May 2, 2025
Reception & Presentations 2pm to 5pm
Cal Poly Humboldt Library
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How Different Tribes Harvest Their Deer
Jedidiah Parker
Wildlife
Undergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
I will be providing information on how different tribes utilize parts of the deer and add insight on how it varies throughout area and season. I will include tribes from Wisconsin, California, and Oregon.
Virginidad: Concept of Virginity in Hispanic Communities
Nicole Zamora
Wildlife
Undergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
Virginity is prioritized highly in hispanics cultures. I want to navigate virginity and sex positivity in Latin cultures. Many young women are raised to think of our virginities as 'flowers' or 'gems', although some people are free to believe this way, the shame that comes after sex or not viewing it as that should be changed. It's a proposal for education that can be used in wide variety of locations and contexts.
White-crowned sparrow song adjustments to anthropogenic noise
Lucca
Faccini
Wildlife
Undergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
An undergraduate Wildlife senior research project about understanding the relationship between white-crowned sparrow songs and anthropogenic noise.
Great Blue Herons and feeding ecology (title may change at a later date)
Thalia
Contreras
Wildlife
Undergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
How successful great blue herons are with their feeding strategies and how anthropogenic factors may influence behavior in the ardeids.
Humboldt County Population Growth Correlated to Unidentified Flying Object Reports 1920 - 2021
Starsong
Brittain
History
Undergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
This project looked to see what correlations could be found here in Humboldt county between population changes and annual number of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) repots from the years of 1920 to 2021.
Weather Impacts on Insect and Arthropod Diversity and Abundance
Megan
Solimine
Wildlife
Undergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
This project examines the effects of weather on insect and arthropod diversity and abundance in Arcata, California. Data captured was keyed out to taxonomic family, then Jaccard's Index and beta diversity tests were used to identify differences between sites.
Bayside Corners
Jasson Flores
Geography
Undergraduate Student
Brooks Spencer
Geography
Undergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Bayside Corners is a Nonprofit Organization which seeks to help foster community building in the community of Bayside.
Morning Fuel: How Breakfast Timing and Composition Influence Cognitive Performance and Critical Thinking in College Students
Tyler
Ruys
School of Applied Health
Undergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
This project explores how the timing and nutritional content of breakfast impacts cognitive performance in college students, with a focus on critical thinking and memory. Findings suggest that eating a balanced, protein-rich breakfast within 1–2 hours of waking significantly enhances mental clarity and task performance.
Settler Colonialism in Humboldt
Alexandria Jones
Geography
Undergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
This presentation addresses the role of Fort Humboldt in settler colonialism in Humboldt county as well as fits Fort Humboldt into a larger analysis of settler colonial conflicts.
Assessing BDNF Levels over 30 Days via Capillary Blood
Sally Hang
Psychology
Graduate Student
Josue Rodriguez
Psychology
Graduate Student
Roldan Garcia
Psychology
Undergraduate Student
Emily Murphy
Psychology
Undergraduate Student
Heather Kilgore
Psychology
Graduate Student
College of Professional Studies
Brain health, and the benefits of physical exercise, have been linked to a biological signaling molecule called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Numerous studies have investigated BDNF levels before and after exercise. Some benefits of increased BDNF concentration have been associated eith better cognitive functioning, memory and neuronal support. Decreased BDNF levels have been linked to poorer cognitive functioning, poorer memory recall, and apoptosis (cell death). This study investigates BDNF variability over a longer duration (30 days) through capillary-drawn blood and will do a correlational analysis to see if recent physical exercise increases circulating BDNF concentrations.