research - Associated Student Government, Northwestern University

FROM THE EDITORSTo the Northwestern Community:Whether you picked up a copy of this Journal as an undergraduate, postgrad,faculty member, or administrator, we are certainly glad you did!This year we have decided to print an unprecedented number of articlesand abstracts from the widest range of academic fields. Our hope in doingso is to allow our readers to experience in full the diversity of research beingperformed by undergraduates at Northwestern. Within these pages, weinvite you to explore the process of creating a unique theatrical experience,to follow the research being done on prostate cancer, to consider theeffectiveness of Southwest Airline’s marketing strategy, and to examine a12th-century tomb slab from Paris.As you peruse the abstracts and articles, we invite you to consider startingyour own research project. The Northwestern community is full ofopportunities to get involved in research. As a starting point, we wouldpoint you to undergradresearch.northwestern.edu, where you can engagein the dialogue of URGs, Language Grants, Circumnavigators Travel-StudyGrants, and more! Or if you’re already engaged in research, we encourageyou to submit your work for consideration in next year’s Journal to share itwith your Northwestern peers.We hope you enjoy the 2011-2012 edition of the NorthwesternUndergraduate Research Journal.Sincerely,Alina DunbarAngelica Kielbus