Re-creating Ancient Egyptian Bread: An Experimental Archaeology Project

Ellen Durkee, Anthropology Undergraduate Student

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

This project attempts to re-creating the taste of ancient Egyptian bread. It began with a successful attempt to create a sourdough starter. Emmer wheat, one of the main grains cultivated by ancient Egyptians, was used as the flour for the bread. The overall project to create ancient Egyptian bread was also successful. Further experiments would help achieve the goal of re-creating the accurate style of ancient Egyptian bread by focusing on re-creating the conical mold it was baked in.

Realities Edge " An untold story about the forefathers of documentary"

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Reality's Edge is a documentary film about Robert and Francis Flaherty (Nanook of the North) and their dramatic struggles with friend and nemesis John Grierson (who established the BBC). Their opposition with Grierson established the parameters and practice of all documentary filmmakers that followed. This film is a glimpse of the remarkable early days of cinema that examines how the Flaherty's timeless films were produced. And this is the first film to credit and appreciate Francis Flaherty as a key collaborator with Robert (who has historically been the only recognized member of their team). In layman's terms, Reality’s Edge is the “big bang”of ethnographic documentary filmmaking.

Rebekah Lodge Historical Collection

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

The goal of this project is to establish an ethnographic archive that documents Humboldt County women's stories and experiences. This archive will contain both historical and contemporary material and be devoted to making the stories, struggles, and achievements of women in Humboldt County known. The Rebekah's Lodge was a Independent Order Of the Oddfellows, whose main goal was to serve the community around Humboldt County through their services and volunteer work.

Recess Club: Fostering Student Connection Through Physical Activity and Social Emotional Learning

Sydney Tabbert, Education Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

This year I've interned at Alder Grove Charter School, an independent study school that provides homeschooled students with individualized education. Although, due to the limited on-campus presence and the absence of shared recreational spaces, students have found it more difficult to connect with their peers. Recognizing the lack of opportunities for physical play and social interaction, I developed The Recess Club: a program designed to engage students in physical activity, social-emotional learning, and community building. Informed by surveys and student interest, my goal was to create a consistent, inclusive space where students and their families could connect while staying active.

Recommendations of evidence-based curriculum for incarcerated youth mental health treatment program

College of Professional Studies

This project incorporates peer-reviewed research and academic literature in developing a report of evidence-based curriculum for appropriate use in mental health treatment for incarcerated youth.

Reconceptualizing Waste in Humboldt County

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Did you know our solid waste doesn't reside with us here in Humboldt County? We didn't either. In fact, it's actually trucked, container by container, about 280 miles south to a landfill in Solano County. Through our service-learning partnership with Zero Waste Humboldt, and collaboration with Humboldt Waste Management Authority and Recology, we are producing public service announcements and other media messages to communicate inclusive and effective solutions by cultivating a community of stakeholders in our shared environment. We intend to provoke community members, businesses, and organizations of Humboldt County to reexamine the responsibilities that come with the waste we produce.

Recreation Administration Alumni Spotlight

Keegan Henry, Other Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

This project aims to highlight several alumni of the Recreation Administration program at Cal Poly Humboldt. These interviews will introduce the alumni along with their history at Cal Poly Humboldt and their career experience. The interviews will be made into short form videos with use of AI for the imagery. The videos are targeted at prospective students along with current students and members of the community. The alumni careers range in order to showcase the variety in the field of Recreation. Once complete, these videos will be found on the Recreation Admin YouTube channel.

Recreational Beach Day

Grace Shanahan, School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

My project took place in the form of an event. I organized a community event at Clam beach to get others outside and learn the importance of recreating. Various activities were offered, and this event was free for all participants. Different learning resources were provided to highlight the benefits and importance of recreating and spending time outside.

Recreational Trail Impacts on Presence and Abundance Patterns of the California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus) in the Arcata Community Forest, CA

Rashel Cazares-Navarro , Wildlife Undergraduate Student

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

My project aims at understanding how recreational trails have shaped terrestrial salamanders' presence and conditional abundance in the Arcata Community Forest. In this project, I aim to answer if hiking trails affect the presence and abundance patterns of the California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuates). To address my question, I conducted my research in two months, from February to April, at the Arcata Community Forest. I conducted my research on two different trails. The first is the Short Trail (0.11 miles), and the second is Redwood Park Trail (0.28 miles). This information is crucial to the conservation and management of salamanders as they are an indicator species.

Red-Tailed and Red-Shouldered Hawk Habitat Usage Throughout Humboldt County

Pouya Kazemi, Wildlife Undergraduate Student

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Studying if the habitat type has an effect on the what age hawk will be using that territory, either adult or immature. Looking at four habitat types, open, forest, urban and water. There was no significance in habitat type in relation to age.