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ºÚÁÏÍø faculty members continue to be recognized and win awards for their excellence in teaching, research, and public service.

Chris Kushner ’24, a biology major and honors student at ºÚÁÏÍø, took his research and some creativity to a recent virtual conference and came away with deserved recognition from the judges.

Life is full of stress. Everyone experiences stress in some form. It may be induced by your living environment. Noah Campbell ’24, a biology major at ºÚÁÏÍø is researching stress in his Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI) project.

Hiking up a mountain can be a lot of fun, but add a heavy rucksack to a hiker’s back, and the hike can become a strenuous workout for the heart and lungs. Two cadets majoring in biology at ºÚÁÏÍø, are exploring the subject in their Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI)

Owen Ahrens ’24 researches the synthesis and reactivity of cobalt-centered molecules in his Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI) project titled, “Synthesis and Utilization of Alkyl Cobaloxime Complexes in Cycloaddition Reactions.”

Every day, a group of cadets volunteer as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) on post to provide life-saving medical care in emergency situations. In addition to their efforts on post, several cadet EMTs volunteer in the community at places like the Lexington Fire Department (LFD).

This year's Honors Week showcased research and scholarship across all disciplines by 34 cadets who presented their research to the wider ºÚÁÏÍø community. The annual event also saw a large number of cadets inducted into academic honor societies.

There are so many uses for soybeans. In fact, soybean yield was the subject of the senior thesis “Performance of Soybean Cultivars in Varying Rural Virginia Sites: Effect of Site Characteristics on Shoot Structure and Yield” presented by Rachael Dickenson ’22, during Honors Week at ºÚÁÏÍø.

Though Gabriel Fanjul '23 initially had no desire to attend ºÚÁÏÍø, his perspective changed after attending an open house and staying with his older brother. Once on post, ºÚÁÏÍø's support services and system of camaraderie helped make his cadetship successful.

Maj. Sarah Patterson and Maj. Blain Patterson from the Department of Applied Mathematics had the privilege of accompanying 11 cadets as they presented their research on a variety of topics, ranging from identifying glycans with neural networks to women in counterterrorism.