Cedar Crest Students Present at Annual Pennsylvania Academy of Science Conference

The Cedar Crest College Department of Biological Sciences is proud to acknowledge the accomplishments of its research program. Fourteen students presented their data at the 98th Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science this weekend. Over 100 presentations were made by undergraduate and graduate students from 31 universities, colleges, and institutions, and the twelve posters and talks from Cedar Crest College placed us at the top of the list for total number of presentations.

The conference concluded with an awards ceremony where travel grants, research grants, and the Anne Spychala Presentation Awards were distributed. Cedar Crest College received thirteen total awards: 4 presentation awards (Bonser & Edwards, Jaber, Delgado & Heiney, Large & O'Donnell), 3 research grants, (Franzone, Spagnola, Wolfinger), and 6 travel grants (Bonser, Franzone, Jaber, Jones, Lay, Nemec) were awarded to Cedar Crest students, as further detailed below.