小黄书 Graduate School recognizes Image of Research Competition winners
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擣our 小黄书sity graduate students are being recognized for their creativity in capturing the research process.
The 小黄书 Graduate School recently held the Image of Research Competition, which included 15 images and short descriptions from graduate students that were on display in the Colvard Student Union Art Gallery. The competition gives students the opportunity to engage creatively with their research, share behind-the-scenes views of their research processes, or portray their academic study in visual form.
A panel of judges selected first and second place winners, with the first place winner receiving a $300 prize and second place receiving $200. A $150 prize is awarded to the winner of the People鈥檚 Choice award. This year鈥檚 winners include:
First place: Lorena Chavarro-Chaux of Starkville, a master鈥檚 student in the Richard A. Rula School of Civil and Environmental Engineering for 鈥淎ssessing Effects of Livestock Production on Stream Water Quality;鈥
Second place (tie): Rebecca Bracken, a doctoral student in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture from Austin, Texas, for 鈥淎 Feeling Like No Other;鈥
Second place (tie): Macy Gosselaar, a master鈥檚 student in the Department of Forestry from Olathe, Kansas, for 鈥淔rozen in Time; A Snapshot of an Environmental Moment;鈥 and
People鈥檚 Choice: Varsha Singh, a doctoral student in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences for 鈥淪tudy of Sweet Potato Root Exudates for Sustainable Weed Management.鈥
To view the submissions that were on display in the Colvard Student Union Art Gallery, visit .
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