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As part of a research fellowship from Utah State University's Center for Intersectional Gender Studies and Research, associate professor of biological engineering Elizabeth Vargis is developing a program to provide support to transfer students through undergraduate research opportunities.

As part of a research fellowship from Utah State University's Center for Intersectional Gender Studies and Research, associate professor of biological engineering Elizabeth Vargis is developing a program to provide support to transfer students through undergraduate research opportunities.
“For me personally, the greatest experience I had as an undergraduate was doing undergraduate research,” Vargis said. “I wanted to look at a population that may not be taken care of enough and then I wanted to pair it with what I personally have gained the most from and what I currently try to provide students with.”

Undergraduate research grants from Utah State University and the College of Engineering are providing support to two engineering students using hagfish proteins to better understand macular degeneration.

Undergraduate research grants from Utah State University and the College of Engineering are providing support to two engineering students using hagfish proteins to better understand macular degeneration.
Dillon Weatherston and Emilee Rickabaugh are working in the lab of Elizabeth Vargis and each received an Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities grant from Utah State last year. The grants support student research by providing scholarship money and funding for supplies. Beyond the financial support, receiving the grant can provide students an important sense of validation regarding their research.
“Like a lot of people who have the experience of being a woman in STEM, I'm no stranger to imposter syndrome,” Emilee said. “So it was cool to be able to tell people about my research and then have other people be like, yeah, this is really cool what you're doing and it is deserving of funding.”

Utah State University professor Matt Harris recently received a grant for $347,000 from the Office of Naval Research.

Utah State University professor Matt Harris recently received a grant for $347,000 from the Office of Naval Research.
His research will explore how to solve optimization and control problems more efficiently. The US Navy operates a wide variety of assets including swarms of unmanned underwater vehicles. Improving the algorithms that guide these vehicles reduces cost and risk while increasing their performance abilities and levels of autonomy.