The Research Office is pleased to announce the awards for the Undergraduate Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Creativity (URISC) Winter\/Spring 2011-12 solicitation.<\/p>\n
There were a total of 40 submissions. Based on the recommendation of the URISC Advisory Panel, the Vice President for Research awarded 11 proposals totaling $12,474.<\/p>\n
The following proposals have been selected for funding:<\/p>\n
Averett, Joshua<\/strong> [Major: Rangeland Ecology and Management] (Faculty Project Advisor: Ryan Limb, Dept. of Rangeland Ecology and Management, College of Agricultural Sciences): \u201cYellow Sweet Clover Soil Nutrient Study\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Bostwick, Keiko<\/strong> [Major: Psychology] (Faculty Project Advisor: Kathy Becker-Blease, Dept. of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts): \u201cPerceptions of Financial Aid and College Success\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Glaus, Matt <\/strong>[Major: General Science] (Faculty Project Advisor: Daniel Myles, Dept. of Chemistry, College of Science): \u201cRational Synthetic Routes to Dioxadiazinyl Radicals\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Holley, Courtney<\/strong> [Major: Ecological Engineering] (Faculty Project Advisor: Mark Dolan, School of Chemical Biological and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering): \u201cAnaerobic Decomposition of Plastics and Biodegradable Plastic Alternatives\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Petrelli, Alissa <\/strong>[Major: Zoology] (Faculty Project Advisor: Anna Jolles, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine): \u201cEffect of Bot Fly (Cuterebridae) Infection on Immune Response in Townsend\u2019s Chipmunks (Tamias Townsendii)\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Pihl, Nicholas<\/strong> [Major: Biochemistry and Biophysics; University Honors College] (Faculty Project Advisor: Jeffrey Greenwood, Dept. of Biochemistry and Biophysics, College of Science): \u201cRegulation of Akt Activity by Calpain 2 in Gliobastoma Multiform\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Shoaf, James <\/strong>[Major: Biochemistry and Biophysics] (Faculty Project Advisor: Viviana Perez, Dept. of Biochemistry and Biophysics, College of Science): \u201cTreatment of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease with Rapamycin in Model Cells\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Ta, Charlie<\/strong> [Major: Microbiology and BioResource Research Interdisciplinary Sciences Program] (Faculty Project Advisor: Inga Zasada, Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology, College of Agricultural Sciences): \u201cLinking Genetic Variability of X. americanum Populations to Virus Vectoring Ability\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Taylor, David<\/strong> [Major: Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences] (Faculty Project Advisor: Dana Sanchez, Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, College of Agricultural Sciences): \u201cEstimating Lead Contamination Risk from Traditional Hunting Ammunition\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Taylor, Peter<\/strong> [Major: Geosciences] (Faculty Project Advisor: John Dilles, Dept. of Geosciences, College of Science): \u201cA Geologic Study of the WX and C2 Zones: Mt. Polley, British Columbia\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Trejo, Elyssa <\/strong>[Major: BioResource Research with a Toxicology option and Chemistry minor] (Faculty Project Advisor: Peter Cheeke, Dept. of Animal Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences): \u201cToxicological Interactions between Quillaja Saponins and Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Congratulations and thank you for your interest and effort in applying to the URISC program.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Research Office is pleased to announce the awards for the Undergraduate Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Creativity (URISC) Winter\/Spring 2011-12 solicitation. There were a total of 40 submissions. Based on the recommendation of the URISC Advisory Panel, the Vice President for Research awarded 11 proposals totaling $12,474. The following proposals have been selected for funding:… Continue reading