Samantha Garst presents on Foreign Direct Investment at the ISA Conference

December 3, 2013

Samantha Garst recently travelled to the International Studies Association South Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC to present her research project, “Risky Business: A panel study of the effects of government policies on attraction of FDI in post-conflict countries.” For this project she “aimed to give foreign government the policy-making tools to attract foreign capital when […]

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Meet the New Faculty: Dr. Pablo Hernandez in Economics

October 17, 2013

Dr. Pablo Hernandez is an Associate Professor of Economics teaching introductory and intermediate microeconomics, international trade and finance, and a 200-level INQ course. Dr. Hernandez’s fields are in development economics; environmental and ecological economics and his specialty is in environmental economics.   1. Tell us about your research. I am researching land reforms and recent […]

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Meet the New Faculty: Dr. Guan Soon Khoo in Communication Studies

October 17, 2013

Dr. Guan Soon Khoo is an Assistant Professor in Communication Studies teaching Research Methods, Communication Theory, and an INQ 120 (Storytelling Cinema) in the Spring. He has a PhD in Mass Communications in the Media Psychology, Media Effects field with a specialty in Entertainment Research and Narrative film.   1. Tell us a little bit […]

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Dr. Richard Keithley wins Baxter Young Investigator Award

October 17, 2013

This past month Dr. Richard Keithley won the Baxter Young Investigator Award from the Baxter Healthcare Corporation. This award is given to highlight a young scientist’s accomplishments and he presented his research project, “Ultrasensitive Single-Cell Analysis of Glycosphingolipid Metabolism”, at their worldwide headquarters in Deerfield, IL. He is one of five recipients out of fifty-eight […]

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Meet the New Faculty: Dr. Richard B. Keithley in Chemistry

October 17, 2013

Dr. Richard B. Keithley is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry teaching General Chemistry/General Chemistry Laboratory, Environmental Chemistry, and Instrumental Analysis. He has a PhD in Analytical Chemistry and his specialty is Electrochemistry, Separations, and Neuroscience. 1. Tell us a little bit about your research. As an analytical chemist, my expertise lies in the development of […]

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Can’t resist texting while working? Summer Scholar Jessica Gladfelter (’15) says blame it on your hormones

October 17, 2013

Jessica Gladfelter (’15) spent her summer studying texting behavior in college students. In particular, Jessica’s research project focuses on technointerruptions, such as text messages or Facebook notifications. Most students do not turn off their electronic devices when studying or completing coursework even though they are known to cause stress and distract students from what they are […]

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Do you love birds? Summer Scholar Lauren Strong (’14) explains how bird diversity differs from forests to residential areas in the Roanoke Valley

October 3, 2013

Lauren Strong (’14) is a Biology major and her research project looked at “how human development affects bird populations along the Roanoke River.” She decided to study three varying habitat uses of riparian forests (habitats along rivers), and looked at different levels of development and how it impacts the birds that live there: “My high […]

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#GraphTheory in 140 characters or less. Summer Scholar Jon Marino (’14) studied the mathematics of twitter

October 2, 2013

Jon Marino (’14) is a mathematics major with a concentration in statistics. Jon’s research project allowed him to create a computer model of the social networking site Twitter to understand and analyze how people interact online. “I used data collected from real Twitter users to model a small portion of the site and simulated how people […]

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Why should we follow laws? Summer Scholar Andrew Miles (’13) explains social contract theory

October 1, 2013

Andrew Miles (’15) is a double major in History and Philosophy and his research project combined Social Contract Theory and Game Theory. His project asked the question “Why should a person cooperate with societal laws and norms?” He approached this to show that cooperating with society is not only a moral choice, but one that […]

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Summer Scholar Michelle Pasier (’15) researched genes that could be a potential target for a new tuberculosis treatment

September 30, 2013

Michelle Pasier (’15) is a biochemistry major and “my research has been verifying that a certain gene, a segment of DNA that functions as instructions to make a product, codes for a protein it is assumed to provide the instructions in the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This protein, adenylosuccinate synthetase, is of interest as it could […]

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