Inquisitive students become the groundbreaking scholars that push intellectual research into the future.

On Thursday, April 5, Temple’s young scholars and artists will present original research and creative work during the annual Temple Undergraduate Research Forum and Creative Work Symposium (TURF-CreWS).

TURF-CreWS was created by African-American Studies Professor Sonja Peterson-Lewis in 1994 in order to provide a forum for a group of undergraduate researchers from her department.

Over the years, the program has expanded into a campuswide event that highlights undergraduate research and creative work from all schools, colleges, departments and programs across the university.

Last year, more than 70 students present their original work during the daylong conference, which seeks to encourage undergraduate students to address significant social issues through research and the collection of original data.

All Temple faculty, students and staff are welcome to attend. For more information on TURF-CreWS, visit www.temple.edu/TURF.

A glimpse of undergrads’ best work

Each of the five sessions below includes several short presentations — ranging from “A novel method for early detection of tumors” (poster) to “Laptop effectiveness for homeless street outreach programs” (session 5) to original arrangements of jazz pieces (concert and closing session).

Most presentations take place in the Student Center. For a full program of presentations, visit www.temple.edu/TURF.

Session 1: 8:40–10 a.m.

SC 200A — Liberal Arts, “Engendered realities: Historical projections, protections, and proscriptions”

SC 200C — Ambler, Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, “Changing landscape, changing perceptions”

Session 2: 10:10–11:30 a.m.

SC 200A — Liberal Arts, “Does the historian’s craft matter?”

SC 200B — Liberal Arts, “Quality of life and health research in the social sciences”

SC 200C — Business

SC Underground — Communications and Theater

Posters: 10:10–11:30 a.m. and 1:10–2:30 p.m.

SC atrium — Science and Technology, Liberal Arts and Engineering

Session 3: 11:40–1 p.m.

SC Underground — Communications and Theater

Session 4: 1:10–2:30 p.m.

SC 200A — Liberal Arts, “Pre-eminent domains: The politics of control”

SC 200B — Liberal Arts, “See, say, solve: Utilizing empirical research and critical theory to shape social change”

SC 200C —Business

SC 220 — Tyler School of Art

SC Underground — Communications and Theater

Session 5: 2:40–4 p.m.

SC 200A — Liberal Arts and SSA, Research projects currently under way among undergraduate seniors in the Department of African-American Studies.

SC 200B — Liberal Arts, “Sovereignty, Morality, Identity”

SC 200C — Engineering

SC Underground — Communications and Theater

Concert and closing session: 7–8:30 p.m.

Rock Hall — Boyer College of Music and Dance
Paul Sulzer, three Latin jazz-inspired arrangements