{"id":29922,"date":"2014-05-13T15:40:27","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T19:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2014\/05\/13\/necc-students-present-at-undergraduate-research-conference\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:30:55","slug":"necc-students-present-at-undergraduate-research-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2014\/05\/13\/necc-students-present-at-undergraduate-research-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC Students Present at Undergraduate Research Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8642\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2014\/05\/Andrew-Carlino.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8642\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8642\" alt=\"Andrew Carlino  \u201cWater Quality Analysis\u201d \" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2014\/05\/Andrew-Carlino-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew Carlino<br \/>\u201cWater Quality Analysis\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Northern Essex Community College honors students recently presented at the Undergraduate Research Conference at UMass Amherst.<\/p>\n<p>Over 1,000 students from two and four-year institutions attended the event, which brings together college students from across the state to present their original work in oral and poster presentations. NECC students in the Honors Research Experience Lab Science class and students who had completed Honors Projects showcased their work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event allowed students to present their work and network with other students and faculty,\u201d Ginger Hurajt, coordinator of the NECC honors program, said.<\/p>\n<p>Some topics that students presented on included \u201cWater Quality Analysis,\u201d \u201cEveryday Exploitation: Factory Farming and Our Obligation to Animals,\u201d and \u201cDe-Icing Ruin-Nation?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Honors Experience at NECC provides the opportunity for highly motivated and talented students to enroll in honors courses, complete research-based or creative Honors Projects, and participate in meaningful community service learning activities.<\/p>\n<p>For more information regarding the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/academics\/enrichment\/honors\/\">Honors Experience<\/a>\u00a0Program contact Coordinator Ginger Hurajt at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ghurajt@necc.mass.edu\">ghurajt@necc.mass.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Essex Community College honors students recently presented at the Undergraduate Research Conference at UMass Amherst. 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