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Market Match: North Coast Growers Assocation
Robhn Stallman, College Corp Undergraduate Student
- FionaConnorsCollege CorpUndergraduate 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.
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. )
Mathematical Modeling of Adaptive Sex Ratios in Sea Lamprey Populations
Jaxon Tuggle, Mathematics Undergraduate Student
- MathematicsUndergraduate 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.
Media Coverage of the Klamath Dam Removal
Jessie Cretser-Hartenstein, Journalism & Mass Communication Faculty
- OdenTaylorJournalism & Mass CommunicationUndergraduate Student
- JillianWellsJournalism & Mass CommunicationUndergraduate Student
- EmmaWilsonJournalism & Mass CommunicationUndergraduate Student
- GabrielZuckerJournalism & Mass CommunicationUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
This study examines media representations of the removal of the Klamath Dam, a development in Northern California's Indigenous land restoration efforts. Recognizing the historical underrepresentation of Indigenous voices in mainstream media, this research analyzes local coverage of the Klamath dam removal project by Humboldt County's leading news organizations: North Coast Journal, Times-Standard, and Lost Coast Outpost.
Mesocarnivore Temporal Niche Partitioning in Response to Anthropogenic Presence in Northern California
Anna Schwecke, Wildlife Undergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
The study is aimed to determine (1) If mesocarnivores use temporal niche partitioning to reduce resource conflict, then interspecific species will have minimal activity overlap and (2) If anthropogenic presence alters temporal niche partitioning among mesocarnivores at my study site, then mesocarnivores will display circadian overlap where it typically does not occur.
Miné Okubo: Art as Social Commentary and Cultural Expression
Ariana Mallery, Art + Film Undergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
I was assigned to do a research paper in my capstone art history class (410W). This poster explores the life and art of Miné Okubo, highlighting her experiences as an artist and her commitment to using art as a tool for social commentary and cultural expression. Okubo's journey is traced from her early artistic training with Fernand Léger in Paris to her internment in the Topaz camp during World War II and her subsequent artistic endeavors.
Molecular and Serological detection of Rickettsia species Phylotype G022 and R. tillamookensis in Dogs
Nicholas Woronchuk, Biological Sciences Graduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
Rickettsia bacteria cause several human diseases. Ixodes pacificus, a common human biting tick, vectors Rickettsia species phylotype G022 (G022) and Rickettsia tillamookensis. Both species shares an evolutionary lineage with known rickettsial pathogens and have a low prevalence in I. pacificus. Recently the incidence of rickettsial diseases has increased, along with vector borne diseases (VBD). Between 2004-2016 a total of 491,671 cases of tick-borne diseases were reported in the United States (76% of all VBD). The pathogenicity of G022 and R. tillamookensis has never been documented. Here we report that G022 and R. tillamookensis have the capacity to be horizontally transmitted to mammals.
Multifaceted: SEM analysis of Entolomatoid basidiospores
Casey Ledford , Biological Sciences Undergraduate Student
- FrankCappuccioChemistryFaculty
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
The Entomlomataceae (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) are a relatively speciose and highly variant family of fungi. They are identified by their salmon-pink pigmented basidiospores that are multifaceted/multiangular in polar or in all views. Known complexities in erecting species concepts and deciphering taxonomic groups exist, including extensive phenotypic plasticity. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) images portraying basidiospore morphological nuances may serve as a powerful tool in solving the taxonomy of the group.
Nest Tree Selection of Swainson's and Red-Tailed Hawks in Butte Valley, CA
Cristina Portillo, Wildlife Undergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
We collected microhabitat data at nest trees to determine if Red-tailed Hawks and Swainson's Hawks showed a preference for certain tree characteristics. Microhabitat data included tree height, nest height, number of primary trunks, diameter at breast height, density of canopy, the presence or absence of lichen, lichen type, and local tree density. We used logistic regression to test the expectation that Red-tailed Hawks and Swainson's Hawks select older and larger trees relative to local availability. The implications of these results could inform which trees are selected for western juniper removal, which is an anticipated treatment conducted by the U.S. Forest Service in Butte Valley.
Orchid Micropropagation and the Potential for Conservation
Rebecca Bendzick, Biological Sciences Undergraduate Student
- HeidiRutschowBiological SciencesStaff
- ValoriMrazBiological Sciences
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
Orchidaceae is one of the most diverse flowering plant families. Despite the worldwide popularity of Phalaenopsis for floral aesthetics, many other ecologically important species are either endangered or threatened and require elaborate cultivation strategies. Currently one of the top conservation approaches utilizes clonal propagation techniques via tissue culture, resulting in vegetative propagation in mass numbers. We present successful sterile introduction, cultivation and maintenance of Phalaenopsis seedlings with the hope that this tissue culture method can be applied to native orchid species here in Humboldt County.