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Engaged Scholarship and Learning
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
ESTAC 3.106 & BINAB 1.105
Hours M-F 8am-5pm
Email: engaged@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-3461 (Edinburg)
Phone Alt: (956) 882-4300 (Brownsville)
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2016 Engaged Scholarship Symposium

The ES² 16 Engaged Scholar Symposium took place on April 21-23, 2016 across the Brownsville and Edinburg campuses. At its inauguration, over 150 presenters and 600 attendees took part in the celebration of experiential learning and had an opportunity to showcase their undergraduate research, service learning projects, and creative works.

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Below are our 2016 Distinguished Scholars, in no particular order:

Brownsville Campus

Distinguished Scholar Award for Service Learning

Neuron 3D Models Service Learning Project by Abigail Nunez-Saenz, Lupita Navarro, and Mario Gil

Distinguished Scholar Award for Undergraduate Research

Neuroprotection of Medial Septal Cholinergic Neurons by Memantine After Intralateral Septal Injection of Aβ1-40 by Miriam D de Leon, M. Ortega, R. Tovar, J. M. Rodriguez, E.D. Lopez, M. T. Castaneda, A. Tohuami, and H. E. Rodriguez

Distinguished Scholar Award for Undergraduate Research

Study on Mist Nozzle Design in Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) by Michael Barrera and William Flores

Edinburg Campus

Distinguished Scholar Award for Service Learning

Equality Furr All by Lee R. Cantu, Cassandra Chapa, Leslie Perez, Claudia Cancino, and Brandon Ramirez

Distinguished Scholar Award for Undergraduate Research in Science

Temperature is a Determinant in the Distribution of Chagas Disease Vectors from Texas by Aryana M. Ibarra, Illeana Lozano, I'zay Villarreal, Ramiro Patino, and Teresa P. Feria

Distinguished Scholar Award for Undergraduate Research in Science

Structural and Optical Characterization of Eu3+ Doped La2Hf2O7 Nanoparticles by Kareem Wahid, Madhab Pokhrel, and Yaunbing Mao

Distinguished Scholar Award for Undergraduate Research in Engineering/Computer Science

Single Board Computer, High-Resolution Micro Endoscope for Point of Care Cancer Detection (PI-HRME) by Gabriel F. Lopez, Sonia Parra, and Rebecca Richards-Kortum

Distinguished Scholar Award for Undergraduate Research in Education

Chemistry in the Classroom: Does a Teacher's Empathy Effect A Student's Self-efficacy to Achieve Academic Excellence? by Melissa Marie Mendoza (Faculty Mentor: Dr. Angela Chapman)

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