"This publication shows what happens when talented 'outliers' gain the right resources — like intentional mentoring from caring university professionals and membership in a learning community marked by both academic energy and racial/ethnic diversity. The authors whose articles appear here all entered graduate school after UW-Eau Claire . . . Read between the lines of the articles, and see why UW-Eau Claire's McNair program has produced the greatest number of doctoral-degree holders of any McNair program in the State of Wisconsin." - Dr. Patricia Quinn, director emerita of the McNair program

Read the most recent edition of Astra: The McNair Scholars Journal. This journal gives an overview of the research produced by the McNair scholars and their mentors. 

Assisting Identity Construction Through Coming-of-Age Films

Shantel Brown and Dr. Jon Heggestad

Harnessing the Power of Methylotrophs for Bioelectrocatalysis: Lanthanum-dependent methanol dehydrogenase in Methylobacterium Extorquens

Muhaison H. Ibrahim and Dr. Krysti Knoche Gupte

Exploring Clinical and Emotional Outcomes of Language Brokering During Childhood: Experiences of Emerging Adults In Immigrant Families

Cameron Merline

How Does Monotropa uniflora produce grayanotoxin?

Sandra Prickett and Dr. Michael Walsh

Feasibility of Virtual Exercise Intervention on Occupational Fatigue, Perceived Burnout, and Daily Sleep Time Among Family Medicine Residents

Feasibility of Virtual Exercise Intervention on Occupational Fatigue, Perceived Burnout, and Daily Sleep Time Among Family Medicine Residents

Liliana Shank and Dr. Saori Braun

The Rise of QAnon: From Chatroom Board to an International Movement

Hannah Temes and Dr. Damir Kovačević

Three-State Biaryl Lactone Molecular Switches with Amine Donors

Courtney Westlund and Dr. Bart Dahl

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