MLibrary is pleased to announce the winners of the 2nd annual MLibrary Undergraduate Student Research Award. In recognition of the extraordinary academic achievements of our undergraduate students, this award honors excellence in library research conducted in support of an undergraduate student project.
First Prize ($1,000): A. Brad Schwartz - The War of the Worlds Letters: Orson Welles, Fake News, and American Democracy in the Golden Age of Radio
Second Prize ($500): Mita Nagarkar - A Life History Analysis of Invasive Behavior in Native and Naturalized Species: Rubus odoratus and Rubus allegheniensis
Third Prize ($250): Katy Robinson – History of African-American Celebrity: The Fisk Jubilee Singers
Honorable Mention ($100 Each):
Anthony Chase - Divergent Political Dynamics of Islamic Banking in Britain & France
Jaquelin Elliott - The Leviathan and The Cyborg: The Influence of Moby-Dick in Sci-Fi Horror Films
Bryan LaPointe – “Why all this haste?”: The Importance of the Moderates' Perspective in the American Revolution
For more information on the award winners and their projects, go to: http://www.lib.umich.edu/mlibrary-undergraduate-research-award-2011-2012-award-winners
