Kevin Zalewski, William Eggington Introduction In recent years, America has become extremely politically divided. As political polarization has increased, so has distrust of the media, especially during President Trump’s current term of office. The Media Insights Project reports that “just 17 percent of Americans give the news media high marks for being ‘very accurate.’” In […]
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Changing the Culture of Public Transportation at BYU
Samantha Aramburu and Jamin Rowan, Department of English Introduction Public transportation is an entity that is fast-growing in the state of Utah. While the Utah population is generally dependent on their cars, there are growing amounts of people that rely on public transportation to get where they need to go. There are several different transit systems […]
Mentoring Nursing Students in a Refugee and Immigrant Public and Global Health Course
PI: Debra Edmunds Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met Student academic objectives for this project included the following: Development of cultural competence Identification of culturally-appropriate nursing interventions Utilization of family nursing principles Collaboration with community partners Promotion of healthy behaviors Participation in health conference Immersion in various cultures The […]
An Assessment of Public Lactation Facilities in Mid-to-Small Level Airports in The United States of America
Kadie Kovach and Margaret Melville An Assessment of Public Lactation Facilities in Mid-to-Small Level Airports in The United States of America Faculty Mentor: Gene Cole, Life Sciences Introduction The objective of our research study was to assess mid-to-small sized airports in the United States relative to their accommodation of lactating passengers who choose to breastfeed […]
PhD’s, Professionalism, and Public Office: The Effeect of Education and Professional Experience on Effectiveness in the U.S. House of Representatives
Westra, McKenna PhD’s, Professionalism, and Public Office: The Effect of Education and Professional Experience on Effectiveness in the U.S. House of Representatives Faculty Mentor: Jay Goodliffe, Political Science Introduction We commonly attribute advanced levels of education with increased skill and capabilities. While the theory backing this assumption has been proven to be true in a […]
A Tall Tale: How Story Frames Can Shape U.S. Public Opinion
Matthew Young and Darren Hawkins, Political Science Presently, U.S. foreign aid only represents about 1% of the total US budget, but according to the Kaiser Family Foundation the majority Americans believe foreign aid to be 28% of the national budget. If that were the case, foreign aid would be more expensive than Medicare, Medicaid, Social […]
Down the Rathole: Public Opinion and Support for U.S. Foreign Aid
Taylor Rawson and Dr. Darren Hawkins, Political Science Introduction Scholars have long researched public support for foreign aid within donor countries. Democratic governments are held accountable by their constituencies, and as a result, public opinion is of importance. However, although the United States is by far the largest aid donor, the American public grossly overestimates […]
Transcription and Publication of the Didymus Papyrus in BYU Special Collections
Lincoln H Blumell, Ancient Scripture In January 2013 I received a MEG in the amount of $19,707.00 to work on the transcription and publication of the twenty-two page Didymus Papyrus that is housed in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Library. I am pleased to report that this project was very successful. The papyrus has […]
The Security of Archaeological Museums in the Republic of Turkey
Aaron Haines and Dr. James Swensen, Art History Many countries throughout the world do not have adequate museum facilities to store and protect their antiquities. This is especially true of the Republic of Turkey which has a vast collection of antiquities, but outdated museum facilities and security. This has come to the attention of the […]
Community Affair: The Effect of Public Consumption on Cooperation in Redistribution Markets
Jowanza Joseph and Dr. Sterling Bone, Business Management Department Protocol and Hypothesis: In this research we set out to understand why people choose to trade in redistribution markets. We define a redistribution market as a market where people swap good-for-good, and no cash exchanges take place. Economic theory predicts that individuals would be reluctant to […]
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