VANCOUVER, WASH. — The public is invited to explore a wide variety of faculty and student research, scholarship and artistic expression on April 17 at the 11th Annual 91ԹϺ Research Showcase. All events are free.
More than 90 displays from across campus will be on view from 8 to 11 a.m. at Firstenburg Student Commons. Students and faculty will be on hand to discuss their work with viewers.
The presentations will explore such topics as the Columbia River ecosystem, mobile storytelling, the effects of hormones on hearing, environmental contaminants in ordinary household products, cultural diversity and end-of-life care. The presentations will be evaluated by a panel of judges, with an awards ceremony at noon.
Afternoon events move to the Dengerink Administration Building, where Charles Brandt will deliver the keynote address at 1 p.m. in Room 129. Brandt is director of the Coastal Sciences Division of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Energy and Environment Directorate. He will discuss “Opportunities and Challenges for Renewable Ocean Energy in the Pacific Northwest.” A reception follows at 2 p.m. in Room 130.
A History Research Showcase concludes the day at 3 p.m. in Room 129. Students and graduate students in history will discuss topics such as food and the feminist revolution, and ethnic relations in China at the time of the Communist Revolution.
The Research Showcase is sponsored by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies.
91ԹϺ is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave., east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-Tran bus service. Parking is available at meters and in the Blue Daily Pay lot for $3.
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