CAES students La’Neesa Holmes-Cobb and Courtney Richard won first and second place, respectively, for their poster presentations at the university’s Undergraduate Research Symposium on Oct. 19.

Holmes-Cobb, a senior majoring in Laboratory Animal Science, presented “Comparison of Immunoglobulin M and Degranulated Neutrophil Levels in the Serum and Lung Lavage of Indoor and Outdoor Reared Pigs.” Dr. Jenora Waterman, associate professor in the Department of Animal Science, mentored Holmes-Cobb.

Courtney Richard, a junior majoring in Food and Nutritional Sciences, presented “Developing an Optimal Condition for Brewing Onion Peel Tea Using Response Surface Methodology.” Dr. Hye Won Kang, assistant research professor in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, mentored Richard, who is a participant in the CAES Undergraduate Research Scholars Program. The URSP provides qualified juniors and seniors a thorough grounding in “real world” research methods.