Undergraduates In The News
Roots comprise over half of the biomass of plants in arctic tundra ecosystems; despite this, the representation of roots in ecosystem models is typically lacking, in part due to the difficulty in observing roots and their behavior in nature, in contrast to the better realized representation of the above-ground portion of plants.
Approximately one in five adults in the United States have been diagnosed with some form of mental illness, but less than half received treatment in this past year (NAMI, 2019).
In the coming years, the use of low-powered integrated circuits in self-powered systems and the Internet of Things will require millions, if not billions of sensors to be powered. This project aims to meet that need by exploiting temperature gradients through the use of thermoelectric generators.
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) is the 7th most common cancer worldwide. However, despite its prevalence, only one HNSCC-targeted therapy exists. Unfortunately, this therapy has only shown modest efficacy in patients; thus, the need to develop a more effective treatment arises. The ceramide nanoliposome (CNL) is a therapeutic currently in clinical trials for numerous cancers.
Self-assembling peptide hydrogels create finely tunable microenvironments to promote cell proliferation and differentiation . Previous work has shown that such hydrogels can be chemically modified while retaining physical characteristics and are capable of protecting cells during syringe injection.
Injection of pluripotent stem-cell derived cardiomyocytes and neurons represents a promising strategy to treat tissue damaged in heart or neurodegenerative diseases and trauma.
Digital media is slowly finding its way into academia in the form of digital lecture platforms and textbooks. Traditional print media offers far less versatility than digital texts, which can provide audio resources, video resources, and interactive questions that paper texts simply cannot provide.
General Schedule (Newcomb Hall)
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Oral Presentations
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Oral Session 1: 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM
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Oral Session 2: 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM