Brittain conducts summer research

THOUSAND OAKS – A record number of California Lutheran University (CLU) students participating in full-time research this summer included Lindsey Brittain of Fallbrook.

With funding from university grants for undergraduate research and guidance from faculty mentors, 25 students studied topics ranging from the eye mutations in flies to Facebook’s effect on student involvement. The students will present their findings at the 7th Annual Student Research Symposium from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, in Ahmanson Science Center. Most will also make presentations at professional conferences throughout the country.

Brittain, a senior communication major, received a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship for her project titled “Color and Visual Communication for the 21st Century Artist.” She created watercolor paintings with color schemes designed to elicit specific emotional responses in people and then surveyed viewers’ responses to them.

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