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Show HONORS COLLEGE Message from the Dean Sylvia Torti I vividly remember stepping out on m y first independent research project as a sophomore undergraduate. By the time I graduated, I'd spent three summers measuring vines that grew on trees in the lowland floodplains of Indiana. It was through that engaging, fun and challenging experience (imagine mosquitos, humidity, wet feet and poison ivy) that I embarked on a lifelong journey as "researcher." Over the years, m y research has taken different forms from biology to creative writing to pedagogy. Like many of the students showcased in this publication, what I gained from m y first experience was a sense and love for the great, and unending, mysteries of the world, and the excitement that comes from bringing our minds, methods and collaborative spirit to bear on those mysteries. The Honors College believes that all students should have a meaningful experience in research through their thesis or capstone project with the hopes that they will also become a lifelong researcher. Once again w e join with the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program for the annual Research Symposium. In fact, every student w h o graduates with the Honors Degree and completes an Honors thesis or capstone project participates in this symposium. We celebrate the achievements of the Honors students featured in the University of Utah's Undergraduate Research Abstracts Journal and congratulate them for their inquisitive natures, diligence in completing their theses and for becoming lifelong researchers. |