John S.k. Kauwe, Biology Project Justification and Overview Successful enrollment in and completion of graduate programs requires a constellation of skills. Students must be prepared to plan and execute experiments, present their findings both verbally and in manuscript form and interact effectively with senior scientists in the field of their choice. In this MEG I […]
The Critically Annotated Collected Works of Elisa von der Recke and The Missionary Imagination
Michelle S James and Cindy Patey Brewer, German Without funding there would be no Sophie project, which is why the first item in this report on the Sophie activities during 2014 must again be an expression of our gratitude to both the ORCA office and to the College of Humanities, on behalf of the faculty […]
The Psychocultural Foundations of Religious Revitalization in the Southeast Asian Massif
Jacob R Hickman, Anthropology Overview Hmong are a highland ethnic minority group that span the Southeast Asian Massif, including China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. The research funded by this MEG grant was designed to address questions of how Hmong have adapted to distinct social and political circumstances as they have migrated to new locations, including […]
My Patient Died: A National Study of Nursing Students Perceptions After Experiencing a Patient Death
Barabara Heise and Debra Wing, Nursing The purpose of this national study was to answer the following questions: What is the prevalence of nursing students encountering death in the clinical setting? What are the perceptions of nursing student’s first clinical encounter with death? What are the students’ perceptions of their knowledge and communication abilities to […]
Social Determinants on Child Health in Africa
Tim Heaton, Sociology Overall Objectives: Outcomes of this project exceeded our goals both in terms of research papers produced and in terms of preparing students for graduate school. The Proposed outcomes were as follows: Proposed Learning outcomes for students: Become familiar with existing research on child health and social determinants in Africa. Learn to use […]
The role of LKB1 and AMPK in the adaptive response to iron deficiency in skeletal muscle
Chad Hancock, Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Science Evaluation of progress on research objectives The purpose of the research proposed in this MEG grant was to examine the relationship between the role of AMPK and LKB1 on the adaptations that occur in response to iron deficiency. We made significant progress for several aspects of the proposal. […]
Elucidating a Precise Role for the Small Heat Shock Proteins CryAB and HspB2 in Cardiac Robustness
Julianne H Grose, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met Specific Aim 1: Perform yeast two-hybrid screens on wild type CryAB, R120G CryAB, and HspB2 in order to create a protein-protein interaction network and identify potential substrates. Achievements: Large-scale yeast-two hybrid screens were performed on wild […]
Linking water and carbon cycles to train students to meet 21st Century grand challenges in environmental science
Richard Gill, Biology Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met The central aim of this proposal is to provide opportunities for students from diverse academic backgrounds to work collaboratively on a number of federally funded environmental change experiments across four of Utah’s ecosystems—Mojave Desert, Great Basin Shrub Steppe, Subalpine Tall […]
PHARM: An Environment for Physical Acoustics Research and Mentoring
Kent L Gee and Tracianne B Neilsen, Physics and Astronomy Mentoring Environment Overview PHARM (PHysical Acoustics Research and Mentoring) has been operating partially with support from a MEG grant. The primary purpose of this mentoring environment is to provide undergraduates in Physics and Applied Physics opportunities to gain experience in fundamental areas of physical acoustics. […]
Supramolecular Chemistry for Undergraduate Students
David V Dearden, Roger G Harrison, John D Lamb, Chemistry and Biochemistry Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met The goal of this proposal was to train graduate and undergraduate students through research experiences in supramolecular chemistry in a multi-group environment. Academically, our objective was to synthesize and characterize new […]