Benjamin Hoose and Faculty Mentor: Matthew Madsen, Plant and Wildlife Sciences Sagebrush seed agglomerates (referred to as ‘agglomerates’ in the remainder of the report) are small balls of seed, clay, and compost that allow us to treat sagebrush seeds with germination enhancers. The goal of my project was to determine whether we could use the […]
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Induction of Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Glucose Responsive Beta Cells
Caden Duffy and Faculty Mentor: Alonzo Cook, Chemical Engineering Introduction: Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease that affects 1.25 million people in the United States, according to the American Diabetes Association. Although there are many short-term methods for regulating blood sugar levels, the only permanent cure for T1D currently is a pancreatic or […]
Decreasing Nutrient Deficiencies in Malawi Through Nixtamalization: A Sustainable Maize Fortification Method
Brooke Carroll and Faculty Mentor: Frost Steele, NDFS The purpose of this study was to address several nutritional deficiencies in a typical Malawian diet through an ancient Mesoamerican process known as nixtamalization. Calcium and niacin, both crucial micronutrients, are both increased through this maize treatment process. It requires an alkaline solution, which we created from […]
Helping Consumers Make Better Decisions: Transitioning from Text-to Video-Based Privacy Policies
Jacob Fredericksen and Dr. Mark Keith, Information Systems Electronic transactions such as purchases, account registrations, and app downloads frequently require consumers to disclose personal information, financial information, and/or online social network information. Providers who participate in such transactions (e.g., mobile application vendors) may disclose how they intend to use consumers’ information by displaying some form […]
Palliative Care Services Perception Study
Klinton Metcalf and Katreena Collette-Merril, PhD, RN, and Kevin McEwan, MSN, RN, College of Nursing Introduction Patients with chronic illnesses are often plagued with multiple side effects and secondary diagnoses that significantly limit everyday function. Managing these side effects along with the patient’s illness often requires a multidisciplinary approach to providing optimal care. Palliative Care […]
Self-regulation, Inhibition Response, and Perceived Parental Support: an fMRI Investigation of Adolescents with ADHD
Erin Kaseda and Dr. Wendy Birmingham, Psychology Department Introduction It is estimated that between 5-10% of children and adolescents in the United States have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). For adolescents with ADHD, parent-child relationships and peer relationships may experience increased conflict. Interpersonal difficulties among family members put children with ADHD at risk for […]
A Study of Nonverbal Communication Decoding and its Relation to Marital Satisfaction
Christopher Neu, Trevor Alder, and Dr. Spencer James, School of Family Life Improving communication within the family can lead to more satisfying marriage and family relationships. Communication includes interaction through words, tone of voice, and our focus in the study, body language. Body language is a key form of communication, because of its honest demonstration […]
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Wake Model Development
PI: Andrew Ning Academic Objectives The objective of this research was to develop an aerodynamic wake model for a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT), and to better understand vertical axis wind turbine performance. We were successful in developing a wake model. Additional work went in to understand trade-offs in power performance with acoustic constraints. The […]
Intensive Mentoring and Micro-Electronics Research for Students in Engineering (IMMERSE) 2014
PI: Stephen Schultz Project Description The MEG funds used for this projects supported undergraduate students working in the IMMERSE program starting in the Summer of 2015. IMMERSE employed a total of 35 students, with 14 of them being supervised directly by Dr. Aaron Hawkins and Stephen Schultz. The students working for Drs. Hawkins and Schultz […]
Integrating New Literacies in the Elementary School Classroom
PI: Jennifer J. Wimmer Evaluation of Academic Objectives At no time has it been more vital to understand teachers’ knowledge, beliefs, and practices than in the emerging and expanding field of new literacies. New literacies is defined as those social practices that continuously evolve in response to technological advances, which enable persons to question, construct, […]
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