The day got off to an earlier than schedule start at 9 am with students from several different disciplines arriving an hour early to set up their posters. There was a steady streaming of students setting up posters and registering. This laid the foundation for a very interesting and exciting day. Student Research Day peak around Luncheon Session with over 300 people in attendance. There were several highlights of the luncheon session. The master of ceremonies Dr. Myhcel Namphy assistant professor for the department of English got the luncheon session off to fitting start with a very strong introduction. Following him was the Director of the Undergraduate Research Dr. Rishi Nath who gave a brief overview of the day and what to expect. The closing remark was Provost Ivelaw Griffith. The panel sessions and poster sessions continued well into the afternoon.

3rd Annual Student Research Day Pamphlet

PAST EVENTS

2nd Annual Research Day

The York College Office of Undergraduate Research hosted the 2nd Student Research Day April 14th, 2011 in the Atrium. It was a simulated day of panel presentations, poster presentations and creative works by York students for all majors. Students were represented from York’s three schools (Arts & Sciences, Business and Information Systems, Health and Behavioral Sciences)  had  an opportunity to share their creative works and research with us.

This year featured Staceyann Chin as the keynote speaker. Her talk was entitled “On the Role of an Artist in the Times of Struggle” and she read excerpts from “The Other Side of Paradise”.  Staceyann is the recipient of the 2007 Power of the Voice Award from The Human Rights Campaign, the 2008 Safe Haven Award from Immigration Equality, the 2008 Honors from the Lesbian AIDS Project, and the 2009 New York State Senate Award. She unapologetically identifies as Caribbean and Black, Asian and lesbian, woman and resident of New York City.

Research Conversations 2011: A Two-Part Series

Seeing Past the Symptoms a Global Perspective on Eye Care

Daryl Ramai, a Chemistry major and graduating senior, spent seven weeks in the Sub-Saharan nation as a Global Health Fellow with United for Sight, an American organization, which helps to fight blindness in developing countries.

Summer Research in Mathematical Finance at Berkeley at Student Experience

Jasmine Osorio travelled to the Mathematical Science Research Institute at the University of California Berkeley for a summer research experiences during the summer of 2011 the topic was Mathematical Finance. She will discuss her experiences, what she worked on and how other students