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On April 19, 2006, UROP hosted the 18th Spring Research Symposium, "Piecing Together the Puzzle." Once again the Michigan League was filled with students, faculty, staff and friends to celebrate this year's research accomplishments.  Some 725 students presented posters and 16 students gave oral presentations about the research they conducted in collaboration with over 500 faculty and research sponsorsduring the 2005-2006 academic year.

 

Joel Williams, presents his poster entitled "Positive Youth Development in African American Families" at the Junior Senior Program poster session.  Ciara Smalls, Ph.D. candidate in Psychology was the research sponsor for this project.

Dr. Michael Traugott, Professor of Communications, and colleagues engaged in a lively discussion during the Research Scholars Poster Session.

 

UROP Faculty Award Winners pose with the students who nominated them for the award.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six UROP faculty sponsors received the UROP Faculty Recognition Award for Outstanding Research Mentorship.  This award recognizes faculty sponsors for their mentorship of UROP students throughout the year and includes a monetary award. The faculty were nominated for the award by UROP students and selected by a committee of UROP staff and students.

Recipients for 2005-2006 include:

  *Judith Calhoun, Ph.D.,  Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy, School of  Public Health

  *Mark Clague, B.M., Assistant Professor, Musicology, School of Music

  *Shobha Malviya, M.D., Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Medical School

  *Yuri Miyamoto, Ph.D., Research Supervisor, Psychology, College of Literature, Science and the Arts

  *Mark Russell, M.D., Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Medical School

  *Angel W. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, Medical School

In addition, Donna Lehman, Archives Specialist, Gerald R. Ford Library, was the first recipient of UROP’s Outstanding Research Partner Award, for her outstanding service in providing hundreds of UROP students with a keen understanding of archival research methods.

Photo Credits:  Martin Vloet, UM Photo Services, 2006

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