Ducks Rise to Support Undergraduate STEAM Fellowships at CSWS
Through a competitive application process, CSWS selected biochemistry major Claire Jones and dance major Michelle Rogers as our 2026 STEAM Fellows. A senior majoring in biochemistry and minoring in bioengineering, Jones conducted summer research for the project “Understanding Female Specific Factors in Osteoarthritis” under the supervision of Associate Professor Nick Willett in the Willett Lab at the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact. A junior majoring in dance and minoring in chemistry, Rogers conducted summer research for the project, “Partitions for Performance: A Summative Model for Analyzing Gendered Connotations in Dance” under the supervision of Assistant Professor Amy Swanson in the School of Music and Dance.
