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Final cohort of Summer Research Institute scholars present their projects

Students and their mentors gather for Scholar Research Day.

Students and their mentors gather for Scholar Research Day.

Over the last 11 weeks, 13 students in the Summer Research Institute at the Florida Mental Health Institute (SRI@FMHI) gained experience with Institutional Review Boards practices, attended research and professional development seminars, participated in community rotations, and conducted an independent research project with guidance from a CBCS faculty mentor. Last Wednesday, each student presented their projects as part of Scholar Research Day.

SRI@FMHI is coordinated by the institute's core faculty, Kathleen Moore, PhD, and Khary Rigg, PhD. The undergraduate SRI is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

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