Elihu Burritt Library would like to congratulate Lori A. McDermott and Katherine J Johns-Galvin for winning the 2012 Undergraduate Research Awards. Both students will be awarded a $350 prize on May 4, 2012 at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day.

Lori McDermott is a senior and psychology major. He study is entitled, ‘Menu Labeling and College Students’ Purchasing Behaviors and Caloric Intake’. Katherine Johns-Gavin is a senior and anthropology major. Her thesis is entitled, ‘Green Oasis in a Food Desert: Increasing the Accessibility of Affordable Healthy Foods in an Urban Neighborhood in Hartford, CT’.

Both students did a fantastic job and demonstrated great skill and creativity in the application of library services, resources and collections. Please take time to congratulate them.