Summer 2026 Issue

Summer 2026 Issue
URC Showcase

 

This special edition of Inquiry highlights some of the exceptional student research presented at the inaugural Undergraduate Research Showcase held during Â鶹Éç's 2026 Undergraduate Research Conference (URC). The Undergraduate Research Showcase kicks off URC week at Â鶹Éç, and highlights the best of disciplinary and interdisciplinary work across all six of Â鶹Éç’s colleges in Durham and Manchester. Students are specially selected by their respective college deans to present posters from a wide range of disciplines, plus oral presentations on an annual theme.

Abstracts

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Surrounding Maternal Cannabis Use and Lactation 

Meryam Belhassad (Mentors: Daisy Goodman, Lisa Lamadriz, Alyssa O'Brien) 

The Joy of All Joys: The Fate of Roland D. Sawyer’s Christian Socialism 

Maggie Buglino (Mentor: Lila Knolle) 

The Ethics of Biofabrication: The Case of New Hampshire’s Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) 

Emmie Duval (Mentor: Nicholas Smith) 

Occupational AI Exposure and the Wage Premium for Economics Majors 

Jesse Harriott (Mentor: Aziz Saglam) 

Isolation and Genomic Characterization of Novel Serratia Bacteriophage Northmill &²Ô²ú²õ±è;

Anya Munholand (Mentor: Kyle MacLea) 

Can Post-Activation Performance Enhancement (PAPE) Improve Running Speed and Gait?  

Carter Norton (Mentor: Summer Cook) 

3UCubed: The Science of Upwelling and Uplifting Undergraduates 

Eben Quenneville (Mentor: Noé Lugaz) 

Learning from Experience: Do People Adjust Affective Forecasts Following Feedback? 

Melinda Ricardo (Mentor: Jolie Wormwood) 

Gene Gain and Loss Inform the Evolution of Cnidocytes and Lineage-Specific Traits in Cnidaria 

Oliva Tatro (Mentor: David Plachetzki) 

Voices, Boundaries, and Belonging: Ethical Considerations of In-Home Robot Use in Dementia Care 

Aubrie Woodward (Mentor: Jing Wang)