Aubrey Young and Dr. David Whitchurch, Ancient Scripture Introduction Ongoing archaeological evidence provides scholars new opportunities to glean information to better understand the history of Roman Egypt. In 1981, Brigham Young University began excavating a site in Egypt locally referred to as Fag el-Gamous (“Way of the Water Buffalo”) which, to date, has resulted in […]
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Using Agricultural Byproducts in the Effort to Restore Haiti’s Forests: Composted Sugarcane Bagasse as a Soil Amendment in Haitian Silviculture
David Alexander Carroll II and Dr. Bryan Hopkins, Plant and Wildlife Sciences In Haiti, widespread deforestation in mountainous and hilly areas has led to a diverse array of environmental problems, including biodiversity loss, habitat fragmentation, sedimentation of rivers, severe soil erosion and lower water content in mountain soils, flooding in coastal areas, bleaching and death […]
The Ojibwe Living Culture The Importance of Traditional Culture on the White Earth Reservation, Minnesota
Keara Moyle and Dr. John Hawkins, Anthropology Introduction Within the last two decades, the White Earth reservation of Ojibwe has seen a dramatic resurgence of interest in and performance of what they would call traditional culture. This traditional culture has played a critical role in tribal membership and concepts of identity. The White Earth reservation […]
The Impact of Western Popular Music on Indian Music Culture in Visakhapatnam
Darrik Cheney and Dr. Charles W. Nuckolls Anthropology This project was aimed at gathering ethnographic data by identifying trends in popular music preferences among youth in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, specifically with western influences in mind. In addition to this, this study was paired with a study of footwear production and repair was undertaken. Analyzing […]
Text And Context: Creating And Developing Resources For Students’ Stud Of Literature And Culture
Jarom L. McDonald and Dr. Ed Cutler, English One of the most beneficial tools for the study of literature is a working knowledge of the culture that influenced the authors of that literature and helped give rise to the social attitudes, feelings, and movements which that literature is trying to reflect. Having first-hand recognized the […]
CULTURE AND ISOLATION OF EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS FROM PORCINE BLATOCYSTS
J. Zachary Bruneel and Dr. Jeralyn J. Franson, Animal Science Introduction Embryonic stem (ES) cells are obtained through the culture of undifferentiated cells of embryos in early devel-opment. Because embryonic cells will undergo differentiation and development when placed in standard culture conditions, a media which contains differentiation inhibitors must be used in order for successful […]
AN EXHIBITION ON CASAS GRANDES AT THE MUSEUM OF PEOPLES AND CULTURES
Jeffrey Kent Romney, Anthropology/ Archaeology During the Fall of 1993 I submitted an application for a research grant through your office and received a $1,000 scholarship on December 9, 1993. My proposed project was to design an exhibition on Casas Grandes at the Museum of Peoples and Cultures here at BYU. The Museum holds a […]
The Relationship Among Garbage, Culture, And Economics in Puerto Rico as Compared to Guatemala
Jennifer M. Lambert and Dr. John Hawkins, Anthropology PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this project was to return to Nahuala, Guatemala to continue my research analyzing the relationship between cultural attitudes and treatment of solid waste. I also planned to begin an investigation of the environmental impact of the solid waste there. However, my plans […]
Privatization of Agriculture in Post-Soviet Russia: A Model of Transitioni
Joseph Brian Gross and Dr. Phillip J. Bryson, Marriott School of Management Background This research began as in inquiry into the general causes for the failure of modern rural reforms in Russia. This study traces the development of rural trends from the abolition of serfdom in 1861, through the Soviet era of centralized planning and […]
How Arabs Feel about American Culture
Chad Emmett and Dr. Jill Jenkins, Geography The goal of this project is to improve interaction between Arabs and Americans by determining which aspects of American culture are hard for some Arabs to tolerate and why. The survey instrument consists of personal information which includes each participant’s age, gender, country, the extent of his/her interaction […]
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