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Scholarship and Creative Activities Conference

Sabrina Huynh, Lindsay McClain, Vanessa Castro and Kiara Franco, who are majoring in apparel merchandising and management, tested for materials for their project to improve the thermal comfort of base layers for snowboarding gear. Polartech fleece outperformed neoprene, GoreTex and swimwear tricot in absorbency, tensile strength, abrasion resistance and elongation testing.

Research & Creative Activities Conference Showcases Work of More than 300 Students

Posted March 6, 2018 / Cynthia Peters

Over 300 students participated in the 6th Annual Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Conference (RSCA), discussing their recent work in 135 oral presentations, 59 posters and one music performance. From the oral presentations given at the March 2 event, 10…