Adriana Smith and Dr. John Hawkins, Anthropology I felt at home walking down the cement block street through Nahualá’s town center. It was good to be back in the small highland community in Guatemala where I had spent nearly every summer of my undergraduate career. It had been 10 years since the first group of […]
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A Climate Reconstruction and Drought Assessment of the Wasatch Front
Daniel F. Bently and Dr. Matthew F. Bekker, Geography The purpose of this study was to extend the climate record of the Wasatch Front Area in order to assess drought along the Wasatch Front. In order to accomplish this, tree-ring analysis was done using Limber Pine (Pinus flexilus) trees from the rocky, north face of […]
Analytical and Toxicological Assessment of Carp collected from Utah Lake
Holly Clayton and Dr. Richard Kellems, Plant and Animal Science The June sucker was once the most abundant fish species in Utah Lake and its tributaries. Since April 30, 1986, the June sucker has been on the endangered species list. Some declines in species abundance is due to the competition of nonnative species and degraded […]
Modification of Experimental Objective and Protocol to an Assessment of the Effects of Electroacupuncture on VTA GABA Neurons in the Context of Acute Alcohol
Christine H. Walton and Dr. Scott C. Steffensen, Psychology/Neuroscience Brief Explanation Although my proposal for the ORCA grant involved the effects of nicotine on neurons in the VTA, preliminary data showed little to no promise and my mentor and I decided to go in a different direction. Background Recent studies have suggested that neurons in […]
Assessment of Merocyanine Subpopulations in DPPC Vesicles using Anisotropy and Lifetime Measurements
Hannabeth Franchino and Dr. John Bell, Physiology and Developmental Biology This study investigated the effects of lipid phase on monomer and dimer fluorescence of merocyanine 540. Emission and anisotropy spectra were assessed at multiple temperatures covering all four lamellar phases of pure dipalmityolphosphadtidylcholine. The probe segregates in the bilayer into two populations: monomers (emission maximum~585 […]
Effect of Fraud Risk Assessments on Auditors’ Evidence Evaluation
Jace Garrett and Dr. Doug Prawitt, Accounting My original project idea was to research how supervisors’ views affect subordinates’ judgments in an audit setting. While this was a good idea, my mentor and I came up with another research idea that seemed even more interesting. Since fraud has been a hot topic in accounting research, […]
Dar Al-Wefaq Women’s Shelter Needs Assessment
Annie Samhouri and Dr. Ralph Brown, Sociology Jordan is considered one of the most progressive Arab states, yet only a handful of Jordan-specific research has been performed that address pertinent topics related to government programs that assist female victims of domestic violence. My original research project sought to identify the demographics of women that seek […]
Teasing out the “why’s” of Evolution: A Functional Assessment of B-class Protein Complexes
Holly Waddel and Dr. Clinton Whipple, Department of Biology The evolution of floral development is caused by changes in gene function. The model for floral morphology is the ABC model of floral development (Coen & Meyerowits, 1991). In this model, A genes control sepals, A + B genes control petals, B + C genes control […]
A Nonhuman Primate Model of Anxiety-Induced Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
J. Dee Higley, Psychology Summary This is the final report for the MEG Grant titled: A nonhuman primate model of anxiety-induced alcohol abuse and alcoholism. The formal phase of the project ran from June 1 through August 23, 2016, with the students learning how to safely work with their research subjects, joining a research team, […]
BYU Undergraduates Solving the Genetic Causes of Alzheimer’s Disease
John 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 will […]
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