The Residence Hall Association (RHA) award, sponsored by the University of Oregon Residence Hall Association, recognizes presentations of any format, and in all academic disciplines.
Eligibility Criteria: Open to current students living within the Residence Halls and presenting as an individual.
Award Amounts: Two (2) $500 Awards for Individual Presentations, may be used to attend an academic conference or visit a graduate school prior to the recipient’s graduation.
Current Recipients
Tharusha Seagoe '26
Major: Human Physiology
Project: "Role of LHbTac1 neurons in RPE responses to conditioned reward-predictive stimuli"
2024 $500 First-Year Student Individual Presenter Award
Jake Shim '26
Major: Economics
Project: "Analyzing Cultural Symbolism in North Korean Propaganda"
2024 $500 First-Year Student Individual Presenter Award
Prior Recipients
Maya Feldman-Dragich, Emily Kavanagh & Kye Martin
Project: "Lesbian Periodicals: Radical Politics and Community Building"
2022 $500 Group Presenter Award
Vithika Goyal '24
Major: Marine Biology
Project: "Expression of FGF Signaling Genes during Threespine Stickleback Development"
2022 $500 Individual Presenter Award
Sasha Kaplow '24 & Alli Powell '24
Majors: Sociology, PPPM
Project: "Creating Equity - The Food Insecurity Crisis in Eugene, Oregon"
2021 $500 Group Presenter Award
Alissa Richbourg '24
Major: Environmental Science
Project: "Ecological Design: Designing a Native Pollinator-Supportive Garden on the UO Campus"
2021 $500 Individual Presenter Award