| ORAL - 25 |
ORAL
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Christopher Alexander (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Effects of Short Term Exercise on Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3, Cortisol, and Growth Rate of Prostate Cancer Cells in Sera Collected During Acute Mental Stress |
Health, Human Performance, and Leisure Studies
Dr. Vernon Bond |
| ORAL |
Omobolaji Bedu (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Investigating the Expression Level of TIMP3 in postate carcinogenesis |
Biology
Theodore Bremner |
ORAL
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Tiffany Carter (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Racial Identity and Black College Students’ Attitudes toward the 2008 Presidential Election Outcomes |
Psychology
Tanisha Burford and Jules P. Harrell |
ORAL
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Shavonne Collins (Honors/Graduating Senior)
The Anticancer Drug, Doxorubicin, In Combination With Eosinophil Cultured Supernatants Inhibits Mcf-7 Breast Cancer Cell Growth In Vitro |
Biology
Paulette Furbert-Harris |
| ORAL |
Maya Cyrus (Honors/Graduating Senior)
K-Means Clustering to Diagnose Breast Cancer |
Mathematics
Dr. Louise Raphael |
ORAL
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Kiona S. Ervin (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Edaphic and density effects on the competitive ability of the Ni-hyperaccumulator Alyssum murale Waldst. and Kit. (Brassicaceae) |
Biology
Dr. Mary A. McKenna |
ORAL
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Lori Evans (Honors/Graduating Senior)
An Investigation of Drosophila melanogater spargel, a PGC-1 Orthologue |
Biology
Dr. Atanu Duttaroy |
ORAL
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Alysia Ferrebee, Amina Lawrence
Effect of Restricted Blood Flow Exercise on
Local Endothelial Function in Healthy Adults
Evaluated by Strain Gauge Plethysmography |
HHPL, Biology
Dr. Vernon Bond, Jr. |
ORAL
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Ruel Jerry (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Imaging of an Asteroid Using The Inverse Problem |
Physics
Marcus Alfred |
ORAL
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Catherine King (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Breast Cancer Cell Growth Rate during Acute Mental Stress before and After Aerobic
Exercise |
Sports Medicine, Chemistry minor
Dr. Vernon Bond Jr. |
ORAL
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Monique Major (Honors)
Personality and Approaches to the Creative Process |
Psychology
Dr. Jules Harrell |
| ORAL |
Leeann Nicome (Honors/Graduating Senior)
The influence of pH, temperature and NaCl on the growth and bacteriocin production of L. paracassei subsp. paracassei 1. |
Biology
Dr. Eribo |
ORAL
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Chinweike F. Okegbe (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Role of Pheazines in Cystic Fibrosis |
Biology
Dr. Winston Anderson |
ORAL
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Jerrica Oliver (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Exploration of Motivation of Students with Learning Disabilities in higher Education |
Psychology
Dr. Jules P Harrell |
ORAL
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Michael Onwugbufor (Honors/Graduating Senior)
The Biological Significance of Yeast Rev1 for DNA Damage Tolerance and Induced Mutagenesis |
Biology
Dr. Winston Anderson |
| ORAL |
Aleja Parsons (Honors/Graduating Senior)
The Relationship Between Causal Attribution Style and Depressive Symptomology Among African Americans |
Psychology
Dr. Harrell |
ORAL
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Zakiya Qualls
Effects of Combined Rotenone and Salsolinol Treatment on Dopaminergic SH-SY5Y Cells |
Biology
Y. Tizabi |
ORAL
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Ariel Richardson and Jenneate Radix
Blood Pressure Response During Dynamic Exercise in Young Adult,
African-Americans with Familial History of Hypertension |
HHPL
Dr. Vernon Bond, Jr. |
ORAL
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Brittany Richardson (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Left ventricular changes in contractility and function during late stages of cardiac eccentric hypertrophy |
Biology
Georges Haddad, Ph.D |
| ORAL |
Bolanle Salaam (Honors/ Graduating Senior)
Squares in Lucas Sequences |
Pure Mathematics
Francois Ramaroson |
ORAL
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Ariel Smith (Honors) and Tiorra Ross
Implementing Ni-LDH in Direct Methanol Fuel Cell |
Chemistry
Dr. Raghavan |
ORAL
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Iman Sylvain (Honors/ Graduating Senior)
Soil Nickel Enhances Seedling Vigor of the Serpentine Ni-Hyperaccumulator, Alysson murale |
Biology
Dr. Mary McKenna |
ORAL
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Candice Thompson (Honors)
Synthesis of a Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Inhibitor, with an
Integrated BODIPY Fluorophore |
Chemistry
Dr. Milton Brown, Dr. Tom Walls, Dr. Winston Anderson |
ORAL
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Megan Williams and Tiara Taylor
Heart Rate Variability During Sub-maximal and Peak Exercise Levels |
Human Health Performance and Leisure Studies
Dr. Vernon Bond, Jr. |
ORAL
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Akilah Witherspoon
