Dr. Deryle Lonsdale, Department of Linguistics and English Language On December 29, 2009 we were informed that our application for a 2010 MEG grant was approved. This final report sketches the accomplishments attained during the project’s timeframe since then. The project’s proposed academic objectives were as follows: Recruit, bring together, and mentor students from computer […]
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PHARM: An Environment for Physical Acoustics Research and Mentoring
Dr. Kent Gee, Department of Physics and Astronomy Mentoring Environment Overview PHARM (PHysical Acoustics Research and Mentoring) has been operating partially with support from a MEG grant since 2009. The primary purpose of this mentoring environment is to provide undergraduates in physics and applied physics opportunities to gain experience in fundamental areas of physical acoustics. […]
Secretory phospholipase A2
Dr. John Bell, Department of Physiology & Developmental Biology Abstract of original proposal Secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) binds to and hydrolyzes cell membranes. It is important in inflammatory responses and diseases including septic shock, atherosclerosis, and cancer. Normally, cells resist the enzyme’s action, but they become susceptible early during the process of either biochemically-programmed or […]
The School Based Family: Coaches and Teachers as Parental Figures for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ugandan Schools
Dr. Stacy Taniguchi, Department of Recreation Management and Youth Leadership The purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine the possible formation of surrogate families within Ugandan schools to potentially provide a context for positive development experiences, especially for orphans who lack positive development opportunities provided by parents. The sample for this study consisted of […]
A Comparative History of Nordic Literary Cultures
Dr. Steven Sondrup, Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature I received a MEG in December of 2009 and, thus, pursued the goals outlined in that application during 2010 and am continuing through 2011. The proposal was to have selected students work closely with me on preparing a manuscript on the comparative history of Nordic […]
Classical Singer University Vocal Competition
Dr. Diane Reich, School of Music The annual convention of Classical Singer, a premier trade journal for singers and singing teachers, began in 2009 to hold a competition for university students. This is strictly for classical singers age 18-25, who are training and aspiring to become professional singers. The initial proposal was intended for the […]
Book in the Bag: An Integrated Approach to Social Skills Instruction
Dr. Michelle Marchant, Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education Evaluation of How Well Proposal Objectives Were Met The following are the objectives we proposed to evaluate for this grant. Overall, each of the objectives were evaluated successfully. The majority of teachers at Lakeview chose to participate, but not all. The social studies and literacy […]
An Undergraduate Mentoring Environment for Empirical Software Engineering Research
Dr. Charles Knutson, Department of Computer Science Summary In 2008 I was awarded a MEG entitled “An Undergraduate Mentoring Environment for Empirical Software Engineering Research.” In the several years that followed that award I was able to provide financial support to six undergraduate students. The results have been incredibly successful and gratifying. Of those students […]
Rational design of the metabolite mimics as Novel Antibiotics targeting SAM-I/II Riboswitches
Dr. Young Wan Ham, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met In our 2009 MEG application, we have proposed structure-based rational design of metabolite mimics based on S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) as novel antibiotics targeting SAM-I/II riboswitches and subsequent development of fluorescence assay to evaluate binding of […]
Endocannabinoid Enzyme Expression in the Hippocampus
Dr. Jeff Edwards, Department of Physiology & Developmental Biology Evaluation of academic objectives of the proposal The objectives of this award were met, especially in regard to the mentoring focus of the award. The students have been mentored and trained in an effective manner as outlined below. Using this mentoring environment and the experiences gained […]