Alexandra Wormley is a third-year student studying psychology and history (class of 2020), with a particular interest in the Roman Empire. She spends her free time working in a planetarium and finding dogs to pet on campus.

Read Alexandra's essay: The Tension of Hairpins: An Examination of the Material and Cultural Purposes of Roman Bodkins.

The Jackier Prize Competition provides an opportunity for U-M undergraduate students to explore and discover the stories behind the objects at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology.