Increasing Student Innovation: A Collaborative, Cross-discipline Approach

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Paul Skaggs, Industrial Design The objective of this grant was to strengthen student and faculty understanding and use of innovation. To accomplish this objective this project focused on the development, teaching, and assessment of innovation curriculum. The following is a report on how the project went. Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the […]

Stepfamily Experiences Project (STEP)

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Kevin Shafer, Social Work, and Erin K Holmes, Family Life The Stepfamily Experience Project (STEP) is a data set made up of approximately 1,500 emerging adults (aged 18-29) that was collected in 2013. STEP was motivated by a research literature which argues that stepfamilies are worse off than two-biological parent families (sometimes called biologically-intact families). […]

Anatomy Academy

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Dr. Gary Seastrand, Education, and Dr. Jon Wisco, Physiology and Developmental Biology Academic Objectives Specific Aim 1: Measure the impact of Anatomy Academy on 5th and 6th grade students’ knowledge of anatomy, health, and exercise, interest in pursuing postsecondary education in a science-related field, and ability to make the lifestyle choices necessary to reduce their […]

Digital Outcrop Model and Paleoecology of the Eight-Foot Rapid Algal Field (Middle Pennsylvanian Lower Ismay Sequence), Paradox Basin, Utah

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Colton Goodrich and Scott Ritter, Geological Sciences Abstract Although phylloid algal mounds have been studied for 50 year, much remains to be determined concerning the ecology and sedimentology of these Late Paleozoic carbonate buildups. Herein we perform a digital outcrop study of the well-known Middle Pennsylvanian Lower Ismay mound interval in the Paradox Basin because […]

Role of OctN1 in tobacco-­‐induced COPD

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Paul Reynolds, Physiology and Developmental Biology Academic Objectives Met and Results Observed Funding available through this MEG award has provided an opportunity for me to meet many academic objectives I’ve determined to be important in the early stages of my faculty appointment at BYU. First of all, I have been able to move my on […]

ANATOMY ACADEMY: THE IMPACT ON NURSING STUDENTS

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Gaye L Ray and Jane H Lasseter, Nursing, and Jonathan Wisco, Neuroscience Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met and description of the results/findings of the project. We studied the impact on student nurse mentors who volunteered to teach an anatomy based childhood obesity prevention program in area elementary schools. […]

A Tectonic Origin for Mountains on Saturn’s Moon Titan

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Jani Radebaugh, Geological Sciences In this proposal, we proposed to: (1) undertake a global study of peak heights and slopes of mountains on Titan to determine the relative importance of tectonism and erosion, and thereby gain a better understanding of the timing of mountain formation and subsequent evolution by erosion. We also proposed to: (2) […]

Assessing the Effects of Common Social Identity on Individual Effort and Cooperation in Cross-gender Teams.

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Joseph Price, Economics Evaluation of academic objectives The academic objectives of this projects included introducing mentored students to experimental methods in economics and providing them with a unique experience working with the tools of this new field. This was particularly important for our students preparing to attend graduate school and likely to work for companies […]

Gender and Political Ambition

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Jessica Preece, Political Science, and Olga Bogach Stoddard, Economics Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met The purpose of this proposal was to fund a field experiment that examined the ways in which political parties could increase women’s desire to run for office (their “political ambition”). Specifically, we worked with […]

Role of Epstein-Barr Virus Induced Gene II (EBI2) in Epstein-Barr Virus Infection and B-cell Chemotaxis

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Brian Poole, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met: The academic objectives of this proposal were met. Using the funding provided by the MEG, we generated data that was used to publish three peer-reviewed journal articles: Daniel N. Clark, Jared P. Lambert, Rodney E. Till, Lissenya […]