Bridges has new issue out and new editors

Bridges, Coastal Carolina University’s showcase for undergraduate research on campus, has announced that Issue 9 (Spring 2015) is now available online: http://www.coastal.edu/academics/bridges/. The link for Bridges and additional resources for publishing opportunities can be found on the Office of Undergraduate Research webpage: https://www.coastal.edu/ugresearch/. 

Issue 9 features four articles representing three colleges, and demonstrating the rigor and creativity of CCU undergraduate students and the commitment of CCU faculty mentors:

Bacterial Death Results from Mutations Made in Translocation Peptide of Leucyl-tRNA Synthetase
Daniel M. McDonough, Layla N. Baykal, Mallory J. Banton, & Rachel A. Hellmann-Whitaker
Faculty Adviser: Rachel A. Hellmann-Whitaker

Identity Crafting: Reading the Agency and Art Implicit in Selfies
Margaret Nichols
Faculty Adviser: Christian Smith

Specters of Nature; or, From Metaphor to Murder: The Nonhuman-animal in Rash’s Serena
Pat Siebel
Faculty Adviser: Daniel Cross Turner

The Implication of US GAAP and IFRS Convergence on American Business
Austin Willmore
Faculty Adviser: Sheila Mitchell

Keaghan Turner, assistant professor of English, will be the new editor, and Clayton Whitesides, assistant professor of geography, will be the new managing editor. The editors welcome submissions for the next issue of Bridges. Contact Turner at kturner@coastal.edu if you are a student seeking to publish original research/project or if you are faculty member recommending a student’s best scholarly work.