<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/_dev-testing/2026-08-21/magazine/spring-2021/student-researchers-go-outside-symposium.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>Student Researchers Go Outside for Symposium</title><excerpt>Hundreds of people showed up for the 25th annual Westmont Student Research Symposium on April 22, held outdoors this year. Masked, socially distant attendees followed one-way directional tape that snaked through four tennis courts to listen to Westmont students explain their research projects. About 50 students offered three dozen student-led research projects with subjects as diverse as acorn woodpeckers, airbag safety, substance abuse and website comprehension. “The outdoor venue, while revealing God’s beauty, offered plenty of space to celebrate the accomplishments of our students,” says Eileen McMahon McQuade, associate dean of the faculty and professor of biology.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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