{"id":4583,"date":"2025-05-29T11:04:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T15:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/majorscholarships\/?page_id=4583"},"modified":"2025-05-30T11:42:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T15:42:33","slug":"mts-research-button","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/majorscholarships\/mts-research-button\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Top Scholars &#8211; Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id4583_9c377b-6a{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id4583_9c377b-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4583_9c377b-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4583_9c377b-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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With guidance from experienced faculty mentors,  MTS students have presented at the 91福利 Student Symposium, have been awarded <a href=\"https:\/\/cugr.umaine.edu\/\">CUGR<\/a> fellowships, presented at national and international conferences, and published research.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4583_c01725-27 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4583_c01725-27 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4583_c01725-27 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:2000px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4583_c01725-27{background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(8,46,88) 0%,rgb(65,118,161) 99%);}.kb-row-layout-id4583_c01725-27 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4583_72efa5-99 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4583_72efa5-99 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4583_72efa5-99 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4583_72efa5-99 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4583_72efa5-99{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4583_72efa5-99 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4583_72efa5-99 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4583_72efa5-99\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_c270d8-0d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_c270d8-0d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_c270d8-0d\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:center;font-size:40px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_c270d8-0d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_c270d8-0d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_c270d8-0d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_c270d8-0d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_c270d8-0d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_c270d8-0d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_c270d8-0d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_c270d8-0d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_c270d8-0d\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_c270d8-0d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_c270d8-0d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_c270d8-0d\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4583_c270d8-0d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_c270d8-0d\">research examples from past and current students<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_9c544c-a7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_9c544c-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_9c544c-a7\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_9c544c-a7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_9c544c-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_9c544c-a7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_9c544c-a7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_9c544c-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_9c544c-a7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_9c544c-a7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_9c544c-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_9c544c-a7\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_9c544c-a7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_9c544c-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_9c544c-a7\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4583_9c544c-a7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_9c544c-a7\">Students have engaged in research and scholarly activity across a variety of fields. Examples of their projects are listed below.  <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_0a3211-8e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_0a3211-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_0a3211-8e\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_0a3211-8e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_0a3211-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_0a3211-8e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_0a3211-8e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_0a3211-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_0a3211-8e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_0a3211-8e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_0a3211-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_0a3211-8e\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_0a3211-8e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_0a3211-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_0a3211-8e\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4583_0a3211-8e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_0a3211-8e\">&#8211; <strong>Education<\/strong>: Comparison Of High School Mathematics Textbooks Analyzing Higher Order Thinking Skills In New England<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f1f038-bf, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f1f038-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_f1f038-bf\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f1f038-bf mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f1f038-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_f1f038-bf\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f1f038-bf img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f1f038-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_f1f038-bf\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f1f038-bf, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f1f038-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_f1f038-bf\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f1f038-bf, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f1f038-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_f1f038-bf\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4583_f1f038-bf wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_f1f038-bf\">&#8211; <strong>Business<\/strong>: Examining Competitive Balance in Division I Women\u2019s Basketball and Soccer<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_33f38b-e4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_33f38b-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_33f38b-e4\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_33f38b-e4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_33f38b-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_33f38b-e4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_33f38b-e4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_33f38b-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_33f38b-e4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_33f38b-e4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_33f38b-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_33f38b-e4\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_33f38b-e4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_33f38b-e4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_33f38b-e4\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4583_33f38b-e4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_33f38b-e4\">&#8211; <strong>Biochemistry<\/strong>: Innate Immune Response to Influenza Virus Infection<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2df1e9-25, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2df1e9-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_2df1e9-25\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2df1e9-25 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2df1e9-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_2df1e9-25\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2df1e9-25 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2df1e9-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_2df1e9-25\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2df1e9-25, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2df1e9-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_2df1e9-25\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2df1e9-25, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2df1e9-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_2df1e9-25\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4583_2df1e9-25 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_2df1e9-25\">&#8211; <strong>Social science &amp; humanities<\/strong>: Navigating Identity &amp; Belonging Among Second-Generation Iranian American Immigrants<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_4150d3-a6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_4150d3-a6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_4150d3-a6\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_4150d3-a6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_4150d3-a6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_4150d3-a6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_4150d3-a6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_4150d3-a6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_4150d3-a6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_4150d3-a6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_4150d3-a6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_4150d3-a6\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_4150d3-a6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_4150d3-a6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_4150d3-a6\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4583_4150d3-a6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_4150d3-a6\">&#8211; <strong>Engineering and Information Sciences<\/strong>: Optimizing 3D Breast Cancer Heterospheroid Production To Enhance Diagnostics And Instrument Testing<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_945f52-14, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_945f52-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_945f52-14\"]{padding-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_945f52-14 