Calli Nielsen and Dr. Matthew F. Bekker, Geography Utah juniper is rarely used by dendrochronologists in tree-ring applications. In the global species database, Utah juniper has a score of 1, which means that it typically only crossdates within its own site, and is therefore not useful in tree-ring research. This mentored research project was conducted […]
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Effect of harvester ants on invasive and native plant establishment on disturbed sites in Rush Valley, Utah
Amy Clark and Samuel B. St. CLair, Plant and Wildlife Science Department Introduction Invasive species pose a serious threat to earth’s ecosystems. This is a problem especially in the arid west where millions of acres of Great Basin shrubland have become dominated by invasive weeds such as cheatgrass and halogeton following disturbances like fire. Both […]
Increasing the Number of Adults in Utah County who Receive the Pertussis Vaccine Through Proper Education
Sarah Jones and Beth Luthy, Nursing Pertussis is a vaccine-preventable disease that has plagued our nation for many years. Since the vaccine’s creation in 1945, rates of pertussis thankfully decreased overall. However, in recent years, due to the decrease in the number of vaccinated individuals, especially adults, pertussis cases have drastically increased, rising by 500% […]
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 […]
Consequences of invasive grass-fire cycles on plant-pollinator relationships in Utah deserts
Sam St.Clair, Plant and Wildlife Sciences Project objectives We successfully completed the studies as outlined in the proposal and the data collected has been written up a in a successfully defended MS thesis with two chapters. Mentored Graduate student Andrew Lybbert successfully defended his M.S. thesis on the project topic and is in the final […]
Digital Outcrop Model and Paleoecology of the Eight-Foot Rapid Algal Field (Middle Pennsylvanian Lower Ismay Sequence), Paradox Basin, Utah
Colton Goodrich and Scott Ritter, Geological Sciences Abstract Although phylloid algal mounds have been studied for 50 year, much remains to be determined concerning the ecology and sedimentology of these Late Paleozoic carbonate buildups. Herein we perform a digital outcrop study of the well-known Middle Pennsylvanian Lower Ismay mound interval in the Paradox Basin because […]
Examining the Extent of and Factors Contributing to Adult Literacy in Utah County Utah
Dr. Wendy Baker-Smemoe, Department of Linguistics and English Language and Dr. Brad Wilcox, Department of Education Students Melissa Young, Graduate Student, TESOL Candice Snow, Graduate Student, TESOL Rita Ma, Gradate Student, TESOL Judy Ma, Graduate Student, TESOL Tanisha Jensen, Undergraduate Bradley ELders, Undergraduate, Linguistics and English Language David Grant, Undergraduate, Accounting Stephanie Stallings, Undergraduate, Elementary […]
Calculating Groundwater Recharge: The Navajo Sandstone of Southern Utah
Matthew Olson and Dr. Greg Carling, Department of Geological Sciences Southern Utah is world renowned for its beautiful canyons and red rock features. The Navajo Sandstone, an Early Jurassic formation created by 2000 feet of petrified sand dunes, is one of the primary features of this unique landscape. Groundwater in the Navajo Sandstone is important […]
Biodiversity and Distribution of Entomophilic Nematodes in Utah’s Mojave Region
Westen Archibald and Dr. Byron Adams, Biology To better understand the diversity and distribution of entomophilic nematodes in Utah’s Mojave region, I have begun a project that’s purpose is to develop phylogenetic maps of 55 nematode species that I have already extracted from the soils of the Beaver Dam wash ecotone. This project involves both […]
Pipe Smoking among the Prehistoric Inhabitants of Utah Valley
Hannah Steffensen and Dr. Michael Searcy, Department of Anthropology In the Spring of 2012, thirtynine prehistoric smoking pipes and pipe fragments were recovered from the Fremont archaeological site of Wolf Village in Goshen, Utah. Brigham Young University has conducted excavations at the Wolf Village site for five years, recovering hundreds of thousands of artifacts and […]
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