Research Scholars to Present Findings at Daylong Symposium

Manhattan College students will share their research on current issues in a wide variety of disciplines

Students present their summer researchAfter a summer of brainstorming, research and preparation, Manhattan College’s 75 research scholars will present their work to a group of classmates and faculty members on Friday, Sept. 29 on campus in the Kelly Commons.

Students from the College’s Schools of Liberal Arts, Business, Education and Health, Engineering and Science will present on topics that include exposing the Saw Mill River to daylight, the intersection of literature and existentialism, the effects of Brexit on the English Premier League, and the impact of economic regulation on the United States’ economy during the past decade.

On Thursday, Sept. 28, Martha Brown ’89, executive director, Discovery Research Coordination at Boehringer Ingelheim, will give the keynote address to the group of students and faculty at 4:30 p.m., followed by a poster session and reception at 5:30 p.m.

On Friday, Sept. 29, students will begin their 10-minute presentations at 9:15 a.m. After a lunch break at 1 p.m., presentations will continue at 2 p.m. and finish at approximately 3:45 p.m.

For more information on the event, please contact Elly Mons, assistant director, Center for Graduate School and Fellowship Advisement, at emons01@manhattan.edu or (718) 862-7399.