Congratulations to the junior who continues to be recognized for her research project on the effects of amphetamine, which earned accolades at the Middle Tennessee Science and Engineering Fair.
By Juanita I.C. Traughber, Director of Marketing & Communications
Lin Zheng '26 took part in the Middle Tennessee Science and Engineering Fair and excelled again. She presented her work titled, “Towards the Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders: The Impact of Amphetamine on the Dopamine System in Relation to Ovarian Hormone Cycles." Lin outright won the Regeneron biomedical category, earned second place in the Medicine and Health category, and was one of four winners of the U.S. Air Force award for a science and engineering project.
Lin also presented her research at the Tennessee Junior Science and Humanities Symposium in Knoxville in February, placed first in the poster competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defens, and advanced to the national competition in April in Virginia.
Join the USN Habitat for Humanity Club at 1 p.m. Sunday, November 16 for the 16th Annual Discount Tire Habitat for Humanity 5K at the River Campus. Register here. Tickets are $10 for children under 10, $15 for Middler and High Schoolers, and $25 for adults.
University School of Nashville High School Quiz Bowl teams faced each other to earn top spots in a tournament at Vanderbilt University. Congratulations to Lucia Gellert '27, Liam Mooney '28, Jasmine Horwitz '26, Jackson Green '26, Oren Schwartz '29, and Mason Lack '26.
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