September 6, 2007 
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Public Invited to Ninth Annual 
UVI Undergraduate Research Symposium 
The Virgin Islands public is invited to attend the Annual Undergraduate 
Research Symposium sponsored by the Emerging Caribbean Scientists 
program of the Division of Science and Mathematics at the University of 
the Virgin Islands. 
The symposium is scheduled for 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23, in 
the UVI Sports and Fitness Center on the St. Thomas campus. 
Approximately 40 UVI students will present posters displaying the results 
of research they have conducted over the past year. 
The symposium is part of an overall effort to increase research training 
and promote excellence in UVI students. The symposium provides an 
opportunity for students to display the results of their work and for the 
public to interact with them. The event, this year's is the ninth annual, 
traditionally draws an audience from the UVI community, the general 
public, and junior high and high school students interested in math and 
science. 
The presentations will showcase projects conducted under the direction of 
mentors at UVI and at other universities across the nation. Students 
conducted research during UVI's Sophomore Science Research Institute 
and the Science Undergraduate Research Experience on-campus. UVI 
students also conducted research at Pacific Northwest National 
Laboratories, the Center for Bioimage Informatics at Carnegie Mellon 
University, Emory University, Rutgers University, the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, the National Institutes of Health, the 
Biology Department at the University of Central Florida, and other 
locations. 
The students' research is supported by grants from many sources, 
including funding from the National Science Foundation's HBCU-UP and 
CSEM/EMET Programs, the MARC and RISE Programs of the National 
Institutes of Health, and by grants supporting their faculty mentors' 
scientific research. General support is also provided by UVI's Division of 
Science and Mathematics. Persons interested in participating in or 
sponsoring this event should call 693-1232 or send email 
tpeters@uvi.edu. Additional information can be found at the Emerging 
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