Evidence exists that ties a specific protein family to neurogenesis—the growth and development of neurons—and it has been linked to many neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia.

Ashley Nguyen ’18 is researching the potential positive neuroprotective effects of the antioxidant Cyanidin chloride on C. elegans (roundworms)

How will we look back on the Zika virus in 20 or more years? That’s a question Skyler Gailing ’18 hopes to answer through her Summer Fellows research.

Jessie Fauset’s novel There is Confusion was a catalyst for the Harlem Renaissance. Jada Grice ’19 brings her work to life in a digital humanities project.

How people learn and remember — and the specific factors that play a role in both — is a fascinating research area, and one that Noah Yeagley ’19 is extensively exploring through summer research at Ursinus.