatment of parents who kill their children, from regional
industrial history to gender roles in advertising.
 Research
in the sciences remains an integral part of FURSCA's mission, with 35
percent of summer FURSCA projects being centered in the natural sciences.
Studies in other departments also utilize scientific components, such as
hormone-level testing and physiological evaluation (used in two psychology
projects).
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Eric Grunow, '05, examines genes under a microscope while his
adviser, biology professor Molly Scheel, makes adjustments. |
Brad Hauch,
'06, reviews a house wren song spectrogram. Hauch's
research involves playing songs of different complexities to
male house wrens living in the College's Whitehouse Nature
Center, and then analyzing the wrens's responses. "I hope
to study more in the field of animal behavior and communication
and this project has shown me how much I enjoy doing work like
this," says Hauch. "The experience I have gained by
spending my early mornings out in the field has given me a
greater appreciation for nature along with teaching me to
constantly observe my surroundings and ask questions." |
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