Growth Rate of Colon Cancer Cells in Sera, Collected During Acute Mental Stress Before and After
Moderate and Vigorous Physical Activity |
Biology
Dr. Vernon Bond |
| POSTERS - 26 |
POSTER
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Sorrae Adams, Ashley Lowe, Lauren Holmes, Shade Rahman
Religious Identity’s Impact of Stereotyping of Out group
Members |
Psychology
Dr. Lloyd Sloan |
POSTER
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Babawande Adesibikan
Obesity and Renal Functions |
Psychology
Alfonso Campbell, Jr. |
POSTER
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Beatrice Akers, Peter Kibanyi
Role of Arabidopsis RACK1 Proteins on the Environmental Stress Signaling Pathways |
Biology
Dr. Hemayet Ullah |
POSTER
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Nomi-Kaie Bennett
The Relationship between Attributional Style and Performance on the
Continuous Performance Task |
Psychology
Regina Sims, Ph.D. |
POSTER
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Candace Benoit (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Predicting the tertiary structure of Chinese hamster lung cell IF-2mt |
Biology
Leon A. Dickson, Jr., Ph.D. |
| POSTER |
Denzell Bolling SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
Dye-Sensitive Solar Cells |
Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Hammonds |
POSTER
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Shannon Chiles (Honors)
The Influence of Triglyceride Levels on Verbal Learning and Memory in African Americans |
Psychology
Dr.Regina Sims |
POSTER
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Darius Coleman, Rodricka Elliott, Desiree Spencer
Black Nationalist Ideology and Attitudes towards Couples Varying in
Sexual Orientation |
Psychology
Jamie Barden, Ph.D |
POSTER
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Stacie Collins (Honors/Graduating Senior)
The Relationship between Heart Rate Variability, Anxiety and Pessimism |
Psychology
Dr. Jules P. Harrell |
| POSTER |
Eunice E. Dixon SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
Cytotoxicity of 1, 4-Napthoquinone Analogs in Androgen-Dependent
and –Independent Prostate Cancer Cell Lines |
Pharmacology
Karen Hill Williams, Ph.D.,
Robert L. Copeland, Ph.D. |
POSTER
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Jasmine Dixon
The Link Between State-Trait Anxiety and Blood Pressure in
an African American Sample |
Psychology
Joneis T. Thomas |
| POSTER |
Tena Hunter SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
Extractive Determination of Silver |
Chemical Engineering
Dr. James Mitchell |
POSTER
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April Ivey (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Examining the Intersection of HIV Infection and the Incidence of Domestic Violence in African American Women |
Psychology/Social Work
Dr. Tricia Bent-Goodley |
POSTER
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Maurice Jackson (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Environmental Injustice in Minority Communities in the San Francisco Bay Area |
Chemistry
Dr. William R. Stockwell |
POSTER
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Robdeshia Jamison
Perceived sources of stress and executive functioning in
adults |
Psychology
Dr. Joneis Thomas |
POSTER
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Joshua Johnson (Honors)
Traits and Smoking: The relationship between Agreeableness and
smoking behavior |
Psychology
Dr. Alfonso Campbell, Jr. |
POSTER
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Kristin Jones (Honors/ Graduating Senior)
Relationship of Religious Identity to Other Dimensions of religiosity |
Psychology
Dr. Lloyd Sloan |
POSTER
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Rachel B. Livingston
Temporary Hearing Loss Related to Sickle Cell |
Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Sonya Smith |
POSTER
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Lindsay Moore (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Silver Ion Adsorbed PHBV Film for Potential Bone Tissue Engineering Applications |
Chemistry
Dr. D. Raghavana |
POSTER
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Ashley Payne
Depression and Functions of Social Support in the African American Community |
Psychology
Regina C. Sims, Ph.D., Joneis T. Thomas, Ph.D |
| POSTER |
Michelle Ramos SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
Studies on Tan Leaf Blotch of Magnolia – a Heretofore Unreported Leaf Disease |
Biology
Dr. Lafayette Frederick |
POSTER
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Kafi Rudolph (Honors/ Graduating Senior)
Identification of Cyclin A2 Contributing to Breast Cancer Mortality in African-American Women |
Biology
Leon A. Dickson, Jr., Carolyn Broome, & Desta Beyene |
| POSTER |
Shari Sawney SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
Ants nesting in dead stem of the Hyrangea shrub |
Biology
Dr. Richard R. Duffield |
POSTER
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Nastassja Spencer, Arayle Freels, Lawrence Wilson
Obama and African American Academic Performance |
Psychology
Dr. Jamie Barden |
| POSTER |
Kristi Tempro (Honors/ Graduating Senior)
Prediction and Detection of Posttraumatic Epilepsy in Genetically Susceptible Rats |
Biology
Dr. Abner Lall |
POSTER
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Alexis Wilson, Faith Summersett-Ringgold
Relationships between Eating Behaviors, Weight Status, and Vitality in an African
