*University of North Georgia (UNG) student Tyler Simpson and his research mentor, Dr. Levi “Zane” Miller, won a Best Poster Award at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Southeast Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) hosted recently by Kennesaw State University. It was the largest SURC event in its 54 years of existence. Simpson and Miller’s work focused on seeking out a filtering option that is more cost-effective at pulling all the pollutants out of water. Simpson, a senior from Dawsonville, is pursuing a degree in biology with a minor in chemistry. Hearing from others at SURC helped him realize he is on the right track.
*Paige Kluba, a senior Mass Communications and Sports Communications double major at Piedmont College, is one of five Georgia Association of Broadcasters (GAB) E. Lanier Finch Scholarship recipients. Kluba has won several awards for her journalistic writing and photography and is currently co-editor-in-chief for Piedmont’s student-run newspaper.