Cheyney University News October 30, 2015 Cheyney University Hosts 2015 STEM Student Poster Session The lobby of the new Science Center was buzzing with excitement as Cheyney University faculty, administrators and STEM students joined friends and peers at the Natural and Applied Science Department's Research/Internship Student Poster Session. Held on October 14 in the New Science Center lobby, the Poster Session featured work done over the summer by Cheyney University STEM students. Flanking the wall were displays of student work done at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Woods Hole Oceanography Institute, Cheyney University, University of Delaware, Boston University Medical Center, Drexel University, and University of Pennsylvania. Student presenters included Comfort Effi, Anderson Watson, Jasmine Richardson, Samih Taylor, Jacqueline Myer, Obafemi Ajayi, Sumaiya Ahmed, Gregory Patterson, Kevia DeLorme and Craig Bond. Many of Cheyney University's STEM students take advantage of summer programs to gain valuable research exposure in Cheyney's facilities as well as at off campus facilities. Students working on campus receive training in laboratory skills and conduct research studies in microbiology, chemistry and aquaculture under the guidance of NAS department faculty including Drs.Abdelaziz Bior, Adedoyin Adeyiga and Steven Hughes. There are many advantages for students to continue their studies over the summer, including exposure to the rigors of research. Recent STEM graduates have continued their education in medical, pharmaceutical, public health, law, teaching and Ph.D. programs after graduating from Cheyney. Sakkar Eva, Ph.D. Professor of Physics observes, "Off-campus research or internship experience augments a student's learning in more than one way. Not only do they see the applications of what they are learning in the classroom, they learn new skills, they get the opportunity to work in some of the most advanced facilities in the country alongside scientists who are working in the frontier of sciences. They interact with successful people who are living the lives that the students can live if they choose to. The changed outlook that the trainee students bring back to campus and communicate to their peers personally as well as in poster sessions on campus helps to create awareness among other students of all the opportunities that await them in the world." "There is definitely a correlation between undergraduate research and graduate school success. In our case, the correlation is very strong," insists Dr. Adeyiga, a Chemistry professor. "We hope to continue this successful path for current and prospective CU STEM students." CU STEM student Comfort Effi, enthused, "The poster session was very valuable to the STEM department, because it allowed students to talk with faculty and their peers about research they conducted over the summer. We chose to do internships so that we can advance a bit more in our chosen fields. The session only featured a handful of our graduates - we have students in different health professional programs and graduate schools around the country. Our students have really come so far," she proudly explains. "We have students doing work in Biomedical Sciences, at the Navy laboratory, Aquaponics laboratory and also in industries such as Shimadzu. It's really incredible to see my peers getting so involved in their field and being able to explain and defend their projects so well. For me, what I learned in my Biology classes was all theoretical, so I am fortunate to have been able to do lab work at different internships every year since my freshman year. All these internships make your resume so much better, and give you a better chance to get into graduate school. Most students don't know that in the world we live in experience is your best friend. Cheyney's STEM programs gives you the best opportunity to succeed at the next level." To learn more about the posters, training, research and internships CLICK HERE.<http://www.cheyney.edu/campusuite/modules/photo-gallery.cfm?box_id=15537&seq=1&grp_id=5700&kind=image> SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.