Michael Barber Academic Objectives The academic objectives of the project were largely met. Students participated in a number of research projects from beginning to end. Two students were included as coauthors on papers that were eventually published in academic journals. Other students participated throughout the process as research assistants. They collected data from archival sources, […]
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American College Dance Association Northwest Regional Festival: Presentation of “That Time”
Rachel Kearl, Whitney Ellis, Graham Brown; Dance Department Introduction March 24-25th, 2018, Graham Brown’s choreographic work “That Time,” an excerpt from his professional evening-length work Sonder, was set on a group of BYU students and presented at the American College Dance Association Northwest Regional Festival (ACDA). American College Dance Association exists to foster creative potential, to […]
Preserving Oral History: Utah Nippo’s Influence on Second Generation Japanese Americans
Akiko Chau and Faculty Mentor: Joel Campbell, Communications Introduction A Japanese newspaper called Utah Nippo which headquartered in Salt Lake City became an integral part of the establishment of Japanese American community in Utah in the 20th century. Founded in 1914, Utah Nippo was one of the four newspapers in the U.S. that were allowed […]
Comparative Transcriptomics of Patagonian Lizards (Liolaemus) and Central-American Casque-headed Lizards (Coroytophanidae)
McGhie, Megan Comparative Transcriptomics of Patagonian Lizards (Liolaemus) and Central-American Casque-headed Lizards (Corytophanidae) Faculty Mentor: Jack Sites, Jr., Department of Biology Introduction This project aimed help identify some of the genomic basis of various phenotypic-genotypic relationships among reptiles. These include the genetic basis of adaption in the following aims: (1) the evolution of hemoglobin subunits […]
Mexican American Families
Nicole Rose and Dr. Greg Thompson, Anthropology Department Researchers define familismo as a “strong identification with the family” (Triandis, Marin, Betancourt, Lisansky, & Chang, 1982). Sabogal et al. said that “perceived support from family,” “family obligations,” and third, using family as cultural “referents” are important parts of familismo(Sabogal, Marín, Otero-Sabogal, Marín, & Perez-Stable, 1987). All […]
The Impact of Exercise on Memory: A Neurological Investigation of the Recommendations made by the American Heart Association
Seth Spencer and Dr. C. Brock Kirwan, Psychology Introduction: Many studies have shown a correlation between physical exercise and healthy cognitive processing. It has been shown extensively that regular exercise has a positive impact on brain health. One example is a study that linked increased exercise with greater performance on as shown via a Stroop […]
THE FAILURE OF A LATIN AMERICAN BESTSELLER: Researching the Reception of João Guimarães Rosa in the United States
Andrew Kelly Nelson and James Krause, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Of all Latin American authors, the works of João Guimarães Rosa present some of the greatest difficulties for translators. He experienced laudable critical success throughout Latin American and Europe, but–for reasons that are under investigation–received a tepid reception in the United States. This project […]
P. larvae Bacteriophages as a Treatment for American Foulbrood in Honeybees
Bryan Merrill and Sandra Burnett, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology Introduction The deadly honey bee disease American Foulbrood (AFB) is caused by the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae. The widespread use of antibiotics to prevent or treat AFB has led to many drug-resistant strains of P. larvae. Bacteriophages can target and destroy specific strains of bacteria […]
Details: Western American Fashion in the 20th Century
Chelsey Roberts and Professor Mary Farahnakian, Theater and Media Arts As the lid of the first box was lifted off I became giddy. I couldn’t help but reach out and touch the golden yellow silk flapper dress. My fate to the BYU Historic Clothing Collection was sealed. It was the last week of classes of […]
Diabetes Knowledge in Russian and American Nursing Students
Christie Beck Boswell and Dr. Leslie Miles & Janelle Macintosh, College of Nursing Introduction. Little is currently known about the diabetes incidence rate in Russia. Although it is currently reported that approximately eight million people in Russia currently have a diagnosis of diabetes1, other reports suggest that Russia has underreported this number by three to […]
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