The Search for the Perfect Prairie
Biology students conduct research with Russ Benedict to identify the best prairie species to help Midwestern farmers and our environment.
Biology students conduct research with Russ Benedict to identify the best prairie species to help Midwestern farmers and our environment.
Doing research in Costa Rica is a revelation, say the first members of Central’s newest research program.
Central College’s psychology program is ambitious — and it shows. This spring, an impressive cohort of 29 Central students presented their research at the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) conference in Chicago.
What’s happening at Central during the academic off-season? We’ve got students as far as 5,000 miles away, but we’ll never let things get dull around the pond. Want to read what you’re missing?
Twenty-three students turned full-time researchers this summer. They investigated bats, bees, polymers, criminal sentencing and more — and received research grants to do it!
After months exploring topics like sports analytics, Parkinson’s Disease, prairie grasses and consumer behavior, 182 Central students presented their research May 5-6.
Melissa Ketcham ’15 discovered her love for computer science at Central and recently completed a summer research program with the National Science Foundation.
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.
Five Central College students will undertake summer research projects as the inaugural class of Bosch Undergraduate Summer Research Fellows.
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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