Undergraduate Research

Taking her place in a welcoming community for women in STEM
Carrie Hill ’25 is a biology major and triple minor in biomedical science, genetics and psychology.
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A research interest fulfilled and a career discovered
Gabrielle Jarrett ’24 is a marine, estuarine, and freshwater biology major and Classics minor from Exeter, New Hampshire. While an undergraduate, Gabrielle worked in Gregg Moore’s Coastal Restoration and Resiliency Lab and made critical contributions to microplastics research.
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Bullfrog Vocalization Study: A Zoological Analysis
Alex Zager, a zoology major, explores bullfrog vocalizations and the effects of temperature on their activity during mating season.
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Zoology Research: Giraffe Vocalizations Study
Discover COLSA student Jocelyn Brierley's research on giraffe vocalizations and behavior in response to noise at the Potawatomi Zoo.
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Characterizing Moose Vocalizations for Passive Acoustic Monitoring
Olivia Boyan is a zoology major from Hartford, Connecticut. COLSA: Tell us about your research in as non-technical language as possible. Olivia Boyan: For our research, we’re seeking to quantitatively characterize moose vocalizations to use for a passive acoustic detector, which can monitor…
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Evaluating Hydrangea Cultivars for Regional Growers
Ella Lukacz is a sustainable agriculture and food systems major and history minor from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. COLSA: Tell us about your research in as non-technical language as possible. Ella Lukacz: For the last two summers, Becky Sideman and I have been collecting data on 16 varieties of…
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Monitoring Furbearing Species in New Hampshire
Eleora McCay is a wildlife and conservation biology major from Bedford, New Hampshire.
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Understanding Impacts of Microplastic Pollution on Soil
Maggie Krein is an environmental sciences: ecosystems major and double minor in wildlife and conservation biology and sustainable energy. She is from Chester, New Hampshire.
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Discovering new ways to treat Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Bryce Hannon is a genetics major from Winchester, Massachusetts.
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Striving for a better understanding of the brain and its disorders
Kostandina Bicja is a neuroscience and behavior major and psychology minor from Manchester, New Hampshire. She is also a first-generation college student whose family immigrated to the U.S. shortly…
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UNH snare drummer prepares for career searching for life in the universe
Andrea Pecora is a biomedical science: medical laboratory science major and classics minor who received a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship to conduct research with Professor Lou Tisa.
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Undergraduate research, an accelerated master’s and a plan
Quinn Beek is a biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology major who received a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) to conduct research in the lab of Sarah Walker, assistant professor of molecular, cellular and biomedical sciences. 
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