May 2020 Issue

The negative effects of a high fat diet and sleep deprivation in adolescence on hippocampal volume and neurogenesis do not continue in adulthood.

An analysis of the cortisol stress responses to the Trier Social Stress Test and responses to social ability questionnaires in females and males with autism spectrum disorder.

A platform was created that allows students to more thoroughly engage in group learning using models that teach complex networking concepts.

The usability and temperature capabilities of a commercial-sized, easily replicable solar oven were improved upon through structural changes, temperature testing, and material comparisons, and cook trials were performed to understand functionality.

Investigating Desalination Possibilities in Membrane Disillation

Neural stem cells experience a decrease in quiescence in the absence of Jedi-1 positive endothelial cells.

A flow-temperature sensing device was incorporated into a water-blanket system to calculate heat transfer for use as an independent varia-ble in cooling studies

This study aimed to find a better treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndrome using myeloid progenitor cells grown in 3D culture.

This paper describes the isolation of endophytes with bacterial resistance so that a novel antibiotic may be synthesized.

Determining the metabolism of brain microvascular endothelial cells through conditional media testing.

Dextrose increased the neurotoxicity of the neurotoxin, 6-OHDA, in C. elegans in testing the development of “Parkinson’s-like” disease.

A comparison between an automated method of collection calcium peaks to a manual version to determine the accuracy of the automated system and gain insight into the role of calcium during the wound healing process.

The average grain size of Brahmaputra sediment samples from the Pleistocene and Holocene were compared to understand delta formation.

Climate change services were implemented into NetsBlox, as linking computer science to outside fields of science is an effective method of teaching programming.

This project consists of the creation of a robotics platform built on Python and a curriculum for middle and high school students in order to increase the amount of students interested in computer science.

Immunostaining and Computational approaches through the HistoCAT software determined a non-random organization of cells in Subependymal Giant-Cell Astrocytomas (SEGAs), a type of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex tumor.

Macrophage exposure to IFN- γ was tested to understand any viability decrease before application in upcoming experimentation.

This study analyzes the ages of zircon minerals found in the ANDRILL core in order to track past ice flow.