{"id":110169,"date":"2026-04-28T16:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=110169"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:04:11","slug":"across-disciplines-umw-students-put-their-work-on-display-at-research-and-creativity-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/28\/across-disciplines-umw-students-put-their-work-on-display-at-research-and-creativity-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Across Disciplines, UMW Students Put Their Work on Display at Research and Creativity Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media umw-hero--with-no-content\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">News<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">Across Disciplines, UMW Students Put Their Work on Display at Research and Creativity Day<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-group umw-news-author-credit is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-28T16:04:09-04:00\">April 28, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p>by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Sarah Hertz Mahoney<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"110160\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/hcc-da-on-rcd\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/HCC-DA-on-RCD-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"4\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS 5D Mark IV\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1745470276\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"24\",\"iso\":\"1600\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.00625\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Students from across disciplines set up posters in the  Hurley Convergence Center to share their work from the past academic year as part of UMW&amp;#8217;s 20th annual Research and Creativity Day. Photo by Karen Pearlman.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/HCC-DA-on-RCD-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/HCC-DA-on-RCD-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/HCC-DA-on-RCD-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Many research posters on display in the Digital Auditorium at the Hurley Convergence Center\" class=\"wp-image-110160\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/HCC-DA-on-RCD-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/HCC-DA-on-RCD-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/HCC-DA-on-RCD-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/HCC-DA-on-RCD-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/HCC-DA-on-RCD-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students from across disciplines set up posters in the  Hurley Convergence Center to share their research and creative work from the past academic year as part of UMW&rsquo;s 20th annual Research and Creativity Day. Photo by Karen Pearlman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><p>A map tracing pollution threats to the Chesapeake Bay. An experiment repurposing a common heartburn medication to help kill cancer cells. A computer model built to predict sports injuries before they happen. Intricate artwork transforming a gallery space. A scene unfolding onstage.<\/p><p>At the University of Mary Washington, these aren&rsquo;t hypothetical scenarios &ndash; they are real student projects presented at Research and Creativity Day, an annual tradition on the last day of classes that has now spanned two decades. The spring event brings together student research and creative work from nearly every major, with scientific studies, art exhibitions and performances filling venues across campus.<\/p><p>This year&rsquo;s culminating symposium, hosted in the Hurley Convergence Center (HCC), closed out a weeklong celebration marking the event&rsquo;s 20th anniversary. For the full story of how the day began and grew, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/21\/research-and-creativity-day-turns-20-a-celebration-of-undergraduate-work-decades-in-the-making\/\">Research and Creativity Day Turns 20: A Celebration of Undergraduate Work Decades in the Making<\/a>.<\/p><p>&ldquo;I think the students really enjoy explaining their research to other students,&rdquo; said Director of Undergraduate Research Betsy Lewis. &ldquo;Even at the end of a busy week, there&rsquo;s still a lot of energy at the final symposium.&rdquo;<\/p><p>That buzz was on full display in the HCC, where students, faculty, staff and the public spread out across classrooms, hallways and the digital auditorium to view the work of roughly 130 student presenters. The packed house gave the event the feel of a professional academic conference, offering presenters valuable networking and public speaking experience in the process.<\/p><section class=\"image-gallery layout__block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"image-gallery__inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main__track\" js-slideshow-track=\"true\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1131\" height=\"772\" data-attachment-id=\"110163\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/larry-at-rcd\/\" 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data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"4\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS 5D Mark IV\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1745469301\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"24\",\"iso\":\"2000\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.0166666666667\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Madison-at-RCD-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Madison-at-RCD-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"110164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Madison-at-RCD-1131x772.jpg\" alt=\"UMW student Madison McCarty standing in front of her poster with another student\" class=\"wp-image-110164\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" 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data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/RCD-Certificate-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/RCD-Certificate-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"110165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/RCD-Certificate-224x116.jpg\" alt=\"A Research and Creativity Day Certificate\" class=\"wp-image-110165\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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js-description aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section><p>Seniors Larry Almariento and Reagan Makfinsky combined their geospatial analysis and environmental science knowledge to examine how well the protected buffer zones along waterways are functioning under the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act. By mapping areas that could be at risk of violation, their work offered insights that could help local governments better manage development while protecting water quality.<\/p><p>&ldquo;It was interesting to take something that is an actual policy and apply it in a practical way,&rdquo; Almariento said. &ldquo;Knowing this kind of work can help communities and contribute to protecting the environment made the project feel meaningful.&rdquo;<\/p><p>Senior computer science major Madison McCarty set out to understand whether machine learning could help predict sports injuries before they occur. McCarty, who is also on the UMW tennis team, said the project grew out of personal experience. &ldquo;I wanted to see if there was a way to identify risk earlier and prevent injuries,&rdquo; she said, noting that future work could expand across different sports and more datasets.<\/p><p>Sophomore Franco Trujillo, pursuing a major in biochemistry and a minor in French, explored whether a widely used acid-reducing drug could be repurposed to kill cancer cells. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always been interested in cancer research,&rdquo; said Trujillo, who picked the topic because relatives had battled the disease. &ldquo;Learning laboratory skills and how to design experiments so the data is reliable were among the most rewarding aspects of this project.&rdquo;<\/p><p>Faculty mentors also play a key role throughout the process. Trujillo worked alongside Associate Professor of Chemistry Randall Reif, while McCarty was guided by Assistant Professor of Computer Science Evan Coleman. Almariento and Makfinsky were assisted by Adjunct Instructor of Earth and Environmental Science John Tippett.<\/p><section class=\"image-gallery layout__block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"image-gallery__inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main__track\" js-slideshow-track=\"true\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1131\" height=\"772\" data-attachment-id=\"110160\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/hcc-da-on-rcd\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/HCC-DA-on-RCD-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"4\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS 5D Mark IV\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1745470276\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"24\",\"iso\":\"1600\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.00625\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Students from across disciplines set up posters in the  Hurley Convergence Center to share their work from the past academic year as part of UMW&amp;#8217;s 20th annual Research and Creativity Day. 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