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ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ senior Rachel Mehaffey used the university's top prize for undergraduate research and creative achievements to study the way dancers interpret what they are asked to perform on stage and in the classroom.

Laura Sturdivant '15 and Alexander Ward '14 travel next fall to Myanmar and the Philippines, respectively, with support of a program aimed at promoting goodwill and the exchange of ideas between cultures of the East and West.

Danielle Deavens '16 and Connor DelPrete '16 will earn summer grants and scholarships.

Using economic data from China, an ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ senior found that tourism helps reduce poverty for many residents in developing countries, though some people are helped more than others.

School of Communications students Kathryn Jeffords '15 and Kayla Hammer '16 captured first place in the 2015 RiverRun International Film Festival’s documentary pitchfest, a student competition judged by a panel of industry experts, including award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students and professors shared research findings and creative work Tuesday at the Spring Undergraduate Research Forum, a day set aside each spring for the campus community to celebrate scholarship and faculty mentoring relationships.

The university's top award comes with $15,000 to support and celebrate academic and creative achievements.

Omolayo Ojo, an international studies major and Honors Fellow from Maryland, will spend a year in Europe before pursuing graduate studies in immigration law, migration and development.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ senior Nicole Payne Mota, whose Cuban and Puerto Rican heritage are reflected in her musical passion and scholarly work, led a Yeager Recital Hall concert on April 24 supported by the university's top prize for undergraduate research and creative achievement.

The alumni are part of the 2,000 graduate applicants selected to receive funding from the National Science Foundation in 2015.