Marijuana Cultivation on the Yurok Reservation

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

This poster will look at the history of illegal cannabis cultivation within the Yurok Reservation boundaries. This poster will include the impacts to the tribal communities and their dependence on the water resources used in maintaining cannabis farming, the impact on natural and cultural resources and the current tribal stance on cannabis cultivation.

Market Match: North Coast Growers Assocation

Robhn Stallman, College Corp Undergraduate Student

Other

The market match program allows EBT/SNAP cardholders to use their benefits at local farmers market with an extra incentive. Through the market match incentive, customers will receive an additional $15 to spend at local farmers markets. The North Coast Growers Association is determined to building more sustainable food systems and robust communities. Help save this essential program and help our community.

Mask Design for Fantastic Mr. Fox by Constance Hill

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

My concept for the mask design is rooted in sustainability, using found materials to decorate the masks. The masks are made out of items that are found in nature - items that animals would use if they were able to make masks for themselves. Ranging from feathers, to redwood tree leaves and bark, to pine cones, and to dirt. Each material provides texture that is accurate and unique to that of the animal, or to the animal’s personality.

Maternal Nutrition & Gut Microbiota Quality: Determining Fetal Immune Development Outcome

Gessica Stepanenko, School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

Pregnancy nutrition determines the strength of connection between maternal gut microbiota quality and the developing immune system of the fetus (also known as the Maternal-Fetal Gut Microbiota Axis. )

Math Modeling Competition: Drowning in Plastic

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

As participants of the 2020 Math Modeling Contest, we modeled the outcomes of a hypothetical plastic tax. We implemented this tax to help slow the world's plastic pollution problem.

Mathematical Modeling of Adaptive Sex Ratios in Sea Lamprey Populations

Jaxon Tuggle, Mathematics Undergraduate Student

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

An extension of our research conducted during the Mathematical Competition in Modeling (MCM), we examined the effect that species possessing adaptive sex ratios have on their local ecosystem. We constructed a model using computer software (NetLogo) allowing multiple simulations to be run of our digital ecosystem with various parameters. This allowed us to highlight adaptive nature of the gender ratio of the selected species, the sea lamprey, and the consequences on the broader ecosystem. This project included an examination on population dynamics as well as prey-predator relationships using implementations of applied mathematics and the field of ecology.

Mathematical Modeling of Tumor and T-Cell Dynamics

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

We propose and analyze a mathematical model for the interaction of T cells and tumor cells using a system of ordinary differential equations with the goal of understanding immune-mediated tumor rejection. We explore parameter sets which yield qualitatively different behavior. A major goal of this work is the determination of parameters which play a critical role in remission or clearance of the cancer in the model. In addition to our ODE model, we present an agent-based model to illustrate how naïve T cells are primed in the lymph node to fight cancer. This priming involves antigen presentation, cytokine signaling, and chemotaxis.

Maximization of Sustainable Values in Real Estate

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Using applied anthropology to create sustainable models for real estate values, and hopefully prevent another great recession. The next phase is to determine the cultural implications of these models and to see how our cultural will react when their homes loses value on paper but are worth the same in terms of wages disposable income ratio.

Mayan Ceramic Reconstruction

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

This reconstruction project was essential in understanding the proper steps to put together ancient pottery. The methods used were based on the National Park Service use of acryloid B-72 for labeling, as well as the Xuenkal Archaeological Project, Yucatán’s way of properly conserving, washing, and gluing of ceramic. The acryloid glue allows items’ provenance to be written directly on the artifact without damage. The acryloid glue prevents the curling, flaking, and loss of numbers of the cellulose nitrate lacquers within the ceramics unlikes other glues. These methods have proven successful with the ink, not being absorbed by the ceramic causing damage and the glue proved longevity.

Mazes and Memory: Does lifestyle affect spatial memory and ability?

College of Professional Studies

This study aims to address whether differences in spatial ability and memory will be found among those who have active lifestyles, inactive lifestyles, and those who play video games. Spatial ability was examined by having participants become familiarized and then tested on a 3-D computerized maze. Participants were tested on memory and spatial components when asked to recollect the spatial layout of the computerized map.