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A Dream Told Me to Be Here
- Mark GavitFilmUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
"But why should one consider dreams, those flimsy, elusive, unreliable, vague, and uncertain phantasms, at all?" - C. G. Jung
A Hypothetical Experiment for The Relationship Between the Menstrual Cycle and FFA Release
- Ricardo SanchezKinesiologyGraduate Student
- Adam GrimmittKinesiologyGraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
HYPOTHETICAL: Sex hormones estrogen and progesterone have been hypothesized to impact FFA release. While these two hormones fluctuate throughout the menstrual cycle, basal rates of FFA release are similar between menstrual cycle phases. Specifically, when looking at the early follicular (EF) and mid luteal (ML) phases, there is differences in plasma or intramuscular FFA release. However, the phase in which estrogen is at its highest and progesterone is at its lowest (late follicular [LF]) has been minimally studied. Additionally, the dynamics of FFA release might vary in non-resting conditions. The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in FFA release between the three phases
Abstraction
- Kylie Rose HolubFilmUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Logline: An unknowing beachcomber begins to transform into an extraterrestrial being after discovering an otherworldly skeleton beneath the sand. Synopsis: Tourist season has come to an end in the sleepy coastal town of Breaker’s Bay. The beaches are empty, but beneath the sand are treasures to be had. Items lost, forgotten by the past visitors of the sandy beaches of the North Coast, a beachcomber’s paradise. Molly Faye, a local beachcomber is about to wrap up her day of scanning the miles of endless beaches when she receives a faint signal on her metal detector. What she unearths at first appears to be a delicate piece of jewelry, but what it is attached to proves to be problematic...
Activity of Novel Cellulases from Cow Rumen
- Annie JensenChemistryUndergraduate Student
- Tessa M. BalkowChemistryUndergraduate Student
- Vincent D. CalderonChemistryUndergraduate Student
- Aaron R. DarlingtonChemistryUndergraduate Student
- Madison E. KishineffChemistryUndergraduate Student
- Jayden J. LoseeChemistryUndergraduate Student
- David A. MoralesChemistryUndergraduate Student
- Dr. Jenny A. CappuccioChemistryFaculty
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
Utilizing cellulase enzymes can enhance the production of biofuels. In this study, 14 cellulases identified through metagenomic analysis of cow rumen were expressed in E. Coli, purified using immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC), and then assessed for enzymatic activity versus a control cellulase isolated from Aspergillus Niger. To do this, we evaluated the breakdown of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) in a plate assay with Congo Red detection. 4 with high activity and 2 with low activity were selected for analyzing the effective pH on the enzymatic activity and expanding the research to kinetic analysis. Our results could inform new cellulase design and enhance biofuel production.
Analyzing Resistance in Carbon Nanotube Networks
- Tanner HoovenPhysicsUndergraduate Student
- Joshua MaldanadoPhysicsUndergraduate Student
- Gynell HigbyPhysicsUndergraduate Student
- Benjamin KafinPhysics & ChemistryUndergraduate Student
- Carla QuinteroPhysicsGraduate Student
- Ruth SaundersPhysicsFaculty
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
To 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 changes with the metallicity, or the percentage of metallic to semiconducting carbon nanotubes. When running simulations over networks with varying metallicities, we find a trend where the resistance increases to a peak value then decreases.
Aviary
- Lauryn BlottinFilmUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Aviary is a short film, made during the fall of 2020, in a film three production class. The story is about a woman dealing with agoraphobia (the fear of leaving one’s house), who must conquer her anxieties when her grocery delivery is placed too far from her comfort zone of reach.
Black Lives Matter: The Digital Mobilization of Citizen Journalists
- Julie NavarroJournalism and Mass CommunicationUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Osprey magazine reporter and photographer Julie Navarro won the prestigious Society of Professional Journalists Feature Photography award for her story, “Black Lives Matter: The digital mobilization of citizen journalists.” Navarro is a critical race and gender studies major and this was her first time working on student journalism Osprey magazine. “I really wanted to share something that would be meaningful for all to see,” Navarro said. “It means a lot to me being part of documenting history.”
Comparative Analysis of Anabaena Sensory Rhodopsin in Nanodiscs Containing Various Lipids.
- Maia StubbsBiologyUndergraduate Student
- Selena DuttonBiologyUndergraduate Student
- Haley HetrickBiologyUndergraduate Student
- Ashley AmadorBiologyUndergraduate Student
- Jacob SmithBiologyUndergraduate Student
- Dr. Jenny A. CappuccioChemistryFaculty
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
Membrane proteins (MP) are crucial for cell pathways, but are difficult to study due to hydrophobicity. Nanodiscs (ND) provide a lipid bilayer mimetic enabling MP studies. To improve efficiency, we compared two ND assembly methods for detergent removal, and evaluated how lipid affects the MP, Anabaena Sensory Rhodopsin. ND were assembled with purified ASR, various lipids, Sodium Cholate and Apolipoprotein AI. Electrophoresis was utilized to evaluate complex formation. ASR was successfully isolated and assembled into ND. We found that the biobead method was faster and had less risk of loss, showing it to be the better method. ND provide a promising approach to therapeutics affecting MP.
COVID-19 in Prisons
- Jazmin DelgadoPsychologyUndergraduate Student
- Kory LambertsScientific Diving, Environmental StudiesUndergraduate Student
- Andrea GerardenInternational Studies, NursingUndergraduate Student
- Jeremy TietzPsychologyUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
This presentation was made and presented by the Members of the Formerly Incarcerated Students Club. This presentation brings awareness to how prisons and jails are being handled (or not being handled) for COVID-19. We discuss the rates of COVID-19 inside prisons and jails, what prisons are supposed to be doing to abide by COVID-19 Guidelines outlined by the CDC, why they cannot and are not implementing most of them, and what needs to happen to lower these rates.
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) and Different Recovery Methods for Decreasing DOMS
- Blaine Edward WestKinesiologyUndergraduate Student
- Abby MillerKinesiologyUndergraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
In this fictional study, Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) is explained, and different recovery methods are investigated in order to research the decreasing effects of DOMS. Methods that are explored include different types of cool down recoveries such as a cool down with static stretching, a cool down with a combination of static stretching and foam rolling (a type of massage), or no cooldown performed at all. This study demonstrates how a combination of static stretching and foam rolling could be major factors in decreasing the effects of DOMS and perceived effects of DOMS. This presentation is in regards to the KINS 379 class assignment.