What's New at the SOU McNair Program
SOU McNair Attendees at OAS 2008
Oregon Academy of Science Presentations 2008
Southern Oregon University McNair Scholars and faculty displayed their scientific talent at the Oregon Academy of Science’s (OAS) 66th annual meeting on February 23, 2008, in Portland, Oregon.
Two McNair Scholars gave podium presentations. In the biology section, Robert Hogg lectured on “the Migration Behavior of Introduced American Shad in the Columbia and Snake River System”. Catharine Sparks presented “Dementia: Person-Centered Approach to Communication,” in the psychology section.
SOU student Lia Knauss, McNair Scholar Manual Silva and SOU Geology Professor Jad D’allura presented their collective geology research in the OAS poster section, illustrating their primary research relating to the age and geological history of southern Oregon’s Pilot Rock.
In addition to sponsoring three students and serving as the OAS sociology and anthropology section chair, SOU McNair Program Dr. Dee Southard also presented “Attributes Relating to Success in Graduate School.”
New Publications
2007 McNair Summer Research Journal A PDF Version of the 2007 McNair Summer Research Symposium Papers
Spring 2008 SOU McNair Newsletter
Google Earth Map of SOU McNair Graduates
To see where SOU McNair Graduates are currently pursuing graduate studies, click here. (Note, you must install Google Earth first. Google Earth can be downloaded free of charge from Google.)
