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Crestwood’s Ellie Rice was among the 13 University of Kentucky undergraduate research projects presented at the 22nd annual Posters-at-the-Capitol this semester.
The projects address such issues in Kentucky as public safety, energy conservation, homeownership and lung cancer prevention.
Rice is a neuroscience major in the UK College of Arts and Sciences.
Rice’s topic was Astrocytic Contribution to Motor Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury.
Posters-at-the-Capitol is hosted by Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky Community and Technical College System, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville and Western Kentucky University. The event showcases the experience of undergraduate students engaged in research through poster displays.
This year’s event had more than 100 student representatives from across the state displaying the results of their research.
With diverse research projects on display, Posters-at-the-Capitol allows those responsible for higher education funding in Kentucky to see the important role that undergraduate research plays in the education of students. Students learn more about the political process and how to advocate for undergraduate research at the local and state governmental level.
The University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences has a mission of cultivating elevated student learning and experiences, advancing innovative research and scholarship, and positively affecting the lives of people in the Commonwealth, nation and world.