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_945f52-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_945f52-14\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_945f52-14 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_945f52-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_945f52-14\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_945f52-14, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_945f52-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_945f52-14\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_945f52-14, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_945f52-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_945f52-14\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4583_945f52-14 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_945f52-14\">&#8211; <strong>Natural Sciences<\/strong>: Characterization of Blood-borne Pathogens and their Effects on Antler Growth in Maine Moose<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4583_bd4758-fc > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4583_bd4758-fc > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4583_bd4758-fc > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:0px;max-width:2000px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:60px;padding-right:170px;padding-bottom:60px;padding-left:170px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4583_bd4758-fc > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4583_bd4758-fc > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:35px;padding-right:35px;padding-bottom:45px;padding-left:35px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4583_bd4758-fc > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-bottom:35px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4583_bd4758-fc alignnone has-white-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4583_f99c49-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4583_f99c49-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4583_f99c49-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4583_f99c49-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4583_f99c49-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4583_f99c49-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4583_f99c49-0c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4583_f99c49-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4583_f99c49-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column 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kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4583_f0fffc-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4583_f0fffc-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4583_f0fffc-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4583_f0fffc-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4583_f0fffc-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4583_f0fffc-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4583_f0fffc-59{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4583_f0fffc-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4583_f0fffc-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4583_f0fffc-59\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2625bf-24, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2625bf-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_2625bf-24\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:center;font-size:40px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2625bf-24 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2625bf-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_2625bf-24\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2625bf-24 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2625bf-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_2625bf-24\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2625bf-24, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2625bf-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_2625bf-24\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2625bf-24, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_2625bf-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_2625bf-24\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4583_2625bf-24 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_2625bf-24\"> research slides<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_916171-2e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_916171-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_916171-2e\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:0px;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_916171-2e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_916171-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_916171-2e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_916171-2e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_916171-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_916171-2e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_916171-2e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_916171-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_916171-2e\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_916171-2e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_916171-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_916171-2e\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4583_916171-2e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_916171-2e\">The following are research slides that have been presented by Maine Top Scholars at our Welcome, and End of Year Events.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4583_93d708-f2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4583_93d708-f2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4583_93d708-f2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id4583_93d708-f2 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4583_93d708-f2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4583_93d708-f2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4583_93d708-f2 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4583_32cccb-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4583_32cccb-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4583_32cccb-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4583_32cccb-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4583_32cccb-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4583_32cccb-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4583_32cccb-94{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4583_32cccb-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4583_32cccb-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4583_32cccb-94\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image4583_bc28dd-cb .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4583_bc28dd-cb\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/majorscholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/05\/MTS-End-of-Year-Event-PPTX.-2025.pptx-2-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-4588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/majorscholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/05\/MTS-End-of-Year-Event-PPTX.-2025.pptx-2-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/majorscholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/05\/MTS-End-of-Year-Event-PPTX.-2025.pptx-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/majorscholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/05\/MTS-End-of-Year-Event-PPTX.-2025.pptx-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/majorscholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/05\/MTS-End-of-Year-Event-PPTX.-2025.pptx-2-105x59.png 105w, 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https:\/\/umaine.edu\/majorscholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/05\/MTS-End-of-Year-Event-PPTX.-2025.pptx-2.png 1066w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4583_123a46-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4583_123a46-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4583_123a46-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4583_123a46-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4583_123a46-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4583_123a46-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4583_123a46-c0{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4583_123a46-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4583_123a46-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4583_123a46-c0\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image4583_625a25-46 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4583_625a25-46 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/majorscholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/05\/MTSNewScholarsWelcome24.pptx-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-4609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/majorscholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/05\/MTSNewScholarsWelcome24.pptx-1.png 960w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/majorscholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/05\/MTSNewScholarsWelcome24.pptx-1-300x169.png 300w, 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1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4583_083abe-46 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4583_083abe-46 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4583_083abe-46 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4583_de8233-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column4583_de8233-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4583_de8233-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4583_de8233-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4583_de8233-b2 > 