Social Science

Student Research Abstracts in Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences

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The annual journal Inquiry showcases abstracts of selected student research undertaken in the academic year 2012–2013 in the College of Arts and Science at New York University. It is a celebration of the achievements of our most curious, driven students, and those who have availed themselves of the opportunities for research that we afford. As part of a premier institution of research, the College of Arts and Science has the responsibility to involve undergraduates in the production and expansion of knowledge, under the aegis of world-class faculty researchers who routinely teach our undergraduate students. Research can take many shapes, as this publication attests. Students featured here spent time working in a lab with a team of scientists in order to understand how a specific hormone affects brain development; picking through boxes in an archive, finding textual evidence to support a literary analy- sis; or interviewing a living eyewitness to a major historical event in a foreign country. The benefits are many. Educationally, students learn to work closely with a mentor, sharpen their problem-solving skills, and learn about “the big ideas” of their chosen field. Professionally, students explore possible future careers, learn how to work independently, and hone marketable skills, such as effective writ- ten and oral communication. Personally, there is no greater achievement then meeting the challenges of a long-term project, following a passion to a wonderful conclusion, and having a completed work to show for it, whether it be a poster, thesis, or data set. The internal standard of excellence that our students discover within themselves is perhaps the most salient personal outcome of undergraduate research, and a reward that keeps on giving no matter what one pursues after college.

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: ., 2013

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English

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Student Research Abstracts in Humanities, Social

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