Katie Cannata (Journalism and Media Studies), Lee Hanover (History), Bella Victoria Smith (Interdisciplinary Studies), and Manuela Bowles (English) recently received the Lance and Elena Calvert Undergraduate Research Award. Given by UNLV's University Libraries, the award recognizes original research and sophisticated critical thinking skills across all disciplines. Winners received up to $1,000 in prize money, recognition at an award reception, and publication of their work in .
Bowles won in the Emerging Scholar category for her work, "Margaret Atwood and the Implications of the Word 'Love.'" Her faculty sponsor was English professor Amy Green.
The winners in the senior-level Advanced Undergraduate Research Division are:
- Cannata for her honors thesis, "Jihad in the Global Village: Al-Qaeda's Digital Radicalization and Recruitment Campaign." Her faculty sponsor was journalism professor Paul Traudt.
- Hanover for "New York Oneida: Land Claims, Federal Policies, State Intervention, and Casino Development." Her faculty sponsor was history professor William Bauer.
- Smith for "'Man? Where's a Man? Don't Let Him Go!': Molina's Trans/gender Web in Interpretation and Performance." Her faculty sponsor was professor Sheila Bock of the interdisciplinary degree programs.
