Nathan Law and Dr. C. Arden Pope, III, Department of Economics The main goal of this research project was to discover whether or not results attained in epidemiology studies assessing the increased risk of mortality attributable to air pollution, are influenced by funding source or affiliation of the authors. This study was motivated by public […]
Archives for June 2013
Effects of Acute and Chronic Ethanol on GABA Inhibition of VTA GABA Neurons
Brett Larsen and Dr. Scott Steffensen, Department of Psychology Alcohol addiction is becoming increasingly prevalent in our world today, but the mechanisms underlying alcohol addiction are unknown. We do know; however, that the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) of the brain are specifically involved in addiction. These GABA neurons have […]
Families Growing Smaller: A Paradox Generated by Stigma in North India
Hailey King and Dr. Charles Nuckolls, Department of Anthropology As is the case with most research projects, I also had to make alterations to my project. Originally I was going to be researching with some contacts in New Zealand. Unfortunately, my contacts there had to postpone this project. I therefore, had to change my location […]
Do Donor States Care About NGO Quality?
Nicholas Jones and Dr. Darren Hawkins, Department of Political Science Our research examines whether donor countries care about the quality of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) when giving foreign aid to poor countries. When donor states give foreign aid to recipient states, such the US giving foreign aid to Uganda, the donor states must choose what is […]
Genetic and Neurophysiology Correlates in Autism
Nathan Jamison and Dr. Mikle South, Department of Psychology Overview My ORCA research project was presented as a poster at the annual International Meeting For Autism Research (IMFAR) in San Diego on May, 2011, under the name, “Candidate Gene Associations with Performance Monitoring of Others in Autism.” I am currently working with my mentor, Mikle […]
The Portrayal of Museums in Family Films
Alexa Hysi and Dr. Paul Stavast, Department of Anthropology In the last decade the number of new museums and museum visitors has increased worldwide (Frey and Meier 2008, 410). Likewise, the instances of museums in family films have also increased. The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) lists 260 films since 1914 that use museums in some […]
Tea Party Endorsements: An Analysis of the 2010 Congressional Elections
John Holbein and Dr. Jeremy Pope, Department of Political Science My ORCA project focused on the strategies and impacts of the Tea Party Movement in the 2010 Congressional Elections. Using data gathered from an analysis of 55 national and local newspapers, this project examined endorsements made by the Tea Party Movement in House of Representatives […]
Effects of VTA GABA Lesions on Intracranial Self-Stimulation
David Hedges and Dr. Scott Steffensen, Department of Psychology The purpose of my ORCA research was to better understand the neural circuitry behind addiction. It is well known that the mesocorticolimbic pathway in the brain is involved with addictions. This pathway consists of dopaminergic neurons originating in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) projecting to the […]
Dentate Gyrus Volume and Memory Strength in Older Adults
J. Andrew Hartshorn and Dr. Brock Kirwan, Department of Psychology I began work in the BYU Memory and Cognition Lab in the fall of 2009. Under the direction of Dr. Kirwan I was fortunate enough to be involved in a variety of projects using different testing methodologies. My first project examined the ability of people […]
Avalanche Chronology of the Maple Mountain/Spanish Fork Peak Avalanche Paths
Kimball Hansen and Dr. Matthew Bekker, Department of Geography I began planning my project of the avalanche chronology of the Maple Mountain/Spanish Fork Peak Avalanche Paths in 2009 while applying for the ORCA grant. I was currently wrapping up a similar project of an avalanche chronology of Loafer Mountain near Woodland Hills Peak. This later […]
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