10:58 a.m., Aug. 14, 2008--Undergraduate scholars in the arts, humanities and social sciences made presentations on their summer research and creative work during a two-day symposium, “Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences in View,” in the Trabant University Center, Aug. 12-13.

Fifty-four scholars gave colleagues, faculty members, peers and friends an overview of the topics they've been researching.

On Tuesday, Aug. 12, students in the social sciences made presentations on a wide range of subjects, including ways to determine a nongovernmental organization's success by looking at the housing situation in New Orleans, research on how to get Sierra Leoneans living in America engaged in their local communities back in Sierra Leone and thoughts on Spain's newly enacted immigration policies.

Also on Tuesday, students in the arts and humanities gave talks linking the Bayeaux tapestry to the Song of Roland, how doctors appear on screen in Hollywood films and an investigation of Roman slavery through material remains.

On Wednesday, Aug. 13, students in the social sciences talked about their research on topics such as choosing toys, adolescent adjustment with regards to anxiety and coping styles and the role of race in physical and verbal assaults at nightclubs.

Also on Wednesday, students in the arts and humanities discussed the early days of Rolling Stone magazine, schemes to develop French Africa and the convergence of fashion and art in relation to handmade objects.

For more information about UD's Undergraduate Research Program, visit [www.urp.udel.edu].

Article by Adam Thomas
Photos by Tyler Jacobson