Current Winners

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2026 UGA Libraries Undergraduate Research Award:
Current Winners

We asked students to leverage their creativity, sharing reflections on what they learned from the research process through any desired format. The award recipients' project submissions are available to view on UGA Open Scholar.

First Place 

Raquel Beatriz Caldas Laranjeira 
Turning Data into Light: A Research Journey 
Project medium: Poem 

Second Place 

Dharshine Priya Jayakrishnan 
Unraveling an Archival Murder Mystery: My CURO Research Journey 
Project medium: Interactive presentation 

Third Place  

Norah Philipp 
Archival Translation: Analog Research for the Digital Era 
Project medium: Animation and image 
 

Honorable Mention  

Rebecca Bohn 
Redlining and Health Outcomes Reflection 
Project medium: Comic strip

Honorable Mention  

Zachary Stiles 
Reflections on Research, a Video Essay 
Project medium: Video essay