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UVI  PRESS  RELEASE                                                                                                                                                     DATE:  April  3,  2017   For  Immediate  Release           UVI  Students,  Faculty  to  Share  Findings  at  Research  Day                                      The  University  of  the  Virgin  Islands  will  host  the  6th  Annual  Research  Day  from  9  a.m.  to  3   p.m.  on  Friday,  April  7,  in  the  Great  Hall  on  the  Albert  A.  Sheen  Campus  on  St.  Croix,  and  at  the  Sports   and  Fitness  Center  on  the  St.  Thomas  Campus.    Research  Day  provides  UVI  students,  faculty  and  staff   the  opportunity  to  showcase  their  research,  which  highlights  diverse  topics  that  impact  the   community.                                  UVI  students  and  faculty  will  be  on  hand  with  the  results  of  their  findings.  Some  research  that   will  be  featured  include:   • “Do  Healthy-­‐Eating  Self-­‐Efficacy,  Body  Fat,  Spouse’s  Body  Fat,  and  Ethnicity  Predict  Marital   Satisfaction?”                             • “Evaluation  of  21  Cucumber  Varieties  for  Downy  Mildew  Resistance  in  the  Virgin  Islands”   • “Do  Well-­‐Established,  Out-­‐Planted  Staghorn  Corals  Host  More  Diverse  Fish  Populations?”                         • “Attitudes  and  Effects  of  Cannabis  Legalization  in  Society:  A  U.S.  Perspective”               The  posters  featured  on  Research  Day  come  from  the  various  schools,  colleges  and  centers  at  UVI   to  include  the  College  of  Liberal  Arts  and  Social  Sciences,  Cooperative  Extension  Service,  Center  for   Marine  and  Environmental  Studies,  College  of  Science  and  Mathematics,  the  School  of  Business  and   the   School  of  Education.                                  “For  the  last  three  years  we  have  recognized  the  quality  of  our  student  research  by  awarding   the  best  student  research  poster  on  each  campus,”  said  Dr.  Frank  Mills,  vice  provost  for  research  and   public  service.    “This  year  we  introduce  the  first  faculty  awards  for  the  most  outstanding  research   poster  on  each  campus.    This  further  confirms  to  our  faculty  our  intent  to  enhance  the  repute  of  our   UVI  research  agenda.”   This  year  Research  Day  will  offer  round-­‐table  discussions  on  both  campuses  on  current  social   and  development  topics  and  feature  many  demonstrations.     Roundtable  topics  on  St.  Thomas  include:   • “Is  Facebook  Changing  your  Relationships?”   • “Sin-­‐Tax  is  the  Only  Way!”   Roundtable  topics  on  St.  Croix  include:   • “Is  Facebook  Changing  Your  Relationships?”   • “Sin-­‐Tax  is  the  Only  way!”   • “Psychologists  Experience  with  Presentation  of  Intergenerational  Trauma  Due  to  Slavery”   Demonstrations:   • “UVI  Coral  Reef  Health  Laboratory”  (St.  Thomas  Campus)   • “Red  Mangroves:  The  Tree  of  Life”  (St.  Thomas  Campus)   • “We’re  Getting  Muddy!    How  and  Why  We  Sample  Mud  in  Coastal  Habitats”  (St.  Thomas  Campus)   • “Sea  Shell  Exhibit”  (Albert  A.  Sheen  Campus,  St.  Croix)       Since  2012,  UVI  has  been  following  its  strategic  plan  titled  “Pathways  to  Greatness.”    Bearing  in   mind  this  mission,  UVI  Research  Day  has  become  a  cornerstone  of  the  University  for  students  and   faculty  alike.                                   #  #  #