Widen Your Scope by Extracurricular Activities: My Example
Some observers might think that fierce scientific competition borders on a rat race. According to Wikipedia: "A rat race is an endless, self-defeating, or pointless pursuit. It conjures up the image of the futile efforts of a lab rat trying to es....
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Christian Chami is a 2nd year Psychology student at Florida State University working under Dr. Sara Hart. The South Eastern Twin Project is a comprehensive analysis on the factors that may improve or hamper the acquisition and development of numerosi....
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Florida State undergrad, Valentina Saracino, presents her research on the role of discomfort intolerance and how it relates to anxiety. Using behavioral challenges to mimic conditions of discomfort intolerance, Valentina investigates how subjects res....
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A doctoral student at FSU's College of Social Work, Annelise Mennicke, presents her research investigating intimate partner violence or "IPV". Annelise's research focuses on the context of IPV perpetration as opposed to a victim based approach, resea....
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Through the FSU School of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Catherine Sassano investigates what it means for students in Florida to not pass the persuasive writing portion of the FCAT. Catherine takes an analytic approach to see how standardize....
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Knowing that exposure to screen-related activities correlates with poor reading skills, Danielle Luz presents her research investigating the effects of screen-related activities on children's math abilities
More details | Watch nowDifferences in Narratives Produced by Preschoolers After Exposure to Static Versus Animated Stories
Narrative samples of young children provide snapshots of numerous interconnected language skills and learning. Ariel Basden's research project investigates the effects of animated v.s. static stimuli on children's constructed narratives. Basden also....
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The lecture by Professor Simon Lovestone showed how current research in dementia holds great promise both in trying to understand the mechanisms to find new treatments and in researching biomarkers to help identify the condition at an earlier stage.....
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