Anne Totten and Dr. Martha Peacock, Comparative Arts & Letters Introduction The Grand Tour was a quintessential part of eighteenth-century English culture. A trip that lasted from six months to three years, the purpose of this journey was for young men to supplement their education with exposure to the art and architecture of the Italian […]
Using Writer’s Notebooks and Tutoring with Alternative High School Students
Alexis Cramer and Dawan Coombs, English Introduction I began this project with a goal to determine how I could help my at-risk students become more engaged in learning. Research encourages teachers to use relevant pedagogical tools to engage students. While I agree with that conclusion, I felt it was still too broad to be effective. […]
Emotional Inferencing in Children with Language Impairment
Allison Barney and Bonnie Brinton, Communication Disorders Introduction Children with language impairment (LI) present with “a significant impairment in the acquisition and use of language across modalities” (ASHA, 1993). LI is a prevalent disorder affecting 7% of kindergarteners (Tomblin et al, 1997). LI limits a child’s ability to acquire language, to establish relationships with others, […]
Iron Dysregulation induced by Oxidative Stress is Prevented by Curcumin in C2C12 Skeletal Muscle Cells
Jacob Anderson, Dr. Chad Hancock; Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science Introduction Recent studies indicate a correlation between iron dysregulation and insulin sensitivity, suggesting that iron dysregulation may play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus [1]. However, the connection between iron regulation and insulin sensitivity is not fully understood. Iron is normally tightly regulated, and […]
The Effect of Deep Tissue Heating On Skeletal Muscle PGC1 a Protein Expression During Muscle Atrophy
Kaitlin Abbott, Dr. Allen Parcell, Exercise Sciences Introduction Through this project, we aimed to determine if repeated heat stress is a viable treatment to reduce or slow muscle atrophy in human muscle subjected to disuse. Specifically, I investigated how repeated heat stress affects the expression of PGC1-a, a gene that is an upstream regulator of mitochondrial […]
The effect of Nr4a3 on functional Beta Cell Mass
Jeffery S. Tessem, Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science Evaluation of academic objectives The academic objectives of this Mentoring Environment Grant (MEG) were to 1) train undergraduate students in the scientific process to prepare them in careers as physicians and scientists, and 2) to determine if the in vitro phenotypes observed in Nr4a3 deficient beta cell […]
Engraving the J.D. Morsch collection at BYU
Bringing J.D. Morsch Band Transcriptions Back Into Publication Standards for the Availability of BYU Ensembles Nicolas Mauricio Ayala Ceron and Faculty Mentor: Dr. Donald Peterson, School of Music The Brigham Young University Music Performance Library houses a very special collection of hand-written music unique in the world. This collection, known as the J.D. Marsch Collection, […]
Use of Platinum Nano Particles Synthesized on Ferritin Subtitle (if applicable)
Henrichsen, Drew Use of Platinum Nano Particles Synthesized on Ferritin Subtitle (if applicable) Faculty Mentor: John Colton, Physics I began my project considering that since I already had experience synthesizing gold nanoparticles on ferritin, that it would be a simple step to synthesize platinum nanoparticles. Though the materials are different, the process used by David […]
Bass World 3: Music in St. Petersburg
Christian Hales and Eric Hansen, School of Music Introduction Russia has always been known for its indelible contributions to the arts. The likes of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Rostropovich and Koussevitzky cultivated their great talents there. Eric Hansen, professor of double bass at Brigham Young University, encouraged me to use some of his connections in Russia as […]
Improving Immunization Rates among Pregnant Women
Stacey, Brooke Improving Immunization Rates among Pregnant Women Faculty Mentor: Lacey Eden, College of Nursing Introduction Pertussis cases have been increasing in the United States, over the last decade, as more parents have decided not to vaccinate with the Tdap vaccine. The population of infants less than two months of age is at the greatest […]