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NKU’s 14th annual Celebration of Student Research, Creativity recognizes undergrads who go extra mile


Celebration

Northern Kentucky University undergraduate students spend weeks, months and sometimes year honing skills and pursuing breakthroughs as part of a vigorous student research program.

The fruits of those labors will be celebrated this week at the 14th annual Celebration of Student Research and Creativity, which will showcase the scholarly and creative work of hundreds of students from each of NKU’s six colleges.

“We are proud to celebrate our students, and also to recognize the faculty and staff who work tirelessly each day to help them achieve their dreams,” said President Geoffrey S. Mearns. “The flame of learning, creativity, and innovation burns bright across our campus, and our students’ talent gives me great faith in the future of our region, our state, and our country.”

Sam Quinones

Sam Quinones

Students will present scholarly research on hundreds of topics throughout the week, including: how energy drinks that claim to boost athletic performance fall short; evidence that fluoridated water may harm, not help, oral health; how electromagnetic waves behave around a black hole; and the environmental factors that may be causing chronic kidney disease among rural Sri Lankan farmers.

The Celebration of Student Research and Creativity will also blend the scholarly and the creative, showcasing the work of the student dancers, actors, singers, musicians, artists, and photographers who study at NKU’s School of the Arts.

A two-day open house will include vocal, musical and theatre performances on Monday and Tuesday, both on and off campus.

Dreamland

The School of the Arts launched last summer and brings a unique transdisciplinary approach that breaks down the traditional silos between arts disciplines.

On Thursday, student writers will unveil works influenced by the national author Sam Quinones, whose book Dreamland explores our region’s heroin epidemic. Quinones visited NKU in February for a writers’ workshop and will return April 18-20 for a series of events on campus and in the community.

All Celebration of Student Research and Creativity events are free and open to the public. A schedule of events is available online

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