URSA announces Spring 2025 Mentor Award recipients
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity congratulates the following individuals who received an URSA Spring 2025 Mentor Award.
Jenno Joseph Leenose Helen
Graduate Student, Engineering
Student: Remy Gray (Biological Sciences)
Project Title: How Many Apples Does It Take? Quantifying PM2.5’s Oxidative Stress Impact with Spectrophotometry
and FTIR (Spoiler: It’s More Than You’d Eat in a Day!)
How many apples would it take to counteract the oxidative stress caused by PM2.5 air
pollution? This project tackles that question by analyzing the oxidative potential
of PM2.5 particles and comparing it to the antioxidant power of apples.
Jennifer Peterson
Department Chair & Associate Professor of Psychology
Students: Kieleigh Williams (Psychology), Jenn Smyth (Psychology), Samantha Nixon (Psychology)
Project Title: From Adversity to Healthy Aging: Examining ACEs and Well-Being in Older Alaskans
Studying the beliefs and behaviors of older adults is critical to public health and
well-being. The first step in designing health interventions is understanding the
factors contributing to poor health. This project will examine the complex relationship
between negative childhood events and healthy aging.
URSA’s Mentor Awards offer funding support for faculty, researcher staff, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students from all disciplines and all UAF-affiliated campuses to engage undergraduate students on their current research and creative projects.
The Summer 2025 Mentor Awards will accept proposals up to $6,000 between Jan. 20 - March 2, 2025. Visit the Mentor Award webpage for additional award information and submit your proposal for review.
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Please contact the URSA Office with questions: 907-450-8772; uaf-ursa@alaska.edu.