Harry Cheung Wins Balkema Award

Harry Cheung wins the Balkema Award during the 2017 Undergraduate Research Day! The title of his research is "Sexual motivation is mediated by vasopressin in the brain, but does so differently in males than in females." 

The Balkema Award is presented to the undergraduate student who has presented the most outstanding senior thesis based on original research. The winner is judged to have written the thesis possessing the best overall balance of several attributes, including rigor of analysis, quality of results, and clarity of presentation. A panel of faculty judges makes the selection at the end of each academic year.

Prof. Grant Balkema was a tenured member of the Biology Department of Boston College, whose research interests concerned the physiology of vision. He was a very strong supporter of undergraduate research, and worked closely with the students in his laboratory. Following his death in 2004, the Balkema Award was established and named in his honor.