MOUNT VERNON, Iowa - Local Cornell College student, Erin Hosto of La Moille, is among the students who have concluded 8-week intensive research projects for the Cornell Summer Research Institute.
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MOUNT VERNON, Iowa - Local Cornell College student, Erin Hosto of La Moille, is among the students who have concluded 8-week intensive research projects for the Cornell Summer Research Institute.
Hosto was one of 40 Cornell students who worked side-by-side with 20 faculty members on a variety of research projects from May 21-July 13. “Student-faculty research provides our students with a personalized education that promotes intellectual maturation,” said CSRI Director and Professor of Biology Craig Tepper. “This interaction fosters discovery-based and active learning and prepares students for the independence required to succeed in today's complex workforce.”
Among the many topics studied by the student researchers were homelessness, eating disorder intervention, advanced systems for carbon dioxide capture, trends in human rights abuse, and monarch butterflies.
The institute is made possible through generous funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Hewlett Foundation Endowed Funds, the Dimensions Program, the Berry Career Institute, the Roger Gillette Student-Faculty Research Fund, and the Rebecca Joe Wearin Pulk Student-Faculty Research Fund.
CSRI has been held on campus for four years with research projects on a variety of subject matters. Throughout the institute, participants also attended panels and discussions to help prepare them for life after college on topics such as applying for graduate school, selling your skills, and learning research ethics.
Cornell College’s picturesque campus is located in Mount Vernon, Iowa. One of the "Colleges That Change Lives," Cornell College is a national liberal arts college with a distinctive One Course At A Time curriculum. Students take one class for 18 days, which provides students the chance to dive into their studies and focus more intensely on the classes of their choice. Cornellians learn with the unique freedom to shed the confines of the traditional classroom-studying off-campus, pursuing research, or accepting an internship-all without missing out on other classes.
With a student body from 42 states and 17 foreign countries, and renowned visiting speakers, faculty, and entertainers, Cornell offers the world from its hilltop campus.
For more information, visit cornellcollege.edu.
