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YHC’s Undergraduate Research Day: Showcasing Student Work Across the Disciplines

Last Tuesday, April 11, saw the eleventh annual Undergraduate Research Day (URD) at YHC. If you were on campus, you would have seen poster sessions, creative performances, and students from all departments on campus presenting the culmination of their research. For the first time in the event’s history, all thirteen departments from the four academic divisions were represented at URD.

Young Harris College Hosts Fifth Annual Undergraduate Research Day

Young Harris College students presented oral and poster presentations during the fifth annual Undergraduate Research Day.

Young Harris College Hosts Fourth Annual Undergraduate Research Day

Young Harris College hosted the fourth annual “From Petri Dishes to Paint Brushes” Undergraduate Research Day on March 17.

YHC to Present Undergraduate Research Day March 29

Young Harris College invites the community to attend Undergraduate Research Day on Friday, March 29 from 12:30 – 6 p.m. in Suber Banquet Hall and Hatcher Dining Room on YHC’s campus, which is located at 1 College St., Young Harris, Ga. 30582. This event is free to attend and will showcase student and faculty research across all academic disciplines.

YHC’s Dr. Joshua Guitar Wins James Madison Prize for Outstanding Research in First Amendment Studies

Young Harris College Assistant Professor of Communication Dr. Joshua Guitar recently published his first book, Dissent, Discourse, and Democracy: Whistleblowers as Sites of Political Contestation, in which he critiques prominent government whistleblowing discourses and theorizes the concept of “abstruction.” Just months after the book’s release, Guitar was awarded the James Madison Prize for Outstanding Research in First Amendment Studies by the Southern States Communication Association (SSCA).

Young Harris College Biology Professor to Conduct Research in Brasstown Creek

Young Harris College Assistant Professor of Biology Johnathan Davis, Ph.D., is requesting the support of local community members to access certain areas of Brasstown Creek.

YHC Students Research and Present on the Importance of Clean Water Practices in Southern Appalachia

Eight students from Young Harris College recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to present their research and experiences from a semester-long project about the importance of water quality in Southern Appalachia.

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The three major concerns of the IRB are: The principles governing the IRB are primarily derived from the following sources: The IRB assesses the ethical aspects of human subjects research proposed by its students, faculty, and staff.  More specifically, the IRB ensures that the benefits of the research outweigh the risks to the participants in that research, that the participants ...

Young Harris College Announces Recipients of the Ledford Scholarships

Young Harris College is pleased to announce that Sophia Shook and Ashley Palmateer have been awarded Ledford Scholarships from the Appalachian College Association (ACA). The ACA’s Ledford Scholars Program offers financial assistance for intensive research projects to undergraduate students enrolled at ACA member institutions.

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Dr. Anne Marguerite Coyle

Dr. Anne Marguerite Coyle joined the YHC faculty in the fall of 2022. Her research focuses on conservation, population, and landscape ecology, specializing in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Statistics. Her Master’s research studied the impacts of land use on fish community structure using the Index of Biological Integrity (IBI). In this, she integrated the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation ...

Madeline Deaton Receives Outstanding Paper Award in the Georgia Academy of Science’s Biomedical Section

Young Harris College is pleased to announce that student Madeline Deaton recently received the Outstanding Paper Award in the Biomedical Section of the Georgia Academy of Science. Dr. Jennifer Schroeder, Associate Professor of Biology, advised Madeline’s research, which explored possible chemicals to treat or prevent metabolic issues like type 2 diabetes.

Caleb Thompson Places First in the Georgia Academy of Science’s Biology Section

Young Harris College is pleased to announce that student Caleb Thompson recently placed first in the Biology Section of the Georgia Academy of Science for his research on terrestrial isopods. Caleb Thompson and Dr. Kevin Geyer, Assistant Professor of Biology, have published their findings in the Georgia Journal of Science.

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Young Harris College Students Receive Accolades at Georgia Academy of Science

Several Young Harris College students recently presented their research at the annual Georgia Academy of Science

Young Harris College Science Students Win Top Prizes at Georgia Academy of Science Meeting

Young Harris College students Veronica Pablo Raymundo and Jordan Pandolph won two top prizes at the Georgia Academy of Science (GAS) annual meeting in March. Pablo Raymundo took the top talk prize in the Biomedical section of the event, while Pandolph took the top talk prize in the Chemistry section.