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2025 Winners

1st Place
Mariana Perez Sierra

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Expandiendo La Herida: How US Training Exacerbated Human Rights Violations During Chile’s Dictatorship

Mariana’s Project
1st Place
Miranda Do-Tran

Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Midlife Hypertension and Dementia: The Shadow Link

Miranda’s Project
2nd Place
Sofia Hosseinzadeh

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
“How that Stevenson Rumor Started”: The 1952 Election and Cold War Gender and Sexuality

Sofia’s Project
2nd Place
Divisha Singh

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Clicks, Likes, and Shares: How Online Health Misinformation is Undermining Healthcare and Implications for Medical Professionals

Divisha’s Project
2nd Place
Peter Gorge

Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Evaluating the Effects of Energy Drinks on
Athletic Performance and Health

Peter’s Project
3rd Place
Nafeesa Khan

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Valley Fever Outcomes, Occurrences, & Occupational Risks in Vulnerable Populations in California & Arizona: A Systematically-Approached Review of Literature

Nafeesa’s Project
3rd Place
Ananya Nipane

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Feminization and Racial/Ethnic Diversification of the Legal Field, 2005 – 2020

Ananya’s Project
3rd Place
Tianeh Parsi

Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Comparing Lifestyle-Only Interventions with Combined Medicinal and Behavioral Approaches in Managing Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

Tianeh’s Project
3rd Place
Zach Van Vechten

Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Stratospheric Aerosols: A Potential Tool for a Warming Climate

Zach’s Project

2024 Winners

1st Place
Annabel Marshall

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
“Toward an infinity of wavering susceptible variables:” Camp, Audience and Productive Distortion in John Ashbery’s The Vermont Notebook

Annabel’s Project
1st Place
Celeste Palmer

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Mexican Fertility, Agricultural Regeneration, and French Informal Imperialism in Mexico, 1861-1867

Celeste’s Project
1st Place
Rowan Webster

Science, Engineering & Mathematics
The Relationship Between Childhood Adversity and Aging: Implications for Human Healthspans

Rowan’s Project
2nd Place
Aubrey Hart

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Music Therapy in the US Healthcare System: Past, Present and Future

Aubrey’s Project
2nd Place
Jacob Klein

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Transecting Russell Boulevard

Jacob’s Project
2nd Place
Bao Ngoc (Gemma) Le

Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Efficacy of Non-Invasive Neuromodulation in the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

Gemma’s Project
3rd Place
Lilly Tisza

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Human-Centric Research in Energy Retrofitting Methodology for Historic Architecture

Lilly’s Project
3rd Place
Emera Nai’a

Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Delirium’s Impact on Longevity in Older Adults: Unveiling the Connection

Emera’s Project

2019 Winners

1st Place
Julia Betchart

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Caduceus and the Cross: The Influence of Evangelical Christianity on Health Practices in the American South, 1800-1860

Julia’s Project
1st Place
Samvardhini Sridharan

Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Early Breast Cancer Detection via Novel Radiomics Techniques and Ultrasonography

Samvardhini’s Project
2nd Place
Megan West

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Bertha Mason and the Politics of Feeling

Megan’s Project
2nd Place
Janaé Bonnell

Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Disparities in Cancer Incidence and Mortality on Native American Reservations

Janaé’s Project
2nd Place
Nicholas Garaffo

Science, Engineering & Mathematics
CD47-SIRPα Pathway as a Target for Cancer Therapeutics

Nicholas’ Project
3rd Place
Angelika Joseph

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Botta to Snøhetta; Cultural Changes between the 1990s and 2010s

Angelika’s Project
First-Year
Hannah Wang

First-Year Undergraduate
Kids in the Basement: Space and Virtuality in American and South Korean Esports

Hannah’s Project

2018 Winners

1st Place
Grant Rosinko

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Homoeroticism in the Early Ottoman Empire

Grant’s Project
1st Place
Janice Leung

Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Recent Advances in Nanoparticle-Based Cancer Drug Delivery

Janice’s Project
2nd Place
Sammy Carey

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
The Tripartite American Judiciary: The Influence of Rome’s Mixed Constitution Upon the Founding Fathers

Sammy’s Project
2nd Place
Shelbie Condie

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Hold Your Horses, It’s Just an Adaptation

Shelbie’s Project
2nd Place
Megan Haugland

Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Other Options Do Exist: A Review of Access to Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives

Megan’s Project
3rd Place
Amanda Dao

Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Literature Review: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as a Physical Injury

Amanda’s Project

2017 Winners

1st Place
Brian Wright

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Southern Whigs, a “British Conspiracy,” and the Annexation of Texas

Brian’s Project
1st Place
Elizabeth Chan

Science, Engineering & Mathematics
All Because of a Cup of Qahwah

Elizabeth’s Project
2nd Place
Funke Aderonmu

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
A Conflict of Interests: Revisiting Development Assistance Committee Members’ Tied Aid Policy Post 2001

Funke’s Project
2nd Place
Arianna Stokes

Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Genetic Insights into the Biogeography and Evolutionary History of the Killer Whale

Arianna’s Project
3rd Place
Harley Wong

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Shot by the Western Gaze: National Geographic’s Construction of the Orient

Harley’s Project
3rd Place
Brooke Robinson

Science, Engineering & Mathematics
State of the Field Analysis: Contraceptive Methods & Research

Brooke’s Project
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