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Mary Washington junior Mallory Thompson presents her research poster at UMW’s Research and Creativity Symposium held each year on the last day of classes. Photo by Karen Pearlman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

University of Mary Washington\u2019s campus was alight with ingenuity last week at its 19th annual Research and Creativity Symposium. Students from across academic disciplines presented results of creative projects and scholarly research cultivated alongside faculty mentors throughout the past year.<\/p>\n

Junior education major Maddy Woodard built a website to help teachers integrate arts into the classroom. Senior music majors Nathaniel Harvey and Patrick Lynch teamed up with sophomore computer science major Matthew Fenton to explore audio design for video games. Biological science students William Burkey, Aidan Kimener and Michael Afful studied whether exercise improves memory, while classmates Sabrina Perez, Kori Wilson and Paola Marques examined how different levels of physical activity affect anxiety.<\/p>\n

These students and hundreds more gave oral presentations and displayed academic posters, engaging the campus and local community in their work. Events spread across the University in places like the Hurley Convergence Center, Dodd Auditorium, James Farmer Hall and more. Music recitals, art exhibitions and even a tree planting \u2013 donated by a UMW alumna in memory of her mother and grandmother, both also alumnae \u2013 ensured innovation and tradition from every corner of campus were represented.<\/p>\n

Presenters had the opportunity to explain their work in depth, field questions and share what excited them about their projects. Noticing a gap in arts-based teaching resources, Woodard addressed the issue in her project, saying \u201cintegrating the arts into all curricular areas provides a multitude of benefits, including emotional growth and stronger student-teacher relationships.\u201d The website she created \u201cis something every teacher, current or future, could use,\u201d \u00a0she said.<\/p>\n

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UMW students presented results of creative projects and research in the Hurley Convergence Center last week. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Junior education major Maddy Woodard speaks about her project that helps teachers integrate arts into the classroom. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Senior Kaylie Curran presents her Graph Theory for AI project in the Hurley Convergence Center. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"UMW <\/a>
UMW music student Angus Frazier performs on violin during the 19th annual Research and Creativity Day. Photo by Lisa Marvashti. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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First-year students Caitlyn Faris, Morgan Hamm and Kaleb Fallen check out the studio art exhibition on display in the Cedric Rucker University Center. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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UMW student Gabriella Ramsey sings “At the River” in soprano during the University’s year-end music recital <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Junior biological sciences major Sabrina Perez helps her team present their project on how physical activity affects anxiety. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Even after five years of coordinating the event, College of Arts and Sciences Assistant Dean Betsy Lewis said she\u2019s still amazed by the range and quality of student projects. \u201cIt\u2019s a great tradition \u2013 celebrating the work of students on the last day of classes,\u201d she said. \u201cNearly every major and department is represented, showcasing the depth of creativity and research across campus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond student contributions, faculty and alumni played key roles during the week\u2019s events. The College of Business hosted its eighth annual Strategy Case Competition, endowed by Beautiful Home Services LLC, where students presented business solutions to a panel of judges. English and linguistics held its 20th annual Kemp Symposium in Combs Hall, featuring presentations on authors like James Joyce and William Faulkner as well as projects on rare book pairings, ethics in literature and contemporary women writers.<\/p>\n

Faculty members led discourse, attended sessions and even read from their own work \u2013 like Professor of English Chris Foss, who shared from his new book, The Importance of Being Different: Disability in Oscar Wilde\u2019s Fairy Tales<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Mary Washington alumnus Brendan Casey \u201992, a senior scientist at Fermilab and an American Physical Society fellow, attended a Department of Physics colloquium that day to share his latest research involving tiny particles called muons and their potential to influence our understanding of the universe.<\/p>\n

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First-year students Caitlyn Faris and Morgan Hamm check out the senior studio art exhibit on the first floor of the Cedric Rucker University Center. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Senior historic preservation major Erica Berger focused her final project on incorporating more student-life materials into UMW\u2019s archives. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div>
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Senior music major Nathaniel Harvey helps his team present their year-end project on audio design for video games. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Senior music major Patrick Lynch takes a question from senior computer science major Victor Rahman during the oral presentations portion of Research and Creativity Day inside the Hurley Convergence Center. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Junior biological science majors William Burkey, Aidan Kimener and Michael Afful pose with Professor Parrish Waters in front of their presentation on whether exercise improves memory. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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UMW alumnus Brendan Casey ’92 (right), a senior scientist at Fermilab and an American Physical Society fellow, presents during a colloquium titled ‘Latest Results From the Muon g-2 Experiment.’ The event, held on Research and Creativity Day, was sponsored by the Society of Physics Students and the American Chemical Society. Photo by Lisa Marvashti. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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UMW student Meredith Walburn performs on the cello at the year-end music recital held in Seacobeck Hall Weatherly Wing. Photo by LIsa Marvashti. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

For students, the symposium was a celebration as well as a chance to leave a mark. Senior Erica Berger, a historic preservation major and museum studies minor, focused her project on incorporating more student-life materials into UMW\u2019s archives.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to show why it matters to document student experiences,\u201d said Berger, who also works on campus in Special Collections. \u201cOur stories belong in the record, and this project helped encourage future contributions and ensure students and researchers can find them.\u201d<\/p>\n

For a full list of presentations, visit the\u00a0<\/em>Research and Creativity Symposium<\/em><\/a> website.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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