Mission
The McNair Scholars Program at Washington State University prepares undergraduates from underrepresented backgrounds for their future doctoral studies.
Vision
The McNair Scholars Program at WSU will be recognized as the university’s vanguard in preparing undergraduates for graduate education.
Goals
The McNair Scholars Program at WSU will provide program participants with graduate education preparation activities and services to include faculty-mentored research experiences, coursework focused on the craft of research and the culture of graduate education, and academic and career counseling.
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McNair Scholar, Zakora Moore, is a bioengineering major who
conducts cutting-edge research on optimizing the growth of cancer-fighting T cells under the guidance of Bernie Van Wie. Zakora won the Crimson Award for her presentation at SURCA, Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities.
McNair Highlights
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McNair 2024 Graduate Scholars
Congratulations to McNair Graduating Scholars Jarely Aragon-Ramirez, Zakora Moore, Areli Orozco, Rhea Grace Manzano, Sandy Tlachi-Munoz, and Felicia Adesope!
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McNair at the 25th Annual University of Maryland National McNair Conference
McNair Scholars, Consuelo Munguia presented “Expanding education on
mental health disorders
within underrepresented
committees”, Areli Orozco presented “Influences Mental Health has
on Academic Performance
on Students of Color”,
Ben McDonald presented “Primordial Black Holes as
Dark Matter Candidates”, Marcus Foster presented “Mineral Analysis of Biotitic
Host Rock Unit from Lemhi County, Idaho”, Rhea Grace Manzano presented “Relationship between stress
and sleep amongst South
and Southeast Asians”, Geselle Sotelo presented “Investigating deterministic
drivers of mycorrhizal fungal
community assembly in the
northwestern US”,
Tyrique Lewis presented “The Role of CD64/FcyRI in
antibody-mediated activation of
Monocytee against SARS-C0V-2″,
April Mendoza Magana presented “Surveillance for exposure to hantaviruses among the inland northwest”, and
Alejandra Prado presented “Evaluating the knowledge,
attitudes, and practices towards
rodent and tick-borne diseases
among rural Latino and non-Latinos
farmworkers in eastern
Washington”,
mental health disorders
within underrepresented
committees”, Areli Orozco presented “Influences Mental Health has
on Academic Performance
on Students of Color”,
Ben McDonald presented “Primordial Black Holes as
Dark Matter Candidates”, Marcus Foster presented “Mineral Analysis of Biotitic
Host Rock Unit from Lemhi County, Idaho”, Rhea Grace Manzano presented “Relationship between stress
and sleep amongst South
and Southeast Asians”, Geselle Sotelo presented “Investigating deterministic
drivers of mycorrhizal fungal
community assembly in the
northwestern US”,
Tyrique Lewis presented “The Role of CD64/FcyRI in
antibody-mediated activation of
Monocytee against SARS-C0V-2″,
April Mendoza Magana presented “Surveillance for exposure to hantaviruses among the inland northwest”, and
Alejandra Prado presented “Evaluating the knowledge,
attitudes, and practices towards
rodent and tick-borne diseases
among rural Latino and non-Latinos
farmworkers in eastern
Washington”,
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McNair Scholars 2024 SURCA Award Winners
Our scholars took home 7 of the 49 Awards home this year. Congratulations, Scholars!
Zakora Moore and Areli Orozco received awards in the Research Proposal Category.
Tyrique Lewis, Mya Mackowsi, and Geselle Sotelo won awards in the Molecular, Cellular and Chemical Biology.
Akira Park won award in the Humanities category.
Sandy Tlachi-Munoz received award in the Social Sciences category.
Read more about SURCA and the award categories HERE.
Zakora Moore and Areli Orozco received awards in the Research Proposal Category.
Tyrique Lewis, Mya Mackowsi, and Geselle Sotelo won awards in the Molecular, Cellular and Chemical Biology.
Akira Park won award in the Humanities category.
Sandy Tlachi-Munoz received award in the Social Sciences category.
Read more about SURCA and the award categories HERE.
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McNair Newly Promoted Scholars
Congratulations, McNair Students, Ben McDonald, Geselle Sotelo, Consuelo Munguia, Tyrique Lewis, April Mendoza Magana, Jose Policarpio, Michelle Godfrey, Aneesah Mills-Mayanja, and Brandon Osegueda! 👏
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McNair Award Winners at the
UW Gabriel E. Gallardo Research, Student Leadership and Advocacy Symposium
Congratulations McNair Students, Akira Park and Skyler Allison! 👏 who won 2 of the 4 Best Oral Presentation awards in the UW Gabriel E. Gallardo Research, Student Leadership, and Advocacy Symposium.
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April Mendoza, REU/SROP Admittance 2024
Congratulations! April Mendoza Magana was accepted to the 2024 REU Program- EMERGE Biology Integration Institution with the University of Hampshire, which is fully funded. April will be heading to Abisko, Sweden this summer where they will conduct field work with how ecosystems are responding to climate change.
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Travel Grant Winners for the Black Doctoral Network Conference
Congratulations to McNair Scholars, Ayo Adaramola and Florence Adesope, for winning a travel grant to participate in the 10th Annual Black Doctoral Network Conference! 👏
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McNair 2022 Fall Gathering T-Minus Talks Winners
Congratulations to the McNair Fall Gathering T-minus Talks winners, Senior Scholars Giselle Jimenez and Florence Adesope!!👏
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Jarely Aragón-Ramírez, Gilman Scholarship Award Winner
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McNair Scholars at SACNAS 2022
Congratulations to McNair Scholars Sandy Tlachi-Munoz and Giselle Jimenez, who attended the SACNAS National Diversity in STEM (NDiS) conference in Puerto Rico.
The SACNAS conference is the largest multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM diversity event in the country. https://lnkd.in/d2dGYtgJ
The SACNAS conference is the largest multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM diversity event in the country. https://lnkd.in/d2dGYtgJ
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McNair 2024
T-minus Activity winners
Congratulations to the McNair T-minus Talks winners, Senior Scholars and New Student Felicia Adesope, Tyrique Lewis and Rhea Grace Manzano!!
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McNair Scholar Sandy Tlachi-Muñoz Research Publication
Sandy Tlachi-Munoz, McNair Senior Scholar, published a research article in The Drug and Alcohol Review with her McNair Faculty mentor, Dr. Jessica Willoughby
The article is titled The impact of sexual scripts in brand-generated cannabis social media posts on sex-related cannabis expectancies: Does body appreciation moderate effects?
Article’s link: https://lnkd.in/efjvBnt5
The article is titled The impact of sexual scripts in brand-generated cannabis social media posts on sex-related cannabis expectancies: Does body appreciation moderate effects?
Article’s link: https://lnkd.in/efjvBnt5