Meeks, Erin The Culture of British Servitude and Music Faculty Mentor: Jeff Parkin, Theater and Media Arts Department Introduction I am writing a feature-length screenplay set in Victorian England about a servant of a manor trying to bring her mother’s fairy tales to life to escape her homesickness. However, I soon realized that writing this […]
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Preserving a Sinking Culture: An Investigative Report on the Kiribati Community in New Zealand and Fiji
Ryan Turner and Steven Thomsen, Department of Communications For thousands of years the peoples of the Pacific have been a people of exploration and travel. However, with the small country of Kiribati its people are now traveling to escape climate change and overpopulation¹. With such a small population at risk of relocating to another country […]
From Imposition to Integration: Teotihuacan Influence on Maya Culture, as Evidence by Stela 7 at Piedras Negras
Nuckols, Catherine From Imposition to Integration: Teotihuacan Influence on Maya Culture, as Evidence by Stela 7 at Piedras Negras Faculty Mentor: Allen J. Christenson, Comparative Arts and Letters Introduction This project was inspired by the Maya monument known as Stela 7, from Piedras Negras, Guatemala (shown at right). This stela, or upright stone carving, portrays […]
Morphology of Human Myoblasts in Cultured Muscle Cells by the Novel Small Molecule SGI
Ryan Matekel and Robert Hyldahl, Exercise Science Introduction Muscle wasting is a symptom of cancer, AIDS, renal failure, heart failure, aging, prolonged bed rest, and has been seen in rodent models for burn, and kidney disease (Han, 2013). Muscle wasting negatively impacts quality of life by decreasing functional independence and increasing morbidity and mortality (Anker, […]
Their Hispanic Heritage: The Preservation of Different Cultures in LDS Spanish-speaking Congregations
Jeremy Ingersoll and Gerrit van Dyk, Religion In the early ‘90s, ninety-four Hispanic members of the LDS church were interviewed by the BYU Redd Center for Western Studies and provided oral histories. All interviewees were from a Spanish-speaking country or were the children of parents who came to the United States from a Spanish-speaking country, […]
Relational Aggression across Cultures and Continents
Landon Hale and David Nelson, School of Family Life “Relational aggression” defines a spectrum of behaviors in which the goal is to manipulate or harm relationships. Common behaviors include gossip, rumors, social exclusion, and threatening to end a relationship. Until relational aggression became a focus of study, males were considered to be aggressive whereas females […]
Globalization of Western and Middle Eastern Cultures Through Fashion
Rebekah Silver Jackson and Mary Farahnakian, Theatre and Media Arts The intent of this ORCA project has been to explore the relationship between the West (specifically the U.S.A) and Middle East through a new perspective: fashion. With the help of my mentor, Mary Farahnakian, who immigrated from Iran, I studied Middle Eastern fashion identifying elements […]
From Punjab to Provo: Assimilation and Alienation of Asian Mormons in the Heart of LDS Culture
Rabia Cheema and Gregory Wilkinson, Religion Department Introduction After moving to the United States and especially in a culture like BYU, I wanted to share my experiences as an immigrant. Through this paper, I wanted to open up about the struggles that I believe that almost every immigrant in the United States goes through. To […]
Inhibition of the Myostatin Signaling Pathway in Cultured Muscle Cells by a Novel Small Molecule
Ryan Matekel and Robert Hyldahl, Exercise Sciences Introduction Muscle wasting is a symptom of cancer, AIDS, renal failure, heart failure, aging, prolonged bed rest, and has been seen in rodent models for burn, and kidney disease (Han, 2013). Muscle wasting negatively impacts quality of life by decreasing functional independence and increasing morbidity and mortality (Anker, […]
Mentored student research in the Study of Ancient Maize Agriculture in Mesoamerica
Richard E. Terry, Plant and Wildlife Sciences Mentored undergraduate students: Jacob Horlacher David Kotasek Benjamin Hawkins Tayte Campbell Austin Ulmer Adam Parker Bryce Brown Michael Barker Nic Goches Brynna Nelson Andrew Jenson Jared Barksdale Braden Harter Kevin Ricks Kalob Williams Josiah Johns Ian Blackwelder Todd McComber Michael Moore David Shurtz Austin Pearce Justin Babbel Paul […]