{"id":3591,"date":"2011-04-11T15:00:57","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T19:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=3591"},"modified":"2022-09-26T11:55:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:55:15","slug":"campus-research-showcase-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2011\/04\/11\/campus-research-showcase-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus research showcase returns"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cSomeday My Prince Will Come.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

It sounds like a children\u2019s book.<\/p>\n

Or maybe it\u2019s a reference to an old song from a Disney movie?<\/p>\n

No.<\/p>\n

Actually, it was a research project displayed at last year\u2019s first annual Celebration of Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities event at Wright State University.<\/p>\n

The research, conducted by an English major, examined the effects fairy tales have on children. One of the best examples of humanities research being done on campus, it proved the event isn\u2019t just about math and science.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really a unique event because you might come across a table with research in biochemistry, and the next one could be ballet,\u201d said Dominique Belanger, assistant coordinator for STEMM activities and coordinator of the event.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s lineup promised the same kind of project diversity.<\/p>\n

The event was Friday, April 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Student Union Apollo Room.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether it\u2019s in the lab, with faculty or in the arts, students are doing notable and interesting research all over campus,\u201d said Belanger. \u201cThis event was for undergraduate and graduate students to showcase their hard work as researchers,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Students had their choice to present their projects orally or with a poster display. Students who opted for the poster route printed out their hypotheses, results and conclusions and were ready for curious observers to strike up a conversation.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach student stands by their poster ready to take questions. It is kind of set up like a science fair but without the project,\u201d said Belanger.<\/p>\n

Belanger said the students who chose to give the oral presentations also benefited greatly from getting the chance to talk in front of people. The event is often the student\u2019s first chance to tell his or her story.<\/p>\n

One of the memorable projects from last year was about stories, or fairy tales.<\/p>\n

This year, a student who will soon earn his Master\u2019s of Humanities brought soap.<\/p>\n

Stephen Rumbaugh began making vegan soap at home when he was laid off from his graphic design job.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always liked things a little bit different, unique. Growing up I used to hate the grocery store soap in our house,\u201d said Rumbaugh.<\/p>\n

Determined to earn a new degree and start a business he believed in, Rumbaugh created Society Bodycare. Scents like Black Forest, Cocktail and Urban Mint were on display at the Research Celebration event Friday.<\/p>\n

Of course there were plenty of traditional research projects from the math and science disciplines again this year, too.<\/p>\n

One undergraduate research project of note targeted a hot topic: healthy living. The research showed data from variability and body fat measurements.<\/p>\n

The College of Nursing and Health again had heavy participation this year. Seven students had poster displays, up from five last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a wonderful way to showcase the talent and dedication of our students,\u201d said Perla Ilagan, Ph.D., assistant professor for the College of Nursing and Health.<\/p>\n

One of her students also has a project related to physical health. Ilagan said her student showed research about body mass index and how it may correlate with school systems that have enforced recess time.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s too early to tell if these projects will be picked up in the professional world, but Ilagan notes, it wouldn\u2019t be the first time if it happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of these proposals, once they have left us, the research is going now at the students place of work,\u201d said Ilagan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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