Youngstown State Student Amanda L. Ruozzo of Struthers, OH, Presents Research at QUEST

2013 Apr 9

Youngstown State University student Amanda L. Ruozzo of Struthers, OH, made a presentation at the annual QUEST research conference on the YSU campus.

Ruozzo is majoring in Biology at YSU. The presentation was titled: Predicting Eastern Bluebird reproductive success using local and landscape variables: a GIS approach.

QUEST showcases the scholarly achievements of YSU undergraduate and graduate students. The event includes research and scholarship in all forms - scientific findings, musical scores, engineering designs and analyses, panel discussions, poetry readings, dance performances, honors and senior theses, study abroad experiences, and more.

"An entire day devoted to recognizing and celebrating student scholarship is rare," said Jeffrey Coldren, YSU director of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activities. "Unlike other universities that possess excellent research reputations based largely upon the work of faculty members and graduate students, YSU's QUEST is devoted to scholarship that is initiated and performed largely by students. The fact that freshmen and sophomores can get actively involved in research projects with full professors is unusual on college campuses today."

For a full list of this year's presentations, visit http://www.ysu.edu/QUEST/.