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Undergraduate Research Fair 2018 Awards


Dr. James Wu Award for best lower-year project


First prize: Ilia Azari for "Pharmacare: The Unfinished Business of Canadian Medicare" (AP/SOSC 1940)

Second prize: Kaitlyn Chiasson for "Progress or Profits: The WTO’s approach to pharmaceutical patents" (HH/IHST 2000)

Dr. James Wu Award for best upper-year project


First prize: Ranjana Nagi for "Female Genital Mutilation in Africa: The Past, The Current, and The Future" (HH/IHST 4900)

Second prize: Shlok Naik for "Apocalypse Now! Anthrax Bioterrorism & The Public Health Challenge" (SC/BIOL 4305)

Dr. James Wu Award for best thesis project


First prize: Steven Campbell for "Oscillating Between Fear and Relief: A Volatility Based Aggregate Market
Return-State Model" (SB/FINE 4900)

Second prize: Abdeali Saherwala for "Pre/Post Japanese Internment Camps" (AP/HIST 3581)

Information Literacy Award


First prize: Elnaz Assadpour for "Women’s Cardiovascular Health: The Heart Truth" (HH/IHST 3545)

SSecond prize: Jessica Ireland for "Women, Representation, and Electoral Systems" (AP/POLS 4125)

Best poster award


First prize: Emily Mastragostino Samuel Sanchinel for "Being and Space: An Exploration of the Experiences of Women on York University’s Campus" (AP/HUMA 3207)

Second Prize: Michelle Young & Lara Calucag & Katreena Dalisay for "How Can We Enhance the User’s Gym Experience at the Tait Mckenzie Fitness Centre?" (FA/YSDN 3005)

Best group project


First prize: Elizaveta Selezneva Denise Batho for "Does a History of Depression Affect Employability?" (GL/PSYC 2520)

Kaipa Bharucha Harleigh Lindsay for "Streaming and Marginalization in the Ontario Education System: A Problem of Practice" (ED/EDUC 3300)