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Three Carthage neuroscience students presented novel research findings at the Chicago Society for Neuroscience meeting on March 21 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Under the guidance of Professor Sarah Terrill, senior Bo Anderson presented a poster titled "Neurobehavioral Plasticity in the Rodent Gustatory System Induced by Regular Consumption of a Low-Calorie Sweetener During Adolescence." Senior Kristie Endresen and junior Mary Barclay highlighted data they collected in Prof. Terrill's Advanced Research Methods in Neuroscience Fall 2024 course in their presentation: "Effect of ICV Irisin on Chow Intake and Sucrose Preference in Sprague Dawley Rats."

Five Carthage senior Public Relations students presented their research and thesis papers at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR), which took place from April 7-9 in Pittsburgh, Penn. The students deeply researched topics, including ethics in AI in the PR field, crisis communication, internal communication management, parasocial relationships and their ties to PR, and the use of nostalgia in advertising. The following students presented at NCUR: Abby Trainor '25, Andrea Medina '25, Lauren Coshun '25, Madison Flynn '25, and Thomas Parker '25.

Three Carthage College students participated in the Council on Undergraduate Research's Scholars Transforming through Research program, culminating in a trip to Washington, D.C., to advocate for undergraduate research.

Carthage College selected 36 students for its Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE). The SURE program offers Carthage students in all majors an opportunity to engage in collaborative full-time research with professors. Students work closely with faculty mentors on a new or developing line of research. Many students present their research at the annual Celebration of Scholars event the following spring. SURE has been a hallmark of the Carthage experience since the mid-1990s. SURE started in the natural sciences and grew to include all academic divisions at Carthage.

More than 40 Carthage students have been selected to conduct research with faculty this summer as part of the 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience. The SURE program at Carthage offers students in all majors the opportunity to engage in collaborative full-time research with professors. Students work closely with faculty mentors on a new or developing line of research. SURE has been a hallmark of the Carthage experience since the mid-1990s. SURE started in the natural sciences and grew to include all academic divisions at Carthage. Each summer, between 25 and 50 students are chosen to participate.

The annual Celebration of Scholars event was held Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8! Presentations were given by students, faculty, and staff as we celebrated their works of scholarship, research, and creativity.

Professor Allen Klingenberg and six students in his Statistics spring 2021 course designed a research paper and completed data analysis for Professor Gary Keller of Eastern Oregon University.

On Oct. 9, Professor Melanie Nyhof and psychological science major Shannon Gegare '22, in collaboration with Professor Izak Lattu (Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga, Indonesia), presented research at the Peace and Justice Studies Association, and Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies Annual Conference at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

More than 35 Carthage students were selected to conduct research with faculty as part of the 2021 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience.

Class of 2020 nursing students were recognized for their achievements with a virtual Honors and Pinning Ceremony on May 22. The 43 graduating nursing students were the second cohort of Carthage's Nursing Program.

Carthage College's Management and Marketing Department names Lyndsey Bielinski '20 as the Outstanding Senior in Marketing for the 2019-20 academic year. Lyndsey is a marketing major with minors in Spanish and public relations, and will graduate Magna Cum Laude.

Carthage College's Accounting and Finance Department names Haylee Sippel '20 as the Outstanding Senior in Accounting for the 2019-20 academic year. Haylee is an accounting and finance double major and will graduate Summa Cum Laude.

Gunnar Goetz '20 has been recognized by the highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship program.

The NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium and related space sciences projects made twenty awards to Carthage students and faculty this year, totaling $95,000. The Consortium funds a wide variety of STEM programs across the state, including undergraduate and graduate education, as well as faculty and post-doctoral work. Awards are made to students to defray tuition costs, to support research initiatives, and to provide participation in statewide and national competitions and programs. Faculty awards support research, teaching, and capstone projects.

Alec Digirolamo '22 and Alexandria Wheeler '21 presented their mathematical research to a national audience at the beginning of August.

Year-end award for Criminal Justice and Sociology majors that is decided on excellence by the faculty

Year-end award for Criminal Justice and Sociology majors that is decided on excellence by the faculty.

Year-end award for Criminal Justice and Sociology majors that is decided on excellence by the faculty.

More than 40 Carthage students were selected to conduct research with faculty as part of the 2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience.

Five students from the Carthage Microgravity Team tested an ongoing Modal Propellant Gauging experiment aboard a zero-gravity aircraft near Kennedy Space Center in March.

Seven Carthage history students presented research at the Phi Alpha Theta 2018 regional conference in Lafayette, Indiana.

Six Carthage students presented their senior theses at national political honor society Pi Sigma Alpha's Undergraduate Student Research Conference on Feb. 17 in Washington.

Carthage's Brad Kruse made the 2017-18 Academic All-District 6 Men's Basketball Team, announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Feb. 22. Brad is an accounting and finance major with a 3.86 GPA.

The 15 juniors in Carthage's first nursing cohort received their white lab coats in a Sept. 23 ceremony, a rite of passage signaling the transition to the clinical portion of their education.

A hallmark of the Carthage experience since the mid-1990s, the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience offers students across academic divisions the opportunity to engage in collaborative full-time research with professors. Students work closely with a faculty mentor on a new or developing line of research.

These students presented their research based on the Ising Model, a mathematical model for the polarization ferromagnetic materials. They have been working together this summer to study and extend this model as part of the SURE program, and are advised by Professor Haley Yaple. The students gave two talks at MathFest, an annual conference for mathematics and math education that was held July 26-29 in Chicago.

This award is presented to recognize a student who has contributed to creating a campus culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The recipient demonstrates an ability to educate the campus about diversity and inclusion while building connections.

Carthage held the seventh annual Celebration of Scholars event on Friday, April 28, 2017. Celebration of Scholars is a poster exhibition that features original research, scholarship, and creative work completed by Carthage students.

The 2017 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) was held April 6-8 at the University of Memphis. NCUR is the country's largest conference dedicated to undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative works in all disciplines.

A hallmark of the Carthage experience since the mid-1990s, the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience offers students across academic divisions the opportunity to engage in collaborative full-time research with professors. Students work closely with a faculty mentor on a new or developing line of research.