Mark your calendars! Friday, November 10, 2023, is an important day on campus as we celebrate excellence in graduate and undergraduate research at Villanova University!

The Center for Research and Fellowships (CRF) invites all to attend the Undergraduate Research Symposium on Friday, November 10th from 1-4 p.m. in the Villanova Room of the Connelly Center! Undergraduates from all colleges who engaged in research will share their work with you and the Villanova community through poster and oral presentations on a variety of topics. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the research happening in our community. The fifth volume of Villanova’s peer-reviewed undergraduate research journal, Veritas: Villanova Research Journal (VVRJ), will also be available at the symposium for all to enjoy.

For more information on the event, please visit our webpage or contact crfresearch@villanova.edu.

Calling first-year students of ALL majors!

The Center for Research and Fellowships (CRF) invites you to participate in the Villanova Match Research Program for First Year Students, which is an excellent way to get a feel for the types of research conducted by students and faculty across all disciplines, from business to biology, mechanical engineering, psychology, economics, and more. The idea that research is only for scientists and engineers is a myth! Selection committees for nationally competitive fellowships (like Fulbright and Rhodes), graduate schools, and employers increasingly exhibit sincere interest in students who have conducted research—even if they do not intend to become professional researchers!

This program provides opportunities for first year undergraduates across all colleges to pursue undergraduate research in the Spring 2024 semester. Applicants do not need substantial research experience. Selected students will serve as research assistants to faculty mentors. If selected for the Match program, students will conduct research for 10 hours per week for 10 weeks for which they will receive a $1000 stipend. The grant period will begin in Spring 2024. Research projects can be viewed on the CRF website: http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/provost/crf/undergraduate-research/villanova-match-research-program.html

To apply for the Match Research Program, please complete the following steps:

1. Review the research projects listed on the CRF webpage and identify a project that interests you. You may apply for opportunities outside of your college and major! You may apply for multiple opportunities!
2. Email your application directly to the Faculty Research Mentor by Friday, November 10th at 11:59 p.m.
          A complete application consists of the following:

• One-page resume
• One-page cover letter
• Combine resume and cover letter into one PDF file
• This PDF file should be named: LastName_FirstName_Match Application
• Email subject line should contain: Match Research Program Application, LastName 

3. The Faculty Research Mentor will review your application and should contact you to interview for the position in November or early December.
4. Application decisions will be communicated by December 16.

Please feel free to send any and all questions about the Match Program to crfresearch@villanova.edu.

The Match Research Program can get you the valuable research experience and help you stand out to future employers!  Don’t miss this excellent opportunity!

The VURF program is presented by the Center for Research and Fellowships with support of Falvey Library.

Regina Duffy is a Communication and Marketing Program Manager at Falvey Library.

Attention all undergrad and recent grad researchers!

Have you participated in extensive research this academic year?

Villanova’s very own peer-reviewed journal is seeking submissions from dedicated undergraduates who have developed their own research—both completed and ongoing!

Veritas accepts submissions starting from 250 words. To submit, please contact veritasjournal@villanova.edu. The deadline for article submissions for the 2023 fall issue is on Friday, June 16! More details on the official website below can be found here.

If you’re still not convinced to submit, perhaps the most recent issue of Veritas will persuade you.

Happy researching, everyone!

Isabel Choi ’26, is Communication & Marketing Assistant at Falvey Library.

Announcing the 2023 Falvey Scholar Award Winners:

Olivia Hall

Title: “Integration of Design and Interdisciplinarity in Engineering Education: Development and Assessment”

Faculty Mentor(s): Deeksha Seth, PhD, College of Engineering

Madeline Scolio

Title: “Modeling the Relationship Between Surface and Air Temperature and Implications for Urban Sustainability and Well-Being in Philadelphia”

Faculty Mentor(s): Peleg Kremer, PhD, Samer Abboud, PhD, Kabindra Shakya, PhD, Yimin Zhang, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Zachary Boyer

Title: “Synthesis and Evaluation of the Structure Activity Relationships of Antibacterial Functionalized Dihydropyrimidine Derivatives”

Faculty Mentor: Matthew O’Reilly, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Rohan Biscuitwala & Thomas Haas (Joint Project)

Title: “Savor the Flavor: The Mediating Role of Emotions on the Relationship Between Flavor and Behavior”

Faculty Mentor: Aronte Bennett, PhD, Villanova School of Business

Grace Lundell

Title: “War, What is it Good For?: The Effect of Military Conflicts on Trust in the EU”

Faculty Mentor: Deborah Seligsohn, PhD and Ryan Weldzius, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Becca Jacobson

Title: “Identifying Factors that Promote or Inhibit Disability-Related Discussion in Secondary English Language Arts Classrooms”

