Winners in the University's annual Graduate Student Day competitions were:

• Engineering and Technological Innovation, D. Samuel Deutsch, first; Jian Zhang, second; and Naveen Tipirneni, third
• Environmental Studies, Felipe Montes, first; Tara Plewa, second; and Sharma Perveen, third
• Health Issues, Krishna Yekkula, first; Tresa Nesbitt, second; and Kerry Lachance, third
• Humanities: Regional and Global Studies, Rebecca Miller, first, and Brett Esaki, second
• Information Technology and Media Studies, Naveen Kumar Santhatpuri, first, and Chris Roberts and Bryan Murley, second
• Language and Communication, Veena A. Nair, first, and Jrhuey Jessica Leu, second
• Life Sciences, John Murphy, first; Yuping Wu, second; and Robert Osborne, third
• Performing Arts, James Randy Imler, first
• Physical Sciences, Jason Bryant, first; Toby Nelson, second; and Kanchan Maiti, third
• Social Issues, Carolyn A.S. Pender, first; Chei Hwee Chua, second; and Joanna Gilmore, third
• Scholarly Poster (physical science and engineering), Melanie Schaal, first; Dana L. Broughton, second; and Heather Brooke, third
• Scholarly Poster (life science and health), Jennifer Laraque, first, and Nobu Kawasaki, second
• Pragmatic Poster (South Carolina research focus), Kristen Hudgins, first.

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