Masters students present projects at annual research day

BIBLE HILL – Graduate students at the Nova Scotia Agriculture College got a chance to show off their research Friday at the 11th annual Research Day.
The nine students presented their projects from various fields including plant science, animal science, environmental science and agriculture resources.
The day is designed to give the students valuable experience in relaying their information to the public.
“Public presentations are a big part of conferences and scientific journals,” said Manager of Research and Graduate Studies Heather Hughes. “This gives them an opportunity to present in front of a friendly audience so they can get some experience, get talking about their work and gain confidence in the ability to present their data and their results to people.”
First year masters student Angela Hughes, whose project studied the control of the weed ‘Sheep Sorrel’ in blueberry crops, appreciated the input she received from faculty members during her presentation.
“It’s good to be able to stand up and talk about your research to people that are coming from different backgrounds,” said the environmental science student. “We need to be able to demonstrate that we can calk to someone and present our project to someone that has no idea about plants or agriculture crops.”
Next year, the college hopes to expand the presentation part of the program and have a ‘research week’. This would allow more faculty members to be involved and give the students greater input and discussion.