Law students rewarded for excellence in research

Two UCalgary Law students have been rewarded for the outstanding research efforts in the 2018 Students' Union Undergraduate Research Symposium, which took place on November 29.

Jeff Westman was awarded $1,000 for his research on the ways in which a child’s role as a witness in a criminal trial has evolved over time as a result of statute and case law. It was based on an article he wrote for the University of Victoria Law Journal titled "No Matter How Small: Child Witnesses in Canadian Criminal Trials." Jeff's research was supervised by Professor Lisa Silver.

Kayla Ueland was one of two winners of the $1,000 Office of Diversity, Equity and Protected Disclosure Award for DEI Excellence for her directed research project on gender, geoengineering and international law, supervised by Professor Anna-Maria Hubert. 

URS is an opportunity for undergraduate students from all faculties to showcase their exceptional research alongside their peers to the broader campus community. It is an accessible, multidisciplinary event for students to acquire academic presentation experience while providing exposure to all types of research and resources at the University of Calgary.