UNC Asheville’s Fall 2020 Undergraduate Research Symposium comes to you both in-person and online this semester, with amazing projects in research, community engagement and creativity from every discipline. Here are just a few of the projects students worked on this semester:
Effects of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Mammal Activity in Western North Carolina
This study by Bryan Dadson compared wildlife activity during and after COVID-19 lockdowns in NC with sets of camera traps in three different locations: the rural Owen Park, the semi-urban Beaver Lake Park, and a control site at Sandy Bottom. Which animals changed their activity? Find out.
Interrogating Educational Inequities: An Analysis of White Perceptions of the Opportunity Gap in Asheville, NC
Research evidence shows that white students in Asheville fare better than their Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) peers in the context of academic attainment, both during traditional school enrollment and the shift to online learning as a result of COVID-19.The purpose of this study is to evaluate white parents’ perceptions of the opportunity gap in Asheville and identify the unconscious contributions to educational inequities. Discover what student Lauren Simms learned.
Playful Skeletons
Art student Adrianna Starbird drawing exhibition is intended to encourage viewers to interact with death on a more personal and intimate level. “Skeletonizing beloved family members and friends and juxtaposing them with familiar environments and relatable activities allows the identifiable natural elements of everyday life to be also associated with death,” Starbird wrote.
Inhibiting Bacterial Biofilm Formation with Anti-adhesion Carbohydrates
Chemistry student Olivia Pistor takes on the growing healthcare issue of antibiotic resistance with an examination of antivirulence and biofilm formation. Not sure what that means? Learn more.
Suspicious Women: The Bacchanalian Affair and the Salem Witch Trials
Classics student Bri Stewart compares the ancient Roman restrictions of the all-female cult worshipping the god Bacchus and the Salem Witch Trials almost 1500 years later. Learn more about Stewart’s investigation into how gender imbalance can undermine an entire society.
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