Celiac Disease is defined by intolerance to gluten, similar to that of an allergic reaction. The only published treatment is abstaining from gluten, in any form. Gluten-free products became widely offered in grocery stores and restaurants soon followed suit. The FDA has ruled that after August 5, 2014 that food that is gluten-free can have up to 20 parts per million (ppm) of “unavoidable” gluten contamination. This project tests for the occurrence of gluten contamination found within restaurants that serve food labeled as gluten –free, in Arcata, Ca. The study focuses on three local restaurants: Luke’s Joint, Smug’s Pizza, and Hey Juan's.

The Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival held its first Breath of Life Workshop in 1996. The Breath of Life Workshop connects tribal participants with Native American language archival collections at the University of California at Berkeley for the purpose of bringing back into use languages with no living fluent speakers. During Breath of Life, participants use archives to complete a research project that can be completed in a week. Participants finish the workshop prepared to conduct archival research independently at any archive, including Humboldt State University's Humboldt Room, home of the Center for Indian Community Development Collection.

Is a vertical file of newspaper clippings and ephemera still relevant in the digital age? This poster describes the changing nature of vertical files, pamphlets, and other ephemeral collections in the 21st century using the Humboldt State University Library Pamphlet Collection as a case study. The poster also considers how archivists and librarians continue to encourage student and researcher participation with ephemeral materials, whether paper or digital.

The scope of this research is to understand the dynamic relationship between the Classic Maya of Palenque and water. The research presents geographical features, climate, techniques, and technology used to harness water. Furthermore, the activities of the Classic Maya of Palenque (A.D. 250-900) involving water will be presented and elaborated as dynamic casual processes revealing and reconstructing cultural aspects. The investigation of the water management of Palenque system reveals the relationship between functionality and Maya ideology .The dynamic relationship between the Classic Maya of Palenque water management

The research interviews with nomads have shown that climate, grasslands and policies are changing the livelihood of Tibetan nomads. Tibetan nomads have established a way to graze their livestock and keep the grasslands healthy by moving based on the seasons. Climate change will decrease the grassland quality results in unhealthy livestock and decreases their resistance to winter storms. Herders express that policies that encourage or demand a sedentary livelihood have restricted mobility, decreased livestock conditions, and resulted in an increase in livestock loss. Today, Tibetan nomads are stuck between their traditional ways and the way the government has established for them.

There is a general sentiment in public discourse that victims are good and innocent, and offenders are bad. This dichotomy is blurred when the victim is somehow socially undesirable, such as people who do not conform to society’s expectation for gender, or victims who are not white. In the case of gender non-conforming victims of homicide, especially transwomen of color, the media often portray the victims as deceivers, or criminal, insinuating the victim is to blame for their attack. This study focuses on the media portrayal of 259 homicide victimizations that occurred between 1995 and 2014. Using content analysis, we explore these cases through the victims, offenders and news media.

The Stonewall Riots in June of 1969 started the modern lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) rights movement in the United States. It took four more years for "homosexuality" to be removed from the Diagnosis and Statistical Manual (DSM). This study looks at the 20 years before the Stonewall Riots, exploring how LGBTQ people were discussed in the media. Using content analysis on more than 300 articles from the New York Times (1950-1969), we explore the evolution of language used to describe members of the LGBTQ communities, through the McCarthy era (1950-1956), the decriminalization of homosexuality in the UK in 1967, and social movements, like the riots in the summer of 1969.

Data and historically significant factors which are thought as primary. The poster also considers comparison internationally in recent time. I'm writing this on my cell, but have put a lot of thought and work into presenting on this and look forward to it. If you would like more info please e-mail me, thank you, Bill O'Neill

The LSEE 380 pilot class has been working in South Fortuna the past semester, working with 3rd and 4th graders on the concepts of Social Justice. We have asked the classes to help us determine the problems they see around their selves, community, and world. We asked "what would you do to change the problems around you?" This is the outcome...

The LSEE 411 class at Humboldt State University has been working with Elementary schools in Northern California this semester, trying to bring back the play and fun of reading. We have build a relationship with our students, we have learnt that even of our students understand differently, learn differently, and can explain the world to them differently. We have an amazing experience working in one-on-one reading interventions with these students. We as the LSEE 411 classroom have learnt that the Education system is not what the schools need, we need a whole new approach on literacy.