Honors Students Present Research Honors students Megan Fasteneau and Jessica Splichal, and NSU Professor Dr. Jon Mitchell attended the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in San Antonio, TX in March. The conference gathers over 2,000 attendees, including researchers, educators, undergraduate and graduate student researchers, and many industry professionals. Megan and Jessica were both accepted to present in the open poster session as well as the Undergraduate Research competition. They also had the opportunity to attend numerous workshops and keynote speaker events. Honors students Sierra Sweeney and Kendall Kelly attended the Northland Chapter of American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting held in March in Duluth, MN. Both students were able to present their research at this conference. Sierra’s research was titled “Reactive Strength Index and Force Production in Triple Jump Athletes.” Kendall’s research title was “Nutritional Impact on Heart Rate During Athletic Performance within Female Collegiate Soccer Players.” Common Read Lecture Internationally acclaimed Ruta Sepetys will return to campus for NSU’s annual Larry and Julie Poeppel Family Common Read Lecture on Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m. The lecture will be held in Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater in the Johnson Fine Arts Center. It is free and open to the public. In 2017, Sepetys delivered the lecture on her novel, Salt to the Sea. This year, Sepetys will present her latest historical fiction novel, I Must Betray You, which was awarded the Yoto Carnegie Shadowers’ Choice Medal. I Must Betray You is set in Romania in 1989, during the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu, who uses isolation and fear to keep the citizens under control. When Cristian Florescu, a 17-year-old with dreams of becoming a writer, is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer, he’s left with two choices: betray everyone or undermine an evil dictator. NSU HONORS PROGRAM PAGE 3
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