Undergraduate Research Poster Competition
SAVE THE DATE: The 7th annual poster competition will take place on Thursday, November 1, 2012
Sarah Makenbach spent last summer doing research at a nature reserve in Africa, and it felt a lot like home.
“The yellow grasses and flat floodplain where we were, with handfuls of trees here and there, really seemed a lot like the prairies — and home — to me,” she said.
“The climate was a lot like late spring in Manitoba, with days up around 15° C on average, and sometimes frost overnight. Although, because it was winter there, it was very dry and sunny every day.”
Makenbach, an honours student in biological sciences, had never been as far away as Africa, but she adjusted soon enough. Last summer she researched her honours project in S.A. Lombard Nature Reserve, near the town of Bloemhof in the northwest province of South Africa...[READ MORE]
The competition covers five categories:
- Applied sciences
- Health sciences
- Natural sciences
- Social sciences/humanities
- Creative works
Cash Prizes: 1st - $500, 2nd - $250 (in each category)
The competition represents the breadth of research and scholarly work conducted at the University of Manitoba.
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW...
Out of Africa, and other adventures in research
Annual poster competition highlights outstanding undergraduate research from nearby vicinities and far-flung places
Sarah Makenbach spent last summer doing research at a nature reserve in Africa, and it felt a lot like home.
“The yellow grasses and flat floodplain where we were, with handfuls of trees here and there, really seemed a lot like the prairies — and home — to me,” she said.
“The climate was a lot like late spring in Manitoba, with days up around 15° C on average, and sometimes frost overnight. Although, because it was winter there, it was very dry and sunny every day.”
Makenbach, an honours student in biological sciences, had never been as far away as Africa, but she adjusted soon enough. Last summer she researched her honours project in S.A. Lombard Nature Reserve, near the town of Bloemhof in the northwest province of South Africa...[READ MORE]
CLICK HERE to view a video on the undergraduate research poster competition
For more information contact Shellie Johannesson
(204) 474 - 7952
Office of the Vice-President (Research and International)
207 Administration Bldg.
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
207 Administration Bldg.
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada