WSU names 51 undergraduates top researchers at largest SURCA annual competition
Clint Young
Shelley Pressley, Director of Undergraduate Research, WSU Office of Undergraduate Education, 509-335-5443, spressley@wsu.edu
Mary Sanchez Lanier, Assistant Vice Provost, 509-335-7767, sanchez@wsu.edu
Beverly Makhani, Director of Communications and Marketing, WSU Office of Undergraduate Education, 509-335-6679, makhani@wsu.edu
PULLMAN, Wash. — The 2015 Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) at Washington State University broke many records on March 30, in terms of participation, number of awards, number of winners, sponsoring donors, and attendance.
With topics ranging from ocelot latrines to the role of vitamin A in spermatogonia, and from apparel websites to commuting rural nurses, 189 students from four campuses plus WSU Extension registered to display posters in eight categories on their research, scholarship, and creative activities at the fourth annual event.