Student Receives Grant to Further China Research

Jessica Wiedmann, a junior elementary education major at Westminster College, has been awarded a Drinko Center Grant to further her research in China this summer on the "Unwanted Children of China." She will present her research at the Undergraduate Research Symposium in spring 2008.

She is a daughter of John and Virginia Wiedmann of Glendora, CA and a graduate of Glendora High School

"Enhancing opportunities for undergraduate research is an important component of the work of the Drinko Center in enriching undergraduate education," said Dr. Virginia Tomlinson, Westminster College associate professor of sociology and director of the Drinko Center. "The Undergraduate Research Initiative provides funding for students to conduct research and to present their research at regional and national conferences."

Contact Tomlinson at (724) 946-6097 or e-mail tomlinvm@westminster.edu for more information.

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