Faculty Mentor: Christa Bialka, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Bronwyn Mogck

Title: “Body and Soul in Medicine”

Faculty Mentor: Helena Tomko, PhD and Angela DiBenedetto, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Join us on Friday, April 28, at 10 a.m., in Falvey Library’s Speakers’ Corner for the 2023 Falvey Scholars Research Presentation and Awards Ceremony. At the event, award recipients will give short presentations on the content and findings of the research involved in the writing of the thesis or in the creation of the project report. You can also view via livestream as well: https://vums-web.villanova.edu/Mediasite/Play/0b78a4f3822a4eebaecb01ad3fe85b941d

The Falvey Scholar award is an annual program established by Falvey Library to recognize outstanding undergraduate research. It is a collaborative initiative of the Library and the Center for Research and Fellowships. The winners of the Falvey Scholar award are selected from a pool of candidates that will be generated by applications submitted by a senior Villanova University student or a group of students working on a senior project together with the recommendation of the advisor to the senior thesis or capstone project completed for academic credit.

Digital copies of the winning papers are maintained in the Digital Library.

Interested in leading a research project and collaborating with a faculty member this summer? CRF encourages all Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors to apply for a VURF! Grantees work 35 hours a week, are paid a $3500 stipend, and receive up to $500 for supplies. On campus room and board may also be provided! The VURF application deadline is March 1, at 11:59 p.m.

Additional details can be found HERE.

You can connect with a CRF team member to chat more about the VURF HERE.

Mark your calendars! Friday, November 11, 2022,  is an important day on campus as we celebrate excellence in graduate and undergraduate research at Villanova University!

The Center for Research and Fellowships (CRF) invites all to attend the Undergraduate Research Symposium on Friday, November 11th from 1-4 p.m. in the Villanova Room of the Connelly Center! Undergraduates from all colleges who engaged in research will share their work with you and the Villanova community through poster and oral presentations on a variety of topics. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the research happening in our community. The fourth volume of Villanova’s peer-reviewed undergraduate research journal, Veritas: Villanova Research Journal (VVRJ), will also be available at the symposium for all to enjoy. For more information on the event, please visit our webpage or contact crfresearch@villanova.edu.

The Office of Graduate Studies (CLAS) invites the Villanova Community to support and celebrate the research of graduate students on Friday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m. Oral presentations will take place in the Connelly Cinema followed by poster presentations in the Art Gallery.

Research is an essential part of the graduate student experience in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Villanova. Ranging from Biology and Chemistry to History and Philosophy, CLAS graduate students pursue a wide variety of fascinating research projects. For this symposium, students were invited to use the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) format to submit a three-minute video about their work. Students were instructed to prepare to address a broad, non-specialist audience. The symposium will feature live oral and poster presentations from the top submissions along with a meet and greet with the presenters and graduate faculty. Refreshments will be served and we look forward to seeing you there!

This ACS approved event, sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies (CLAS) and co-sponsored by Falvey Memorial Library and the Center for Graduate Research and Education, is free and open to the public.

Please be sure to help us honor the outstanding work of both our undergraduate and graduate students at Villanova!

2022 Falvey Scholars Virtual Research Presentation and Awards Ceremony

The Villanova community is cordially invited to join us on Friday, April 22 at 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. for the 2022 Falvey Scholars Virtual Research Presentation and Awards Ceremony.

This program will provide the opportunity to recognize outstanding undergraduate research by the senior students who were selected as the 2022 Falvey Scholars from across Villanova’s campus. The event also serves as a recognition of the dedication of faculty in supporting undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research and scholarship.

During the event, award recipients will share a video where they provide a brief 10-minute presentation to highlight their overall research process and showcase a summary of their winning project. Presentations will emphasize the use of Library resources, which may include one-on-one librarian consultations, reference workshops, library books and journals, access to Interlibrary Loan, databases, and even quiet study space. 5 minutes of live Q&A will take place after each student presentation.

REGISTER HERE

This event, co-sponsored by Falvey Memorial Library and the Center for Research and Fellowships, is free and open to the public. Join us to recognize some of Villanova’s finest senior scholars!

**Please note that this event will be recorded and photographed. **

Digital copies of the winning papers are maintained in the Digital Library. View the 2021 Falvey Scholars Awards virtual booklet.

