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Asher Utz knows that over-the-counter medications like Prilosec and Prevacid are typically used to treat ulcers, reflux and other common stomach disorders. But the senior biochemistry major has a theory that these drugs, known as proton-pump inhibitors (PPI), could also help destroy cancer cells.<\/p>\n

\"Tomorrow,
Tomorrow, University of Mary Washington students will showcase the research they’ve toiled away on for the past year as part of the 15th annual Research and Creativity Symposium. The event will be held virtually and will be accessible through Friday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tomorrow, along with more than 100 of her University of Mary Washington peers, Utz will share this trailblazing research, which he\u2019s toiled away on in Jepson Science Center labs for the past year, in the midst of a global pandemic. The 15th annual UMW Research and Creativity Symposium<\/a>, held virtually again this year due to COVID-19, will put a spotlight on one of Mary Washington\u2019s top priorities: undergraduate research. Featuring PDF posters and oral synopses on video, Thursday\u2019s presentations will span disciplines from science to sociology, math to music and classics to communication and will remain accessible through Friday for questions and comments.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen students discover how to pursue and investigate their own research questions, interpret the information they uncover and communicate their findings, it brings their learning to life and puts the knowledge and skills they\u2019ve gained into practice,\u201d said College of Arts and Sciences Assistant Dean Betsy Lewis, who described her own undergraduate research experiences as \u201clife-changing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year was an \u201cexperiment,\u201d said Lewis, who was in charge of moving the event online when Mary Washington suddenly switched to remote learning last spring. But she hailed the day as a success. \u201cThe entire UMW community pulled together to support students.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other schools showcase student research, she noted, but UMW\u2019s event is one of the longest running and widest reaching. \u201cFew universities cover so many disciplines in one symposium.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than 70 projects \u2013 submitted by nearly 150 students \u2013 explore topics from music therapy to Middle Eastern immigration, from censorship to coffee bean growth, from accessibility in libraries to antifungal resistance, from resident curator programs to rural health care access. The projects were completed individually or in teams for coursework, senior capstones and departmental honors, while working in close consultation with, and often alongside, faculty with appropriate masking and social distancing.<\/p>\n

\"Clockwise
Clockwise from top left: seniors Jenna Holland, Isabella Burns and Rachel Walters worked with students in Nepal to study the impact of COVID-19 on teachers in the south Asian country.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

COVID-19 inspired seniors Jenna Holland, Rachel Walters and Isabella Burns, who explored the impact of the pandemic on teachers in Nepal for their public sociology course. Under the mentorship of Associate Professor of Sociology Leslie Martin, the trio teamed up with three students enrolled at UMW\u2019s partner institution in the south Asian country, who helped them survey 107 educators in Kathmandu.<\/p>\n

The teachers\u2019 pandemic problems weren\u2019t so different from their American counterparts, Burns said. \u201cInternet access was a common issue, and there was a clear dissatisfaction with remote technological devices.\u201d She recently joined Holland and Walters in penning a reflective essay of their cross-cultural learning experiences, which was published in the Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning & Community-Based Research. <\/em><\/p>\n

Students like Utz have benefited from the types of high-impact learning opportunities offered at UMW. For the past four years, he\u2019s assisted Associate Professor of Chemistry Randall Reif with his research. Now, the tables have turned.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project was so special because I was able to craft it entirely myself, with my professor\u2019s guidance,\u201d said Utz, who hopes his findings will contribute to existing knowledge about the drugs doctors have at their disposal to treat cancer. PPIs are currently used with chemotherapy, he said, but little research exists on their effectiveness as stand-alone anti-cancer agents. \u201cWe hope our work will be one of many research efforts to answer that question.\u201d<\/p>\n

Graduating next month, he\u2019ll soon move on to North Carolina State University to pursue a Ph.D. in molecular and structural biochemistry, and eventually, a career in cancer research. But Utz is confident that his project will be in good hands, as he\u2019s training UMW sophomore Shreya Murali to take it over this summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile I may not continue with this particular research,\u201d Utz said, \u201cit will live on at UMW.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than 50 privately funded endowments support student research, internships and study abroad experiences at UMW. Thursday night, April 29, donors to these and other scholarships and programs, were invited to a virtual student panel presentation where select students presented their research and fielded questions from those in attendance. For more information about student research at UMW, please contact College of Arts and Science Assistant Dean Betsy Lewis, at elewis@umw.edu<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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