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Grammatical Gender Lab Assistant Position Available

Lab Description: When learning Spanish as a second language, native English speakers (NES) face grammatical gender, i.e. the classification of a word as male or female.  Grammatical gender influences the connotative meaning of the word. In Spanish, besides morphological rules for assigning gender (i.e. female words ending in “a” and males words ending in “o”), gender…Continue Reading Grammatical Gender Lab Assistant Position Available

Undergraduate Research Fellows Represent Auburn at NCUR 2018

(Top left: Matthew Preisser (Biosystems Engineering). Top right: Kayla Frey (Biomedical Sciences). Lower (left to right): Dr. Loraine Wolf (Director of Undergraduate Research), Max Garcia (Environmental Design), Jonathan Dismukes (Biomedical Sciences/VetMed), Matthew Preisser (Biosystems Engineering), Madison Gohlke (Animal Sciences), Philip Wang (Biological Sciences), Kayla Frey (Biomedical Sciences), Gabrielle Gilmer (Engineering/Kinesiology) Seven undergraduate research fellows represented…Continue Reading Undergraduate Research Fellows Represent Auburn at NCUR 2018

How to Make and Give an Oral Presentation for the Student Symposium (03/01/18)

The URAs will give a brief presentation of the do’s and don’t’s for oral presentations. There will also be several examples of good and bad PowerPoints as well as pointers for the talking aspect of the presentation. After the presentation, there will be a Q&A session where students can further ask about oral presentations. The…Continue Reading How to Make and Give an Oral Presentation for the Student Symposium (03/01/18)

Writing Workshop (10/26/2017)

Thinking about applying for an Undergraduate Research Fellowship? The URAs are hosting a workshop to help you build a strong application. We will be able to answer general questions regarding the timeline of the application process, what is required of fellows, and how to present your application in a unique manner. The workshop will include a…Continue Reading Writing Workshop (10/26/2017)

Role of Sugary Water Consumption in Adipose Gene Expression

By: Jami Myong Reece, Michael W. Greene Although obesity is not an infectious disease, one could describe the state of obesity in the U.S. as an epidemic due to its relatively high prevalence that transcends age, gender, and socioeconomic groups. Subsequent conditions linked to obesity include but are not limi ted to type II diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty…Continue Reading Role of Sugary Water Consumption in Adipose Gene Expression

NCUR 2017 Abstract Submissions Due Dec. 2

Abstracts submissions are due December 2 for the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2017 that will be held April 6-8, 2017, at the University of Memphis. Students interested in attending NCUR 2017 should contact Dr. Lorraine Wolf, Director of Undergraduate Research, at undgres@auburn.edu. Additional information about NCUR 2017 is available here. Six Auburn undergraduates attended NCUR 2016…Continue Reading NCUR 2017 Abstract Submissions Due Dec. 2