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Media Contact: Sari Krosinsky, 277-1989, michal@unm.edu

October 19, 2007

UNM Students Embark on Research Quest

From the moment they arrive at the University of New Mexico, students are challenged to put knowledge into practice. Research Quest Day 2007, held Wednesday, Nov. 14, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Student Union Building, highlights the scholarly and creative endeavors of UNM freshmen.

Throughout the day, students will demonstrate research in a wide range of academic disciplines through oral and poster presentations. Students will also display their creative side through spoken word, dance, art, short films, architectural models and engineering structural design models. Cash prizes will be awarded to the best projects.

At noon, Dean of University College Peter White will present a keynote address on “Devil Babies, King Tut, Cattle Mutilations, and Alien Abductions: The Role of Coincidence in Academic Research” in Student Union Building ballroom B. White is a presidential professor of English and American studies at UNM, where he has taught since 1977. As dean of University College, he has overseen the creation of innovative undergraduate programs including Freshman Learning Communities, Freshman Convocation, Freshman Family Day, Sophomore Seminars in Career Awareness, and the Research Service Learning Program, among others.

Research Quest Day is sponsored by University College, PROFOUND, Women in Science and Engineering, the Ronald McNair Program, and others. For more information, contact Marla Wyche-Hall, program director, at 277-8279 or mwycheh1@unm.edu.

Research Quest Day 2007
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007
Student Union Building

7:45-8:50 a.m.
Registration, in front of ballrooms B and C

7:45-10 a.m.
Light Fare

9-11:40 a.m.
Poster Presentations Session I, ballroom C
Oral Presentations Session I, third floor meeting rooms
Creative Presentations Session I, main and third floor levels

Noon-1 p.m.
Luncheon/Keynote Address, ballroom B
Dean of University College Peter L. White

1:15-4:15 p.m.
Poster Presentations Session II, ballroom C

1:20-4:45 p.m.
Oral Presentations Session II, third floor meeting rooms
Creative Presentations Session II, main and third floor levels


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