Sudden Death Among Athletes

Aleksander Teplicki, Other Undergraduate Student

Other

I preformed a literature review regarding sudden cardiovascular death among athletes. In my review I found that sudden cardiovascular death is primarily caused by atherosclerotic coronary artery disease and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In my presentation I aim to discuss these two conditions, their prevalence, and why they are difficult to diagnose amongst athletes. I also aim to discuss the current athletic screening protocols in the united states, as well as what can be done going foreward to prevent or limit the cases of sudden cardiovascular death in athletes.

Temperatures Impact on Insect Capture and Black Phoebe Foraging Activity

Alyssa Lomeli, Wildlife Undergraduate Student

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

This project is a study I conducted which will be portraying the data I have collected. The data and additional outside research was done to depict temperatures impact on Black phoebe foraging activity and insect capture within the city of Arcata.

Testing Gravitational Interactions Below Fifty Microns

Alexandra Papesh, Physics & Astronomy Undergraduate Student

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Attempts to unify the Standard Model and General Relativity often include features that violate the Weak Equivalence Principle (WEP) and/or the gravitational Inverse-Square Law (ISL). To investigate this, researchers at Cal Poly Humboldt are conducting precision measurements of gravitational interactions below 50 microns. This project employs a torsion pendulum configured as a composition dipole with equal masses of titanium and aluminum. The twist angle and frequency of the pendulum is measured as an attractor mass in a parallel-plate configuration oscillates within submillimeter separations. *Supported by NSF grants PHY-1065697, PHY-1306783, PHY-1606988, PHY-1908502

The Best Parts of KCACTF 2024

Aly Greaver, Dance, Music, & Theatre Undergraduate Student

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

From February 18th-23rd, students from the Humboldt Theater Program attended KCACTF, this poster depicts the top 5 events this year.

The Body’s Adaptations to Facilitate Motor Learning and Injury Prevention for the Overhand Throw Skill in Baseball Players

Dominic Gallardo, School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

This poster presentation explores motor learning of the overhand throw skill specifically for baseball players. The research describes the necessary variables contributing to adequate development of the skill and how the skill should be performed. In addition, injury prevention is a vital component in performing a skill that should be critical for high level athletes.

The Clarke Museum College Corps Fellows - Pitch Fest 2024

Carrie White, Other Undergraduate Student

Other

Hosted at Cal Poly Humboldt, Pitch Fest is an opportunity for College Corps Fellows to participate in an authentic learning experience focused on the learning objective of grant writing. Many community partners had their College Corps students take the initiative to identify a project, create a budget to accomplish their respective strategic goals, and develop an argument as to why their needs were crucial for the institution they worked for and the greater community. Together, three College Corps Fellows serving The Clarke Museum, Eureka, won the top grant prize to protect “The Sun Set Twice on the People that Day “ Mural, painted by Native artists Brian Tripp and Alme Allen.

The Educational Development Center: A Stepping Stone to Sustainable Development

Jazzmin Fontenot`, Anthropology Undergraduate Student

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

At the intersection of anthropology and development, this project explores the efficacy of Participatory Action Research (PAR) through a case study of the Educational Development Center (EDC) and their Basa, Pilipinas! project. PAR utilizes ethnographic methods and emphasizes the importance of collaboration with developers and the community they wish to serve. This is a response to the critiques of educational Development as a method of perpetuating the legacy of colonialism by implanting Western epistemology from imperialist nations into developing countries. While PAR is an attempt to decolonize Development, it is not without critique itself.

The Effectiveness of Different Teaching Methods in Physical Education

BRAYAN CALEL, Other Undergraduate Student

Library

The Effectiveness of Different Teaching Methods in Physical Education. This will be the topic I’ll be addressing. I will also be printing my own poster for the day for idea feast.

The Effects of Combined Oral Contraceptives on Mood and Affect: A Meta-Analysis

Camille Burns, Psychology Graduate Student

College of Professional Studies

Combined oral contraceptive (COC) pills are widely used by women of reproductive age, but there is still little conclusive evidence about their mood-related side effects. This meta-analysis examined the relationship between oral contraceptive use and mood effects such as depression and anxiety. The results of the meta-analysis suggest that COCs contribute to a small but significant improvement in women’s overall moods. However, methodological challenges and inconsistencies make it difficult for researchers to establish any firm conclusions about the role COCs play in mood changes.

The Effects of Positive and Negative Reinforcement From Coaches in Collegiate Student-Athletes

Ciera Pyle, School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

Research on the effects of positive and negative reinforcement from coaches in collegiate student-athletes and how it effects performance and an individuals sense of autonomy. Coaching has been found to influence not only the individual internally and externally, but the environment around them aiding in the development of the athlete, student, and individual as a whole.