Dr. Paul Reynolds, Department of Physiology & Developmental Biology Academic Objectives Met and Results Observed Funding available through this MEG award has provided an opportunity for me to meet many academic objectives I’ve determined to be important in the early stages of my faculty appointment at BYU. First of all, I have been able to […]
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Interferon Alpha in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Dr. Brian Poole, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Biology Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met We presented data from this project at two meetings, 2 presentations at the American society for Microbiology Branch Meeting, Provo UT 2010 and one at the Intermountain Research Symposium, Logan Utah 2010. At the […]
International Public Health and Adolescent Health in Thailand
Dr. Randy Page, Department of Health Sciences Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met Outcome 1: Students will gain a deep understanding of international public health through the opportunity to study in-depth the public health experience of a specific country undergoing rapid social and economic transition (Thailand). This outcome was […]
BYU Excavation Project
Dr. Kerry Muhlestein, Department of Ancient Scripture With the monies from the MEG granted to me and the BYU Egypt Excavation Project, we were able to accomplish wonderful things. First, we were able to train 4 students in a number of things related to our excavation. All four students received training in how to create […]
Developing Radio Astronomy in BYU
Dr. Victor Migenes, Department of Physics and Astronomy Student participation Kirstin Cooprider (MSc): working in OH Megamasers and galaxy mergers. Daniel Blakley (MSc): working in the VSA and OH MASERs in star forming regions. Derek Felli (BSc): working in the VSA and OH MASERs in star forming regions. Daniel Gibson (BSc): working in late-type stars […]
Automatic Verification of Deadlock using Guided Test
Dr. Eric Mercer, Department of Computer Science Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met The proposed academic objectives are included below for convenience. Each objective was met under the guidance of a senior researcher, Neha Rungta, who has since graduated with a Ph.D. and joined NASA Ames where she continues […]
Mentoring Nursing Students in an Underserved Diverse Community, Wendover, UT
Dr. Karen Miller, College of Nursing Wendover Spring 2009 Nursing students were required to complete 120 clinical hours in Wendover over a 4 week period. This required 4 trips to Wendover, UT and 4 overnight accommodations. The students rotated through several clinical sites including Anna Smith Elementary, Wendover High School, Toole Public Health Department and […]
Plant Diversity at Home and Abroad
Dr. Leigh Johnson, Department of Biology Academic Objectives This award supported a multifaceted mentoring environment for students with a focus on plant biodiversity. The objectives were to provide support for two students participating in a focused, study abroad program sponsored by an NSF Partnerships in Research and Education award for which the PI is a […]
Patagonian Field Study: An International, Cross-Cultural Mentoring Experience
Dr. Jerry Johnson, Department of Biology This mentoring environment grant was awarded in 2008. The purpose of the project was twofold: (1) to help support BYU undergraduate students to participate in our Patagonia PIRE international field study program in Argentina and Chile; and (2) to support undergraduate participation in research on evolution of fishes in […]
Evaluation of Evaluation in Development Organizations
Dr. Tim Heaton, Department of Sociology Meeting the objectives In some respects, we did not achieve all of the goals of the proposed work, but in other ways this project lead to the development of a new program that has been a success. The first objective was to review the literature on evaluation. This phase […]