2011 Student Stories
Samantha Schilsky
Sam (Samantha) Schilsky ’13, a biology major from Pleasantville, N.Y., is among 19 Lawrence students participating this summer in the LU-R1 program. Schilsky is working with Professor Debra Mohnen ’79 at the University of Georgia’s Complex Carbohydrate Research Center in Athens, Ga.
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Sam Stevens
Sam Stevens ’13, a biology major from Suamico is among 19 Lawrence students participating this summer in the LU-R1 program. Stevens is conducting leukemia research with Dr. Stuart Winter ’83 at the University of New Mexico Cancer Center in Alberqurque, N.M.
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LU-R1: Partnership Opportunities for Students
Launched in June 2010, Lawrence’s LU-R1 program partners qualified Lawrence students who are majoring in the natural sciences with Lawrence alumni who are conducting research at leading R1 universities across the country. LU-R1 takes undergraduate research to the next level, providing significant opportunities usually reserved for graduate students at major universities, clinical research settings and government agencies. A secondary goal of the program is to provide research experiences that enhance students’ Senior Experience capstone projects.
A student must be a sophomore to apply for an LU-R1 scholarship. An advisory committee of biology, chemistry, physics, geology and environmental studies professors screens the applicants and makes the selections. The students selected to participate in LU-R1 are provided a $3,500 stipend and a $500 travel grant. In 2010, the program’s first year, 11 students were placed at R1 institutions across the country , working with their alumni partners for 10-12 weeks in the summer.
“This is all about getting undergraduates excited about doing science and bringing that energy and electricity back to campus,” said Lawrence Professor of Biology Nicholas Maravalo, who is directing the LU-R1 program. “We are taking a very good summer research program and making it better by providing undergraduate students with the opportunity to learn how to do science in a stimulating R1 environment.”
If you are a Lawrence alumnus who is doing research in the natural sciences and would like to be a part of the LU-R1 program, contact Professor Maravalo.
