Taylor Madsen and Daryl Lee, French Department In the fall of 2010, I spent three months working with Senegalese children both in schools and in daaras. While I taught English and administered basic first aid, I met some of the most incredible people who became my friends. Through their friendships, I gained an inside perspective […]
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Sharing Domestic Violence Research from Senegal with a Global Audience
Charlotte Coleman and Daryl Lee, French & Italian Department The United States Department of Justice defines domestic violence as, “a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner,” and goes on to say that it affects “people of all […]
Research and Conservation of Peruvian Textiles
Taralea Forster and Paul Stavast, Anthropology Department Introduction In 2014, a collection of pre-Columbian Andean textiles was acquired by BYU’s Museum of Peoples and Cultures. Prior to their arrival at the museum, the textiles had been held in poor storage conditions. They had been stored with acidic packing materials in a building with no temperature […]
Translation from French to English of a Women’s Rights Study by a Senegal Research Group
Danielle Stanford and Faculty Mentor: Daryl Lee, French and Italian Introduction The goal of this project was to make an academic study on violence against women in Senegal accessible to a non-French speaking audience. The study was conducted by a university research group on gender issues (GESTES) at the Université Gaston Berger, Saint Louis, Senegal. […]
GESTES French-English Translation: Senegalese Women’s Property Rights Research
Charlotte Coleman and Dr. Daryl Lee, Department of French & Italian Introduction The recently released a book called Sex and World Peace addresses the way treatment of women and women’s political security vitally affects all levels of security and social health in society. The book states, “It is time to put the situation of women […]
THE FAILURE OF A LATIN AMERICAN BESTSELLER: Researching the Reception of João Guimarães Rosa in the United States
Andrew Kelly Nelson and James Krause, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Of all Latin American authors, the works of João Guimarães Rosa present some of the greatest difficulties for translators. He experienced laudable critical success throughout Latin American and Europe, but–for reasons that are under investigation–received a tepid reception in the United States. This project […]
Translation from French to English of a Women’s Rights Study by a Senegal Research Group
Danielle Stanford and Daryl Lee, French and Italian Introduction The goal of this project was to make an academic study on women’s property rights in Senegal accessible to a non-French speaking audience. The study was conducted by a university research group on gender issues (GESTES) at the Université Gaston Berger, Saint Louis, Senegal. I worked […]
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 […]
Cultivating an undergraduate mentoring research environment by characterizing the population genetics, reproduction biology, and native distribution of a putative keystone species, Agave utahensis (Utah agave), in the Mojave Desert and Colorado Plateau
J. Ryan Stewart, Plant and Wildlife Sciences Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met Evaluation of the mentoring environment List of students who participated and what academic deliverables they have produced or it is anticipated they will produce Description of the results/findings of the project Description of how the budget […]
Mitochondrial Membrane Lipids Regulator in B-CLL Leukemia Research
Brooke Keeton and Dr. John Prince, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) is the most common type of leukemia in adults.1 Over 75% of patients diagnosed with B-CLL are over the age of 50 years old, and have a median survival between 18 months and 3 years.2 B-CLL originates from a […]
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