Author: Jackson Marsh | Major: Mechanical Engineering | Semester: Fall 2023 My name is Jackson Marsh, and for the second semester of my senior year, Spring 2024, I continued my research in the Nano Energy and Data-Driven Discovery (NED3) laboratory with Dr. Han...
Understanding Bystander Intervention in Gyms and Fitness Centers
Author: Caroline Meche | Major: Public Health | Semester: Fall 2023 Sexual harassment is defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as unwelcomed sexual advances, request for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Bystander...
Trent Papenmeier- Reimagining the structure of photoactive materials
Author: Trent Papenmeier | Major: Chemistry | Semester: Fall 2023 I am Trent Papenmeier, a senior working towards a chemistry major in the Fullbright College of Arts and Science. I have been working under Professor Robert Coridan for the past year and a half. The...
Data Science: Where Numbers Write Stories
Author: Nicole Rogers | Major: Data Science | Semester: Fall 2023 Nicole Rogers is a senior pursuing her BS in Data Science under the College of Engineering. Her research mentor Dr. Jeff Gruenewald serves as Director of the Terrorism Research Center and is a Professor...
RNA Sequencing at BANG Peaks
Author: Melih Karabacak | Major: Biology | Semester: Fall 2023 My name is Melih Karabacak and I am in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. I am a Biology major with a Chemistry minor and I am conducting research under my mentor Dr. Jeannine Durdik in the...
Passion and a Well-Rounded Team will Help your Research Project Succeed
Author: Katelyn Helberg | Major: Biology & Art History | Semester: Fall 2023 My research topic investigates the effect of Progesterone, a sex hormone, on cognitive thinking in college aged women. To study this topic, I collected saliva samples from participants to...
“Geosocial Networking Application Usage, Adverse Mental Health Outcomes, and Sexual Risk Behavior in Sexual Minority Men”
Author: Matthew Hayhurst | Major: Sociology | Semester: Fall 2023 Over the past semester, I have worked with Mindy Sue Bradley, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminology, on a project investigating health and psychosocial outcomes in a population of...
Breaking Barriers: Navigating Leadership Pathways Towards Gender Equality
Author: Alana Skogen | Major: Agricultural Communications & AgriBusiness | Semester: Fall 2023 My name is Alana Skogen, and I’m a recent graduate of Dale Bumper's College of Agriculture, Food & Life Sciences. I double-majored in Agricultural Communications and...
Researching tobacco and nicotine policies
Author: Mufazzela Tabassum | Major: Public Health | Semester: Fall 2023 This research investigates social media discussions on emerging tobacco access laws, with a specific focus on the proposed California date-of-birth bill. The bill aims to ban sales of tobacco...
Promoting Civic Engagement: Empowering Voters with Information
Author: Joseph Dumond | Major: Computer Science | Semester: Fall 2023 My name is Joseph Dumond. I am a sophomore computer science major in the College of Engineering. This past fall semester, I had the pleasure to participate with Dr. Louise Hancox and Dr. Jennie Popp...