Elaina McHargue
- Scott Scholar | Class of 2027
- Applied Computing and Informatics | Neuroscience
Additional Information
This past summer, Elaina worked in Okoboji as a Global Friends intern, supporting international students from several countries that were working in America for the summer. She also helped host cultural events for these students in the evenings. Elaina has research experience working with the Python coding interface and participated in the 2024 DIVAS program, where she learned to apply coding skills to solve image analysis problems in biological research. She also wrote image processing code, conducted data analysis, and contributed to a research paper for a UNO project funded by a FUSE grant in Dr. Rauter’s Lab. For her Community Action Project, Elaina and her team are partnered with Completely KIDS. This past year, the team focused on enhancing the sustainability of the weekend food program’s waste management by partnering with the Hefty ReNew Program. They also organized and streamlined the program’s data to improve budget tracking and support informed decision-making. At UNO, Elaina is involved with the PC3 college ministry and volunteers in a children’s ministry affiliated with Providence Church. In the future, Elaina hopes to pursue a field that combines her passions for biology and data analysis.
Additional Information
This past summer, Elaina worked in Okoboji as a Global Friends intern, supporting international students from several countries that were working in America for the summer. She also helped host cultural events for these students in the evenings. Elaina has research experience working with the Python coding interface and participated in the 2024 DIVAS program, where she learned to apply coding skills to solve image analysis problems in biological research. She also wrote image processing code, conducted data analysis, and contributed to a research paper for a UNO project funded by a FUSE grant in Dr. Rauter’s Lab. For her Community Action Project, Elaina and her team are partnered with Completely KIDS. This past year, the team focused on enhancing the sustainability of the weekend food program’s waste management by partnering with the Hefty ReNew Program. They also organized and streamlined the program’s data to improve budget tracking and support informed decision-making. At UNO, Elaina is involved with the PC3 college ministry and volunteers in a children’s ministry affiliated with Providence Church. In the future, Elaina hopes to pursue a field that combines her passions for biology and data analysis.