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Abby Delapenha holds a Falcon tube in her gloved hand. Her lab partner, Meghan McLees, gingerly taps in a chemical compound to create a buffer solution as Assistant Professor of Biology Josephine Antwi looks on.<\/p>\n

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Incoming Mary Washington freshmen Abby Delapenha (left) and Meghan McLees are lab partners during this summer’s five-week session for Jepson Scholars. The program is the brainchild of UMW professors Dianne Baker and Nicole Crowder, who said studies have shown that science students are more successful when they don\u2019t have to work to pay tuition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fresh out of high school, these incoming undergraduates haven\u2019t even started classes, but they\u2019re already conducting cutting edge scientific research, thanks to Jepson Scholars.<\/p>\n

Funded by a National Science Foundation grant, the UMW program gives future science majors for whom finances may be a challenge a four-year scholarship and the priceless experience of doing research alongside faculty mentors \u2013 and seasoned upperclassmen \u2013 the summer before their freshman year.<\/p>\n

Jepson Scholars is the brainchild of professors Dianne Baker and Nicole Crowder, who said studies have shown that science students are more successful when they don\u2019t have to work to pay tuition. The five-year NSF grant of nearly $1 million gives scholarships averaging $7,500 annually to a total of 20 students who started classes in 2018 and 2019. The grant also covers two research opportunities while the students are enrolled at UMW.<\/p>\n

The youngest daughter of Mary Washington alumni Kim Holcomb ’85 and and Liz Brown Holcomb ’88, rising sophomore Grace Holcomb was concerned about how she was going to pay for college until she learned of her acceptance into the program last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t want to have that financial burden because I knew I was going to pursue further learning,\u201d said the biochemistry major who discovered an interest in scientific ethics during the program and hopes to attain a law degree and work with pharmaceutical patents.<\/p>\n

Baker, a biology professor, said students were selected based on a combination of need, high school GPA and standardized test scores. But above all, she and Crowder, an associate professor of chemistry, looked for students who displayed a passion for research with a creative approach to solving real-world problems. \u201cWe wanted students who have a curiosity spark,\u201d Baker said.<\/p>\n

For Delapenha and McLees, their real-world problem is the Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive species indigenous to Asia that has spread to Northern Virginia. While these plant-hopping pests prefer Chinese sumac, they\u2019ll also snack on grapes, stone fruits and apples \u2013 a grave threat to the agricultural industry.<\/p>\n

McLees and other members of Antwi\u2019s research team are extracting the insect\u2019s DNA to determine if phytoplasma, a plant pathogen that can cause crop failure, is present. Other topics Jepson Scholars are researching include how plants adapt to climate change and the reproductive and stress hormones of fish.<\/p>\n

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Delapenha’s lab partner, Meghan McLees, also a Jepson Scholar, examines the DNA of an invasive insect. Young scientists particpating in the Jepson Scholars program get a headstart on important research during the summer, thanks to the five-week Early Active Stem Experience. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Members of the Summer Science Institute, like rising senior Kelly Flynn (pictured above) are paired with Jepson Scholars during UMW’s five-week Early Active STEM Experience. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div>
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Jepson Scholar Abby Delapenha, an incoming UMW freshman, uses a microscope to study the spotted lanternfly. The Jepson Scholars program targets future science majors for whom finances are a challenge, providing four-year scholarships and the invaluable opportunity to perform research alongside faculty. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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UMW Professor of Biology April Wynn leads class during the Early Active Stem Experience. The five-week session launches Jepson Scholars into research projects and rich experiences in the lab – at Mary Washington and beyond. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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As incoming UMW freshmen, Jepson Scholars pair up to do research with professors like Wynn and upperclassmen like Luke Kendrat, both pictured here. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

During the five-week summer Early Active STEM Experience (EASE), pairs of Jepson Scholars are assigned to teams led by a faculty mentor. Each team also includes two students from the Summer Science Institute (SSI), a 10-week program for rising juniors and seniors. The NSF grant also gives the scholars the opportunity to participate in SSI as upperclassmen.<\/p>\n

Jepson Scholars combines several components designed to prepare students to succeed in their future majors and careers, such as enrolling as a cohort for their first-year seminars and science intro courses and taking part in peer-assisted study sessions to support classroom learning. Baker and Crowder said the cohort model has long been considered a best practice for student retention in STEM undergraduate programs, and they are eager to learn what impact the summer program has had on these students.<\/p>\n

An aspiring pediatrician, Delapenha believes EASE will give her an edge in her classes, especially Phage Hunters, a hands-on biology intro course in which she\u2019ll get to isolate her own unique virus in the lab. \u201cAt other schools, you usually don\u2019t get to do this kind of research until you\u2019re a senior or a graduate student.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of last year\u2019s Jepson Scholars, Rina Murasaki, said the program taught her to explain her research, thanks to a weekly meeting in which all summer science participants update their peers on their progress. An environmental and political science dual major, Murasaki hopes to work on climate policy and says she learned the importance of simplifying complex ideas to communicate with those outside the scientific community.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Jepson Scholars will showcase these skills when they share the results of their studies on Monday, July 22 at 3 p.m. The SSI students will present their research at the Summer Science Symposium on Wednesday, July 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Both events are scheduled to take place at the Digital Auditorium in the Hurley Convergence Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy incorporating these elements of doctoral programs \u2013 including the strong emphasis on writing and speaking \u2013 we are teaching our students how to present themselves as scientists,\u201d Crowder said. \u00a0\u201cThe fact that we can get them into the lab this early, we think will make a huge difference in their experience at Mary Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n

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