Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Polydiacetylene's Effect on Eukaryotic Cell Growth, Viability, and Mutagenesis
(2021-05)Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are frequent in many healthcare settings and cost the United States billions of dollars in medical spending each year. While UTIs have quickly become more concerning due to resistance to ... -
Smaller, smaller, smaller
(2021-05)The south of Puerto Rico has a stable hybrid zone between two species of dwarf geckos. Hybrid populations were first studied 36 years ago using Electrophoretic data for 23 loci and were re-visited last year. Although ... -
Effectiveness of Minimalistic Living: Conversion of a School Bus into a Mobile Living Space During COVID-19
(2021-05)Mobile homes such as RV, trailer, and skoolie have increased usage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Skoolies allow users to achieve cost-effective, spatially conservative, sustainable living. Hypotheses for this study are to ... -
Immigration; Working Against the Corrosive Side Effects
(2021-05)Immigration is one of the most controversial topics around the world, especially in the United States. The subject of immigration in the United States goes back as far as the 1600s and every time the subject is discussed, ... -
Social Disorganization and Juvenile Delinquency
(2021-05)Social disorganization has become a rippling effect within the criminal justice system. The lack of neighborhood efficacy is what causes a disruption within a community and increases a teenager's likelihood of becoming a ... -
Building Equity in Parent and School Partnerships.
(2021-05)Research consistently indicates that parent involvement in school results in positive outcomes for children in primary and secondary settings. Consequently, school districts have adopted parent involvement activities to ... -
Evaluation of Prolonged Exposure to Pre- and Probiotics in an Avian Model of Treatment-Resistant Depression
(2021-05)Recent research suggests a link between major depressive disorder (MDD) and changes to the gut microbiome. The purpose of the current study is to evaluate the potential antidepressant effects of probiotics in a model of ... -
A Game Camera Study of Vulpes vulpes and the Scents that May Be Attractive to Them the Other Predators
(2021-05)Predators utilize their sense of smell in many ways, from marking territory to tracking and locating prey. As cities and towns expand further, many predators are now exposed to a variety of new scents and smells. This ... -
Examining Asymmetries in Microfractures
(2020)In forensic anthropology the study of bone trauma has historically focused on gross anatomical patters in fractures. More information may be available using CT technology to examine trauma at a microscopic scale. This ... -
Growth rates and lifespans of Glycymeris Americana from North Carolina, USA during the Pliocene and Pleistocene
(2020)Poster about the lifespan of modern bivalves by measuring shells. Applied von Bertalanffy growth was fit to size at age data -
Examining the Impact of Critical Incidents, Organizational Variables and Coping Skills on Sleep Quality in Law Enforcement Officers
(2020)Previous research demonstrated that police stress negatively affects sleep quality with coping skills moderating this association (Hartley et al., 2014). The present study aims to expand on these findings by including other ... -
A Visit From Mr. Death
(2020)Now, more than ever, reflecting on the world around us in a creative manner is of the highest importance to continue to understand and connect with each other. In this panel, we strive to highlight the diverse and different ... -
Development of Virtual Reality Simulation for Emergency Evacuation in Education
(2020)Virtual Reality has recently developed as a prevalent technique adopting in numerous fields of scientific experiments. The thriving concept of simulating an interaction environment broadens the researchers’ competence to ... -
Financial Aid and College Graduation
(2020)Using data for about 3,800 colleges and universities in the US, this paper examines the effects of financial aid on graduation rates. It estimates a linear regression model with graduation rates as the dependent variable ... -
Jazz and the Great Migration: How African Americans and the Great Migration Changed the Sound of American Music
(2020)The Great Migration impacted America in countless ways from its very beginnings at the end of the nineteenth century. The arrival of new residents in the Northeast, West and Midwest regions altered the economic and social ...
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