Falvey Memorial Library and the Center for Research and Fellowships are proud to announce the 2022 Falvey Scholar Award Winners:

Nadjulia Constant and Daryl Jucar

• Project Title: “Minority Stress and Effects on Cardiovascular Health in African Americans”

• Faculty Mentor: Theresa Capriotti, PhD

Christopher DiLullo

• Project Title: “Media on Media: How Media Trade Publications View Streaming Services Compared With Legacy Media”
• Faculty Mentor: Allyson Levin, PhD

Addison Drone

• Project Title: “50 Years of Sports Teams in Work Teams Research: Missed Opportunities and New Directions for Studying Team Processes”

• Faculty Mentor: Narda Quigley, PhD

Nicole Garcia

• Project Title: “Metal-catalyzed synthesis of isoprene polymers with optimized isomer distribution”
• Faculty Mentor: Deanna Zubris, PhD

Alec Henderson

• Project Title: “Mapping Habitat Suitability of the American Chestnut in Pennsylvania: Can we Restore this Foundational Tree to our Forests?”
• Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Santoro, Professor, and Peleg Kremer, PhD

Mai Khuc

• Project Title: “Cost Estimation Tools for Data Center Two-Phase Cooling with Vapor Recompression-based Heat Recovery”

• Faculty Mentor: Aaron Wemhoff, PhD

Erica Mallon

• Project Title: “Dsk2 interacts with polyubiquitinated substrates to reciprocally induce sedimentation”
• Faculty Mentor: Daniel Kraut, PhD

Back from a two-year hiatus, Villanova’s 32^nd Annual Gender & Women’s Studies (GWS) Conference will take place on Friday, March 25, from 8:45 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Connelly Center. Join Villanova GWS for an exciting day full day of panels and performances by Villanova undergraduate and graduate students from across the university. Additionally, complimentary breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be available throughout the day.

This year’s keynote luncheon will feature a lecture by Dr. Erin Murphy of Boston University, entitled “Amazons and Zombies: Margaret Cavendish’s Soldiers, Gender, and the Paradoxes of War.” You can pre-register for the keynote luncheon and view the full day schedule here. The GWS Conference counts as an official University absence, which means that students have permission to miss classes in order to attend.

If you are interested in volunteering on the day of the conference, please email gws@villanova.edu.

Looking for more GWS resources? Explore the GWS research guide or contact Jutta Seibert, Director of Research Services & Scholarly Engagement, GWS Librarian, for a research consultation.

Lauren Garofalo

Samantha Sandler

Falvey Memorial Library is honored to announce the 2020 Falvey Scholar award winners. Celebrating Villnaova’s Senior Week, we will be showcasing the research of seven seniors each day this week (May 11-16). An annual program, sponsored by Falvey Library and the Center for Research and Fellowships, the Falvey Scholars program recognizes outstanding undergraduate research at Villanova University. The winners of the Falvey Scholar award are selected from a pool of candidates generated by applications submitted by a senior Villanova University student or a group of students working on a senior project together with the recommendation of the advisor to the senior thesis or capstone project completed for academic credit.

While we are saddened to have canceled this year’s in-person awards ceremony, the health and safety of the community in response to the global outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is paramount. As we cannot gather on campus, the 2020 Falvey Scholars have generously prepared short video presentations on their scholarship. Learn more about Falvey Scholar award winners, Lauren Garofalo and Samantha Sandler, in the clip below, and stay tuned for an in-depth profile on Garofalo and Sandler in the coming weeks.

Falvey Scholars: Lauren Garofalo and Samantha Sandler

Project Title: “Evaluation of a Snake Jaw Robot to Teach Integrated Biology, Mathematics, and Engineering”

Mentor: Dr. Deeksha Seth

Kallie Stahl ’17 MA is Communication and Marketing Specialist at Falvey Memorial Library. Regina Duffy is Communication and Marketing Program Manager at Falvey Memorial Library.

Falvey Memorial Library is honored to announce the 2020 Falvey Scholar award winners. Celebrating Villanova’s Senior Week, we will be showcasing the research of seven seniors each day this week (May 11-16). An annual program, sponsored by the Library and the Center for Research and Fellowships, the Falvey Scholars program recognizes outstanding undergraduate research at Villanova University. The winners of the Falvey Scholar award are selected from a pool of candidates generated by applications submitted by a senior Villanova University student or a group of students working on a senior project together with the recommendation of the advisor to the senior thesis or capstone project completed for academic credit.

While we are saddened to have canceled this year’s in-person awards ceremony, the health and safety of the community in response to the global outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is paramount. As we cannot gather on campus, the 2020 Falvey Scholars have generously prepared short video presentations on their scholarship. Learn more about Falvey Scholar award winner, Brett Schratz, in the clip below, and stay tuned for an in-depth profile on Schratz in the coming weeks.

Falvey Scholar: Brett Schratz

Project Title: “Rawls on “The Hard Question” for LGBTQ Rights: Are Religious Exemptions Just?”

Mentor: Professor Sally Scholz, PhD

Kallie Stahl ’17 MA is Communication and Marketing Specialist at Falvey Memorial Library. Regina Duffy is Communication and Marketing Program Manager at Falvey Memorial Library.