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Matthew Heater presents his psychology research, “The Effect of Positive and Negative Goal Framing on Rumination.”

Fresh Findings

After months exploring topics like sports analytics, Parkinson’s Disease, prairie grasses and consumer behavior, 182 Central students presented their research May 5-6.

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Central has sent many psychology students to present at the Midwestern Psychological Association in recent years. In May 2014, these students were among 24 who attended from Central College. Pictured (left to right): Keith Jones, professor of psychology, Bridget Miller ’15, Mitchell Stearns ’14, Taylor Jansen ’15 and Tyler Lenox ’15. Miller, Stearns and Lenox will also present at the 2015 conference.

More Central psychology students present research than ever before

A record number of Central College psychology students will present at Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) conference in Chicago April 30-May 2.

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Crafting a Career in Video Games

Melissa Ketcham ’15 discovered her love for computer science at Central and recently completed a summer research program with the National Science Foundation.

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What Are Smartphones Doing to Families?

Something was missing, three Central students noticed, when they read recent studies on technology and families. “We didn’t see anything about smartphones,” Raegan Zetterlund ’16 said.

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Central College announces Arthur J. Bosch undergraduate summer student research fellows

Five Central College students will undertake summer research projects as the inaugural class of Bosch Undergraduate Summer Research Fellows.

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A Research Campus

The Arthur J. Bosch Endowment for Student Research will support students in academic research, intentionally linking students with faculty and alumni partners in collaborative research

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With Honors

Honors students present their year-long senior thesis—a culmination of their work at Central College.

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The Donut Man in the Corner Lab

Assistant professor of chemistry Jay Wackerly was awarded funding by the American Chemical Society to create “molecular donuts” with the help of chemistry majors.

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Undergrad Author

Senior Megan Strait researched ways to make ethanol production more efficient. The results of her team’s study were recently published in Bioresource Technology.

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