{"id":22593,"date":"2026-09-17T16:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T20:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/?page_id=22593"},"modified":"2026-09-17T16:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T20:10:17","slug":"scholar-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-research\/beckman-scholars\/scholar-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholar News"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Beckman Scholars Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-research\/beckman-scholars\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">About<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-research\/beckman-scholars\/activities\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Activities<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-research\/beckman-scholars\/mentors\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Mentors<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-research\/beckman-scholars\/scholar-information\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Scholars<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-research\/beckman-scholars\/scholar-news\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Scholar News<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-research\/beckman-scholars\/contact\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Contact<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-research\/beckman-scholars\/apply\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Apply Now<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 id=\"h-scholar-news\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scholar News<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-summer-2026-beckman-scholar-research\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summer 2026 Beckman Scholar Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2026-2027 Beckman Scholars Alexa Simpson and Liesl Rozeboom had a productive first summer, with Alexa investigating viral infection cycles and Liesl studying the effects of social isolation on alcohol consumption. Both presented posters at the 2026 Butler Summer Scholar Showcase on July 15. Alexa and Liesl both wrote and submitted research proposals building on their preliminary data that they will work on during the 2026-2027 academic year and through the end of summer 2027.\u00a0We are excited to see what they uncover!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alexa Poster Title<\/strong>: <em>Investigating the Influence of Temperature on RSV-induced Cell Changes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Liesl Poster Title:<\/strong> <em>From Isolation to Intoxication: Adolescent Social Deprivation Promotes Alcohol Use in Adult Male, But Not Female, Mice<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/17160146\/scholar-liesl-rozeboom-mentor-jennifer-berry.jpg\" alt=\"Beckman Scholar Liesl Rozeboom stands with her mentor Dr. Jennifer Berry beside a large poster on an easel.\" 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