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Concurrent Sessions III

Concurrent Sessions III: 2:50-3:50 p.m.

Session IIIA — Clack; Moderator: Adam Ellsworth

  1. Observations of a Medical Clinic in Kerala, India; Karin Bruinsma, Leanne Nichols (EHS — Luetkemeier)
  2. Effects of Exercise at Moderate Altitude on Sweat Composition and Sweat Rates; Lauren Hasler (EHS — Davis/Luetkemeier)
  3. Effects of Altitude Exposure on Lactate Clearance During Active and Passive Recovery; Sara Swanton, Kelley Walsh (EHS — Davis)

Session IIIB — DOW L-1; Moderator: Tyler Kreft

  1. Pharmacological Characterization of 5-HT Receptors Mediating Contraction in the Rat Jugular Vein; Geri Gaskell (EHS — Ball)
  2. Soil and Water Contaminants on the U.S./Mexico Border; Abigail Grieve (CHM — Strait)
  3. The Allene-Claisen Rearrangement to Produce Sandalwood Odorants; Blake Reed (CHM — Turk)

Session IIIC — DOW L-4; Moderator: Nate Howell

  1. Substrate Color-Induced Melanization in Adult Midland Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta marginata); Charles Bunce (BIO — Clark/Rowe)
  2. DNA Isolation and PCR to Produce Sequence of BT Receptors in Danaus plexippus; Katherine Burton (BIO — Keeton)
  3. A Brachial Plexus Injury in a Collegiate Football Player and Its Complications; Megan Darcy (EHS — Griffin)

Session IIID — SAC 109; Moderator: Rachel Blackhurst

  1. An Ethical Analysis and Evaluation of Defensive Wars; Kevin Bilbrey (PHL — Dixon)
  2. HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: Is “Universal Access” to Antiretroviral Medications Feasible When Pharmaceutical Patents Must be Enforced by Least Developed Countries After 2016?; Drew Emge (FOR — Hulme)
  3. Literacy Beyond Borders; Kathryn Rice, Kyla Wojtas (STC — Hulme)

Session IIIE — SAC 113; Moderator: Emily Neil

  1. Exploring the Process of Writing a Novel; Sarah Lindesmith (ENG — Vivian)
  2. Worlds Without Men: Speculative Fiction and Masculinity; Faina Polt (ENG — von Wallmenich/Bender)
  3. Lessons in Looking: Poetry-Writing Workshops for Elders; Abigail Zukausky (ENG — Palmer)

Session IIIF — SAC 215; Moderator: Anthony Elenbaas

  1. Searching and Seizing in the 21st Century: An Analysis of America’s Origins and Modern Conceptions of Privacy; John Fillmore (HST — Olbertson)
  2. The Historical Persuasiveness of Renaissance Explorers; Daniel Fraser (HST — Smith)

Session IIIG — Library, Smith Room; Moderator: Brittany Lewis

  1. A Common Table: Understanding and Generating Rights-Based Local Agricultural and Social Development
  2. Practices in Rural Mexico; William Allen (PAF — Lorenz)
  3. The Myths of Hispanic Undocumented Immigrants in the United States; Emily Boerman (PAF — Lorenz) Effective Ways to Fund Health Care in Third-World Countries Using Foreign Aid; Anita Hemlich, Ben Roberts (PAF — Lorenz)

Session IIIH — SAC 215; Moderator: Lauren Shaw

  1. A Balanced Perspective — Incorporating Women into History Courses; Amy Seidl (HST — Smith)

 

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Terra Teague

Terra Teague
Graduation: 2008
Major: Business Administration
From: Monroe
Interests: Business Simulations, Athletics

Terra’s Spring Term experience in China is a tremendous help understanding the relationship the U.S. has with one of its largest trading partners. The business administration major from Monroe has seen first hand the economic effects on southeast Michigan of low-cost imports and Chinese monetary policies.

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