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Nicholas Rudolph
  • biology
  • Class of 2014
  • Green Bay, Wis.

Nicholas Rudolph presents at spring Undergraduate Research Day

2015 Mar 31

More than 250 students who spent the past academic year exploring various research topics presented their findings on March 18 at Undergraduate Research Day at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Nicholas Rudolph, a senior biology major from Green Bay, Wis., presented a project titled "Spatial Ecology, Habitat Use and Survival Rates of Headstarted Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in Southern Wisconsin."

This year's exhibit represented the largest number of students involved in undergraduate research in UW-Whitewater history.

"We have a record number of students participating," said Catherine Chan, director of the program. "Every year it grows. Each year, we hear what a positive experience it is for both students and mentors."

More than two-thirds of the departments on campus, from all four colleges, were represented in the research projects.

Students submit proposals, which an internal panel reviews to determine whether the project is worthy of funding and mentoring. The researchers spend the following academic year perfecting the project for this important day.