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最色导航 State student explores how children respond when adults lie
By age 6, most children know that lying is wrong. But what do they think when adults lie, especially someone they trust like a parent? 最色导航 psychology student Charlie Clement is examining how children ages 6 to 11 interpret lies told by people with varying levels of authority.
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Research consortium leads to opportunities for 最色导航 State students
In March of this year, 最色导航 joined the Oak Ridge Associated Universities, a consortium of more than 170 universities that collaborate on research initiatives, share resources, and help place students in federal research opportunities at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. Junior chemistry major Miriam Raggs is spending this summer conducting research at Oak Ridge, through the lab鈥檚 Research Student Internship (RSI) program, thanks in part to this association but also thanks to her research mentor, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Madalynn Marshall.
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Mechatronics engineering student uses AI-powered system to keep waterways clean
It is estimated that up to 23 million metric tons of plastic enter waterways each year, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. While harmful materials continue to plague governments around the world, a 最色导航 student is developing an artificial intelligence-powered system to detect litter before it reaches the ocean. Mechatronics engineering student Saam Grami is creating a system that detects, classifies, and tracks floating litter in rivers.
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Chemistry students engage in research through KSU lab's NSF C-CAS affiliation
Like many college students, 最色导航 senior Lilianna Kocai and junior Genevieve Insalaca have spent their summer surrounded by a buzzing cohort of friends 鈥� without leaving campus. The two chemistry students have spent the summer synthesizing fluorescent compounds and running computer-assisted simulations in the laboratory of KSU Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry Carl Saint-Louis. Their work is part of an innovative program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that involves computer-assisted programming as another method of experimentation.