SCIENCE IN THE SUMMER

Eleven new projects were funded by the Swenson Summer Fellowships in the summer of 2007. Two recipients of these $4,000 grants — which enable science students to conduct their own summer research projects — were seniors Tiffany Linville and Michael Calkins, both majors in Exercise Science and Sports Medicine. Working with professor Michele LeBlanc, the team studied in-home exercise regimens designed to help senior citizens combat loss of balance and to avoid falls. Tiffany and Michael measured the response to exercise of 30 senior citizens, gaining real research experience while helping real people.

Some Other Recent Swenson Fellowships explore:

  • The Effect of the Centrifugal Force on the Formation of Square Patterns in High-Rotation Rayleigh-Bénard Convection
  • A Comparison to Di-Block Copolymer Defect Dynamics
  • A Novel Method of Diffusivity Constant Measurement in Collagen Hydrogels
  • A Study of Newly Discovered Human Immunodeficiency Virus Co-infector RG6-A3
  • The Extra Eye Mutation in Drosophila: RNAi-Mediated Perturbation of Cell Signaling
  • The Efficacy of Ice and Microcurrent Stimulation on Reducing Pain Associated with Delayed-Onset Muscle
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Helping seniors learn balance to avoid falls, ESSM majors Michael Calkins and Tiffany Linville conduct in-depth research.

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Balancing act: Michael Calkins works one-on-one with his subject

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