Creation of an Artificial Microbial Consortium

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Sam Augustine and Dr. Alan Harker, Microbiology Ecology is the study of the interactions of living organisms with each other and their environment. In microbiology there has been relatively little done in this field compared to the macro-biological world. In traditional macro-scale ecology an environment is clearly delineated by physical boundaries, access to resources and […]

Perceptions of Western Religious Music Among Non-Western Latter-Day Saints

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Matthew Astle and Professor Richard Long, Communications As the LDS Church continues to grow and expand in developing nations throughout the world, it is presented with the unique challenge of overcoming cultural differences to create a truly global brotherhood. One of the most culturally sensitive areas that the Church must deal with is that of music. […]

Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem in Context of the Historical Requiem Tradition

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Bonnie Ashby and Dr. E. Harrison Powley, Music The focus of this project has changed as I have researched and analyzed Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem, studied the history of the Requiem mass, and compared other major historical Requiems. Britten=s contribution to the Requiem tradition is unique in its contemporary sound and the insertion of Wilfred […]

Final Report to the ORCA Scholarship Committee

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Serena Arave, Shenai Fisher, Lori MacArthur, Cary Rogers and Dr. Diana McGuire, Food Science and Nutrition Summary In conjunction with LDS Welfare Services and the Brigham Young University Food Science and Nutrition Department the International Food Relief Committee met the project objective to develop food box prototypes that are culturally and nutritionally appropriate for global […]

Role of Angiotensin II in Controlling Food Intake and Weight Loss

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Jared Anderson and Dr. James Porter, Zoology Objective In the United States obesity and its associated harmful effects are major health concerns which have received considerable attention by researchers. Studies have been performed in an attempt to discover the physiological mechanisms involved with food intake and weight loss. A few of these previous studies have […]

The Legacy of Holocaust Rescuer Raoul Wallenberg

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Ryan Aiken and Professor Paul Kerry, History My research into the legacy of Holocaust rescuer Raoul Wallenberg is far from complete, and now, over nine months after beginning my investigation to accurately document Wallenberg’s heroic efforts to save Hungarian Jews during the last days of WWII, the overall emphasis of my original thesis has been redefined to […]