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The University of the Virgin Islands hosted the Summer Research Symposium on Friday, Aug. 1, in the Administration and Conference Center on the St. Thomas Campus. The goal of the summer symposium is to showcase student research at UVI as well as other institutions. UVI undergraduate students Sheresia Gumbs (pink shirt), Krislen Tison and Sherika Alexis worked together to determine if frogs on St. Thomas were infected with Chytrid Fungus, which is hazardous to their health. About 17 presentations were made by undergraduate students. Some of their topics include: Lionfish invasion Parasite burdens of hair sheep lambs The Extraction, Quantification and Toxicity of Citral from Lemongrass Antioxidant Activity of Herbs and Spices Telescopes & Limiting magnitudes Weather patterns and Erosion in the USVI Complexometric Titration using Platinum Sensing Electrodes Foraging Patterns of of Elysia crispata Intimate Partner Abuse of Women in the Virgin Islands Conch Locomotion The Cultivation of Thalassia testudinum and Halophila stipulacea For Conservation Motivation in Learning: Game-based vs. Traditional |
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| University of the Virgin Islands student Yentyle Levet (right) presents her project on ‘Motivation in Digital Game-Based Learning.’ |
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| University of the Virgin Islands student Ruel Mitchel explains his research on ‘Neutron Stars’ to UVI Mathematics professor Dr. Robert Stolz. |
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| University of the Virgin Islands student Stephen Santana presented the results of his research on ‘Assessing Land Cover Change on St. Thomas.’ Santana was among many UVI researchers to discuss their work at the Summer Research Symposium in the Administration and Conference Center on the St. Thomas Campus. |
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| University of the Virgin Islands student Eliakin del Rosario (right) presented his research on ‘Malware Signature Detection: A Comparison Between Brute Force and Boyer-Moore’ on Aug. 1 at the Summer Research Symposium. |