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4583_a490f3-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4583_a490f3-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4583_a490f3-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4583_a490f3-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4583_a490f3-98{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4583_a490f3-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4583_a490f3-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4583_a490f3-98\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f2de9c-a4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f2de9c-a4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_f2de9c-a4\"]{margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f2de9c-a4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f2de9c-a4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_f2de9c-a4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f2de9c-a4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f2de9c-a4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_f2de9c-a4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f2de9c-a4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f2de9c-a4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_f2de9c-a4\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f2de9c-a4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_f2de9c-a4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_f2de9c-a4\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4583_f2de9c-a4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_f2de9c-a4\">Listed below are abstract titles for a few of the projects presented by MTS students at the 91福利 Student Symposium (UMSS25). You can read more about the symposium <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_e679e3-94, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_e679e3-94[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_e679e3-94\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_e679e3-94 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_e679e3-94[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_e679e3-94\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_e679e3-94 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_e679e3-94[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_e679e3-94\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_e679e3-94, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_e679e3-94[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_e679e3-94\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_e679e3-94, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_e679e3-94[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_e679e3-94\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4583_e679e3-94 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_e679e3-94\"><strong>Business<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:25px\"><em>Competitive Balance? Examining Division I Women\u2019s Basketball and Soccer<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_1019e2-0e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_1019e2-0e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_1019e2-0e\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_1019e2-0e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_1019e2-0e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_1019e2-0e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_1019e2-0e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_1019e2-0e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_1019e2-0e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_1019e2-0e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_1019e2-0e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_1019e2-0e\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_1019e2-0e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_1019e2-0e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_1019e2-0e\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4583_1019e2-0e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_1019e2-0e\"><strong>Physical and Mathematical Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:25px\"><em>Aqueous Polymer modification of Cellulose Nanofibrils using Poly(methyl methacrylate) to Improve Bio-based Composites<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_635ae2-38, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_635ae2-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_635ae2-38\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_635ae2-38 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_635ae2-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_635ae2-38\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_635ae2-38 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_635ae2-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_635ae2-38\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_635ae2-38, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_635ae2-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_635ae2-38\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_635ae2-38, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_635ae2-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_635ae2-38\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4583_635ae2-38 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_635ae2-38\"><strong>Social Sciences and Humanities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:25px\"><em>Why do Some People Exercise and Some Don\u2019t? Understanding Barriers and Facilitators of Physical Activity<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:25px\"><em>Rural Resilience: The Role for Innovative Public Transportation<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:25px\"><em>Bridging the Housing Gap: Addressing Barriers to Affordable and Safe Housing for Human Trafficking Survivors in Maine<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_126b59-e2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_126b59-e2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_126b59-e2\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_126b59-e2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_126b59-e2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_126b59-e2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_126b59-e2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_126b59-e2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_126b59-e2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_126b59-e2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_126b59-e2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_126b59-e2\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_126b59-e2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_126b59-e2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_126b59-e2\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4583_126b59-e2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_126b59-e2\"><strong>Engineering and Information Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:25px\"><em>Enhancing Solar Panel Efficiency through Partial Infusion in PDMS Samples<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:25px\"><em>Optimizing 3D Breast Cancer Heterospheroid Production To Enhance Diagnostics And Instrument Testing<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_b4e246-36, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_b4e246-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_b4e246-36\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_b4e246-36 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_b4e246-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_b4e246-36\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_b4e246-36 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_b4e246-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_b4e246-36\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_b4e246-36, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_b4e246-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_b4e246-36\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_b4e246-36, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_b4e246-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_b4e246-36\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4583_b4e246-36 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_b4e246-36\"><strong>Natural Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:25px\"><em>Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Diploid Potato Using RUBY Reporter Construct<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:25px\"><em>Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) Leaf Extract is Protective Against Manganese-Induced Toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_3569c3-5e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_3569c3-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_3569c3-5e\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_3569c3-5e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_3569c3-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_3569c3-5e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_3569c3-5e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_3569c3-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_3569c3-5e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_3569c3-5e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_3569c3-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_3569c3-5e\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_3569c3-5e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4583_3569c3-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_3569c3-5e\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4583_3569c3-5e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4583_3569c3-5e\"><strong>Biomedical Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:25px\"><em>Acute Psychosocial Stress Induces c-Fos Expression in Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons of the Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:25px\"><em>HCR Imaging Provides insight into Muscle Development in Zebrafish<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:25px\"><em>The Effect of Novel Prophage PEST Systems on Mycobacterial Drug Resistance<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:25px\"><em>Validation of Audible Sound Propogation for Assessment of Bone Health<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:25px\"><em>Microglia differentiation from human induced pluripotent stem cells<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:25px\"><em>Examining the Role of Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis in JC Polyomavirus Infection of Primary Cells<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4583_bcb43b-e4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4583_bcb43b-e4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4583_bcb43b-e4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:2000px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4583_bcb43b-e4{background-color:#e5f0f9;}.kb-row-layout-id4583_bcb43b-e4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4583_bcb43b-e4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4583_bcb43b-e4 > 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