Congratulations to the winners of the Library Research Prize!
Spring 2025 Winners
- Project Award: Drew Anderson, CHMY 143 (Hartman) Alkynones and Chalconioids as Bacterial Antagonists
- Paper Award: Keegan Murphy, WRIT 101 (Reeves) The Dividend Perception: How Media Amplifies America's Political Polarization
Fall 2024 Winners
- Winner - Ian Caldwell, WRIT 101 (Henderson), The Therapeutic Possibilities of Tabletop Roleplaying Games
- Runner Up - Alexandria Gonzales, WRIT 101 (Henderson), The Dilemmas of Electronic Media Use
Spring 2024 Winners
- 1st Prize - Jacob Hatzenbuehler, WRIT 101 (Henderson), Exploring the Power of Modern Gaming
- 2nd Prize - Jodie Spagnolo, WRIT 101 (Henderson), Repairing Drug Policies in America
- 3rd Prize - Maedyn Bogy, PSYX 290 (Munn), Young People's Perspective of Suicide Prevention: A Thematic Qualitative Study
Fall 2023 Winners
- 1st Prize - John Dunwell, BIOB 160 (Henry), Nanotechnology in Living Systems
- 2nd Prize - Daniel Katzbeck, WRIT 101 (Reeves), The Art of Meditation
- 3rd Prize - Grace Day, WRIT 101 (Henderson), Hunting Wolves? Why Trapping is Intolerable
Spring 2023 Winners
- 1st Prize - Charles Buck, WRIT 101 (Henderson), Mental Health in Montana and Marijuana
- 2nd Prize - Racene Kent, WRIT 101 (Reeves), Book Banning Negatively Affects Us and Should Be Stopped
- 3rd Prize - Lois Steinbeck, LIT 213 (Henderson), Montana Treasure: Language in its Literature
Fall 2022 Winners
- 1st Prize - Jadyn Peterson, BIOB 275 (Henry), The Role of Gene Therapy in Psychiatry
- 2nd Prize - Mary Hohn, WRIT 101 (Henderson), Fighting the Obesity Crisis
- 3rd Prize - Amber Baker, WRIT 101 (Abraham-Shea), Fruiting Bodies of Evidence
Spring 2022 Winners
- 1st Prize - Cyrus Cannon, WRIT 101 (Lewis), The Biggest Issue in America Today
- 2nd Prize - Jasmine Hruska, ENST 230 (Henry), Removal of Dams for Salmon Survival
Fall 2021 Winners
- 1st Prize - Karlie Graham, BIOB 290 (Sawatzki), Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus Aureus and the Effects of Methylation and Epigenetic Inheritance Within Bacterial DNA
- 2nd Prize - Corey Wagner, ENSC 105 (Henry), Alternative Energy Electric Vehicles
- 3rd Prize - Hailey Stone, WRIT 101, (Henderson), Abortion Stigma
Spring 2021 Winners
- 1st Prize - David Poelman, LIT 234, (Lewis), From Sisyphus to Samsa
- 2nd Prize - Jadyn Peterson, WRIT 101 (Henderson), The Importance of Music in Difficult Times
- 3rd Prize - Austin Stewart, WRIT 201, (Lewis), Men Suffer More
Fall 2020 Winners
- 1st Place - Corey Wagner, WRIT 101 (Henderson), Technology: Deepfakes
- 2nd Place – Amanda Bakkestuen, NRSG 234 (Rapaport), Cultural Care of Ashkenazi Jews
Spring 2020 Winners
- 1st Place - CotyLynn Dunwell, BIOB 170 (Henry), Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area
- 2nd Place - Ann Nagel, WRIT 101 (Henderson), Virtual Victory
Fall 2019 Winners
- 1st Place - Mishwa Bhavsar, WRIT 101 (Henderson), Downsides of Virtual Communication Sites
- 2nd Place - Gabby Clark, WRIT 101 (Lewis), English-Only Movement
- 3rd Place - Ann Olson, LEG 121 (Micu), Statewide Analysis of Advance Directives Utilization
Spring 2019 Winners
- 1st Place - Zach Antonick, BIOH 211 (Bergner), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Watch Zach's presentation/li
- 2nd Place - Caitlin L. Jenner, PSYX 120 (Munn), Human Altruism Towards Diverse Individuals
Fall 2018 Winners
- 1st Place - Lauren Kuntz, NRSG 220 (Gibson), Havasupai Tribe, Genetic Research, Informed Consent, and Cultural Sensitivity
- 2nd Place - Lynette Davis, WRIT 101 (Reeves), The Effects of Positivity on Health
- 3rd Place - Jennifer Tarner, BIOB 272 (Henry), Influenza Virus
Spring 2018 Winners
- 1st Place - Addyson Knox, BIOM 250/251 (Sawatzki), Transformation of the methicillin resistance gene (mecA) from methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) into Escherichia coli
- 2 nd Place – Katie Manion, BIOH 221 (Bergner), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): An Autoimmune Disease
- 3 rd Place – Regan Clancy, WRIT 201 (Lewis), Cultural Myths of Gender
Fall 2017 Winners
- 1st Place - Mindy Flanders, BIOB 272 (Henry), A Brief History of Whale Evolution: As Supported by the Fossil Record
- 2nd Place - Riki Emerson, NRSG 220 (Gibson), Death with Dignity: A Nursing Perspective
Spring 2017 Winners
- 1st Place - Levi Andrews & Kiera Marshall, BIOB 260 (Sawatzki), Phylogenetic Analysis of Cytochrome-b Mitochondrial DNA in Moose Along the Rocky Mountains
- 2nd Place - Jennifer Tarner, WRIT 101 (Henderson), Stem Cell Debate
- 3rd Place - Katie Manion, WRIT 101 (Reeves), A Food Revolution Gone Awry
Fall 2016 Winners
- 1st Place - Celeste Hagen, WRIT 101 (Lewis), College Writing Paper
- 2nd Place - Riki Emerson, WRIT 101 (Reeves), The Weight of Childhood Obesity
Spring 2016 Winners
- 1st Place - Ivalon Wells, LIT 230 (Lewis), World Literature Paper
- 2nd Place - Lois Steinbeck, PSYX 120 (Munn), Characteristics of Montana Suicide Victims
- 3rd Place - Tiffany Sturdevant, BIOM 250 (Heinzinger), The Microbiology of Urinary Tract Infections
Fall 2015 Winners
- 1st Place - Thomas Bisom, BIOB 160 (Henry), Climate Change in Montana: Its Evidence, Debate, and Solutions
- 2nd Place - Ryan Cain, BIOM 250 (Heinzinger), Antimicrobial Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae: Mechanisms, and Clinical Impact and Developments
- 3rd Place - Colton Williams, NRSG 250, (Rapaport), Nursing Theory Paper
Spring 2015 Winners
- 1st Place - Donovan Lucibello, BIOM 250 (Heinzinger), Raw Milk, Citizens, and Microbiology
- 2nd Place - Aaron Gams, NRSG 220 (Sacry), Improving Nurse-Physician Communication: Analyzing Ethical Codes to Promote Solutions
- 3rd Place - Rachel Spangler, WRIT 101 (Henderson), Minimum Wage: Beneficial and a Right
Fall 2014 Winners
- 1st place - Jordan Mitchell, PSYX 100 (Munn), Music to Be Used in Treating Mental Retardation and Mental Illness
- 2nd place - Donovan Lucibello, WRIT 101 (Williamson), Fiscal Responsibility, Food Stamps and the Farm Bill
- 3rd place - Maria Murphy, PSYX 230 (Munn), Service Learning