Please come celebrate the launch of Volume 9 of Lucerna:  UMKC’s Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Journal on Wednesday, January 28 from 6-8PM in the Student Union, room 401B!  The authors will present their research, followed by a short Q&A session.  Refreshments will be provided.

Congratulations to the UMKC students whose papers have been selected for the 2014 Lucerna!

• Kelly R. Hangaur (History) German Americans in Missouri: The American Civil  War
• Skyler D. King (English) The Unknown and Unknowable Shakespeare
• Natalie Walker (History) All is Fair in Love and War
• Emily Pedersen (Political Science) Media Framing of Congressional  Republicans during the Government Shutdown in 2013
• Christopher A. Valdivieso (French) Zone Grise-Le choix d’un harki
• Samantha Harris (Psychology) Barriers to Cardiac Rehabilitation  Participation: Predicting Enrollment in an Urban, Safety-Net Hospital
• Sarah Alnazer (Sociology) Overall Health and Wellbeing of Female Veterans;  Compared to Their Male Counterparts
• Sydney Ingram (English) Beat to Death: The Beat Generation’s Impact on Neal  Cassady
• Jordan Miles (Psychology/English) Empowering Our Future
• Marianne McKenzie (Theater/French) Faible ou forte? French Theater in Sweden

Each submission is blind-reviewed; having one’s work published in Lucerna is a great achievement  for any undergraduate looking to further her or his education or to begin a professional career.