For the eighth consecutive year, the Westminster College Drinko Center for Undergraduate Research has awarded Summer Research Fellowships to student-faculty research teams.
Several Westminster College students were inducted into honorary societies for criminal justice and sociology during a special ceremony on Monday, April 15.
Westminster College honors student Lily Hefner presented a research paper, “Using Low-Activity MAOA as a Mitigating Factor in the United States Criminal Justice System,” at the 58th annual conference of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) in Chicago in November.
A junior molecular biology and criminal justice studies double major from Washington, Pa., Hefner’s paper was a product of work completed for her interdisciplinary Honors Program research project.
Hefner’s research examines the role a particular gene can play in the likelihood of someone committing a crime. She evaluates how an unstable or abusive environment during adolescence combined with this genetic predisposition may be more likely to cause certain behaviors.
“Attending NCHC was a great learning experience. I feel much more confident in my own knowledge and my ability to share my thoughts in a clear and polished way. I think this was an important first step into larger acad
Matt Lewis, senior columnist for The Daily Beast, will deliver the keynote speech at Westminster College’s 22nd Mock Convention at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Will W. Orr Auditorium
Matt Lewis, senior columnist for The Daily Beast, will deliver the keynote speech at Westminster College’s 22nd Mock Convention at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, in the Will W. Orr Auditorium on Westminster’s campus.