Saudi Women Enforce Freedom of Expression

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

This project promotes freedom of expression in today’s world by demonstrating advocates in a hostile society creating a movement to show women can be just as competent as men. It is important to acknowledge women are still fighting to receive the benefits of equality in other countries. Women in all parts of the world should be able to engage and contribute within any given community to enhance the quality of society. I find it amazing that women advocates in Saudi Arabia risked their lives, ruined their reputation, and even lost their jobs in order to support the movement by demonstrating their freedom of expression.

Save the Bison

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

For ideafest we plan to enlighten our fellow Humboldtians on how Native tribes are helping to save the bison from extinction. Bison have played a key role in Native culture especially in the great plains . Their bison are like our salmon. The Sioux and Assiniboine tribes of Fork pecks currently have the largest restoration herd, with up to 340 bison living and thriving on their lands. We major in zoology and we decided to focus in on this subject because it is a clear bridge on how Indigenous people make connections between animals and their culture. Thereby, a connection between NAS and Zoology is born and recognized :) .

Scaling Resistance with Channel Length for Carbon Nanotube Networks

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

In order to help inform the applicability of carbon nanotube networks for use as field effect transistors or as biosensors, we have run computer simulations in order to characterize the electrical properties of these networks, and specifically, how the resistance of these networks scales with the channel length for various amounts of metallic wires present in the networks. We find a trend that as the channel length increases, the resistance of the network increases as well. In addition, as the probability of metallic wires present in the network increases, the scaling factor of the resistance, m, increases at a larger constant rate with increasing channel length.

Scanning Electron Microscope Imaging of Nitropentaamminecobalt(III) Chloride ([Co(NH3)5NO2]Cl2) Crystal Structure

David Morales, Chemistry Undergraduate Student

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Inorganic chemistry is the study of molecules that have properties and behaviors of inorganic compounds, such as metals, minerals, and organometallic compounds. Students in organic chemistry lab used knowledge of coordination compounds to synthesize nitropentaamminecobalt(III) chloride ([Co(NH3)5NO2]Cl2) crystals. Imaging of these crystals using a scanning electron microscope was performed to get a closer look at these crystals to characterize them further.

Scavenger Interactions with Marine Mammal Carcasses along Humboldt County Coast

Keith Erickson, Wildlife Undergraduate Student

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

My research looked into how scavengers are using marine mammal carcasses and what is affecting this relationship. I worked with the Marine Mammal Education and Research Program to obtain carcasses ranging from Crescent City down to Cape Mendocino. I used game cameras placed on the beaches to monitor scavenging activity, responding to a total of 9 California Sea Lion and 2 Harbor Seal carcasses from October to April.

Scavenging Efficiency in Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) at Forested Sites

Ephraim Lowe, Wildlife Undergraduate Student

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Turkey vultures are well known for their incredible sense of smell due to their large olfactory bulbs, which are even larger than some mammals, such as rats. The study conducted compared the olfaction ability of turkey vultures to local mammals in the area by baiting sites in the Arcata Community Forest with carrion. It analyzed which species arrived to carrion sites first, and how weather, temperature, and humidity affected their ability to locate carrion efficiently.

Schumann Fantasie in C Major

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

The Fantasie in C major, Op. 17, dedicated to Franz Liszt.

Screening for Regulators of Quiescence in Drosophila Testis Stem Cell Niche

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Interactions between stem cells and their microenvironment, or niche, are not thoroughly understood. The Drosophila testis stem cell niche provides a simple model to observe niche-stem cell interactions. This niche contains non-dividing hub cells that signal to adjacent germline stem cells and somatic cyst stem cells (CySCs). If the testis is damaged (specifically, if CySCs are eliminated) hub cells sense their absence and respond by dividing and changing their identity (or transdifferentiating), becoming replacement CySCs. Because transdifferentiation occur in many niches and can promote tumor formation, we are using Drosophila testes niche as a model to gain more insights on this process.

Scuba Diving The North Coast

College of Professional Studies

I have created a specialized handbook for scuba divers interested in diving the north coast. It is a guide for certified divers who are not familiar with Humboldt County's ocean conditions. It provides tips, techniques, as well as locations and how to dive those locations properly. It uses different approaches that can suit both the beginner and the veteran diver alike.

Sculpture Walk Spring 2023

Sondra Schwetman, Art + Film Faculty

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Sculpture Walk in the Library - students will display their art work on pedestals on the first floor of the library.