Many people have heard of fools gold. Fools gold is more commonly known to geologists as Pyrite (which has the chemical formula: FeS2) and can easily be confused with real gold (chemical formula: Au). However, there is now some evidence that in certain geological circumstances, pyrite formation may be associated with the presence of gold. […]
B63: The Relationship Between Racial and Sexual Identity and Suicidal Ideation Among College Students Who Binge Drink
Suicidal ideation is a public health issue. In fact, 33% of college students have at least one suicidal thought annually (Becker, Holdaway, & Luebbe, 2018). In combination, binge drinking has gained popularity among college students. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to examine the impact of college student binge drinking on suicidal ideation with […]
A36: April Wallace and the Lost Village: An Approach to Community Engagement in Archaeology
Archaeology looks to the past to find meaning in modern identities; for this reason, its sites are often political and the public wants a stake in the research, resulting in increased efforts towards public outreach in archaeology. Yet there is a spectrum of politicism to sites and not all efforts at community outreach are as […]
A93: MBI 223/224: No Matter How Small: Tiny Truffula & Other Novel Bacteriophages of Microbacterium foliorum
In Miami University’s Bacteriophage class, phages that infect Microbacterium foliorum were isolated. 12 of 20 phages were successfully isolated from organic matter and from that 3 were sequenced and later annotated in MBI 224. The three phages were from three different clusters: EE, EB, and EH. The EE and EB phages were found to be […]
B02: Infected Snails in a Contaminated World: Investigating the Effects of Pesticides on Parasite-Infected Snails
Humans have caused major changes to our environment, one example being pesticide pollution. Over 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used annually in the United States. Pesticides do not remain isolated in the terrestrial environment but accumulate in freshwater systems. Globally, parasite-induced diseases are on the rise and pesticide pollution may be a contributing factor. […]
B43: Are We Changing Children’s Lives? The Effects of an Early Intervention Program on Parenting Attitudes and Child Wellbeing
For the Global Health Minor immersion experience, I spent Winter Term volunteering with Baby University, a nonprofit attempting to close the education gap in South Toledo by equipping parents of children ages 0-5 for the vital role they play in their child’s development and early education. Baby U carries out this mission via free, ten-week […]
A11: Identification and association of maize imprinted genes with transposable elements in maize endosperm
Genomic imprinting is believed to be an inherently epigenetic phenomenon in which differential allele expression occurs in a parent-of-origin dependent manner. In plants, imprinting is mainly observed in the endosperm, an organ specialized to supply nutrients to the developing angiosperm embryo. The major causes of genomic imprinting are changes to gene accessibility resulting from DNA […]
B38: Developing a Hyperspectral Database for Remote Sensing of Mine Waste in Tonopah, Nevada
The mine waste in and around the town of Tonopah in Nevada has been an issue for the residents for years. The issue is that without proper testing, someone may accidentally start construction on a pile of old mine waste without even realizing it. Thus creating a health hazard for both the construction workers and […]
B33: Factors Controlling Hydraulic Fracture Induced Seismicity in Ohio
Induced seismicity in Eastern Ohio has been ongoing for the past several years, much of which is attributed directly to hydraulic fracturing (HF) wells. To help parse which factors influence the generation of earthquakes in the region we gathered public well data for the HF wells in Harrison, Monroe, and Noble county. This dataset allowed […]
A25: Turning a Cell Phone into a Spectrometer
Spectrometers are large and very expensive devices that are not very portable. The aim of this project is to use a cell phone and a small device that attaches onto the camera and have it output and analyze a sample similar to how spectrometers do. There are many applications for a spectrometer including but not […]
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