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09.21.11
Hastings College alumna Tamura ’07 wins McClung Award for best undergraduate paper

September 21, 2011

For Immediate Release

Hastings College alumna Tamura ’07 wins McClung Award for best undergraduate paper


Note to Media: For more information, contact John Kuehn at 402-461-7748 or jkuehn@hastings.edu.

(Hastings, Neb.) – Biology journal BIOS has awarded Hastings College alumna Krystal M. Tamura ’07 of Longmont, Colo., the McClung Award for the best research paper published by an undergraduate student.  Tamura’s paper outlines research she completed on the antioxidant properties of butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), a preservative used in many snack foods, oils, cereals, meats and beverages.

“Krystal was an outstanding student at Hastings College, and this award reflects the quality of scientific thought and work she will bring to her clinical medical career,” Dr. John Kuehn, Professor of Biology and Tamura’s advisor for the paper, said.

Since the paper’s publication in 2010, Tamura has earned her MD from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and currently is in a medical residency program in Colorado.

BIOS is published by Beta Beta Beta (Tri-Beta), the national biological honor society. The paper is entitled “The effects of butylated hydroxyanisole magnitude and duration on the release of cytochrom c.” and available at http://www.bioone.org/toc/bios/81/1,

Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,150 students. Hastings College was named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review, and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit www.hastings.edu for more information.

 

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