American Sample |
Psychology
Joneis Thomas, Ph.D., Regina Sims, Ph.D. |
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| ORAL - 19 |
ORAL
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Lauren Belcher (Honors/Graduating Senior)
The Afro-Brazilian Movement: Its Effects on Education and Affirmative Action Policies in Brazil |
Political Science
Dr. Donn Davis |
ORAL
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Mileka Ackie
Corporatism in the United States Prisons: A Critical Perspective Using theProfit Motive Theory |
School of Communications: RTVF
Dr. Abdul Bangura |
| ORAL |
Jamila Alesa Best (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Examining the Mental Health Disparities between Children from Urban Communities versus Affluent Communities |
Sociology
Dr. Alfonso Campbell |
| ORAL |
Chioma Diké SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
The Effects of Institutional Corruption on the Social Livelihood of Cameroon |
Political Science
Dr. Abdul Karim Bangura |
ORAL
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Aurora Ellis
African Identity and Culture Across the Sahara Divide |
Political Science
Dr. Alem Hailu |
ORAL
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LaGina Gause (Honors/Graduating Senior)
A Quantitative Analysis of Zero Tolerance and Academic Achievement: When Fear Dictates School Policy |
Political Science
Dr. Abdul Bangura |
ORAL
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Chantal Hailey (Honors)
HOPE VI: The Contribution of Community and Supportive Service Program to Residents’ Self-Sufficiency at East Capitol Dwellings |
Sociology
Marie Kouassi |
ORAL
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Whitney C. Henry
The Contradiction: An Analysis of the National Collegiate Athletic
Association's take on Amateurism and the Student-Athlete |
Sport Management
Abdul Bangura |
ORAL
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Carmen Hills
Disparities in Youth Voting and its Effect Policy Making |
Political Science
Alicia Petersen |
ORAL
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Llewingtina King (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Social Media's Effect on Barack Obama's Campaign and the Evolution of Campaigning |
Political Science
Dr. John Davis |
ORAL
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Chioma Osueke (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Does Keynesianism Work? |
Economics
Dr. Cyril Kenrick Hunte |
ORAL
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Anthony Pratcher, II
Government, Newspapers, and Race: The Perception of
Crime in Phoenix, Arizona, 1970-1990 |
History
Dr. Daryl Michael Scott |
ORAL
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Jonathan Madison (Honors)
Today’s Dropouts, Tomorrow’s Prison Population, District of Columbia
1960-2009 |
Political Science
Dr. John Walton Cotman |
ORAL
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Michelle Ricks (Honors)
Life Expectancy: A Look into Its Key Variables |
Economics
Dr. Augustine |
ORAL
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Jaminnia R. States (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Cultural Continuity of Africana Spiritual Traditions: A Comparative Study of Five Yoruba Divinities and Select Ancient Egyptian Anthropomorphic Symbols Developed in an Africana Studies Framework |
Afro-american Studies; Anthropology
Dr. Greg Carr |
| ORAL |
Jessica Stevenson SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
Perceptions of the Pleasant Plains Community |
African American Studies
Dr. Ernest Quimby |
ORAL
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Makina Table (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Race-Specific Pharmaceuticals |
Afro-American Studies
Dr. Greg Carr |
ORAL
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Ashley Williams (Honors/Graduating Senior)
The Battle for Healthcare |
Political Science
Dr. John Davis |
ORAL
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Brianna Williams (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Science and Math Belong to the african world Too: Confronting the Mythology of "Acting White"
Among lnner-City Youths |
African Studies, Political Science
Dr. Alem Hailu |
| POSTERS - 3 |
POSTER
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Kathrina Aben SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
On the Heels of Freedom: The Socioeconomic Status of Women in Nicodemus |
Sociology & Anthropology
Dr. Flordeliz T. Bugarin |
POSTER
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Olga M. Figueroa (Honors/Graduating Senior)
A Grand Coalition: An Analysis of the Inter-cultural Relations between African Americans and Latinos |
Political Science
Dr. Daryl Harris |
POSTER
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Violet King
Reconstructing Hermosa: Piecing Together the Past Using Historical Archaeology |
Anthropology
Dr. Eleanor King |
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| ORAL - 19 |
ORAL
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Nicole Baden
Slavery: Its Similarities and Differences in Influencing the Dominican
Republic and Haiti |
Audio Production
Dr. Matilde Holte |
ORAL
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Oscar Dunham
Deforestation: A Life-Threatening
Dynamic Factor |
Phsyics
Dr. Gregory S. Jenkins |
ORAL
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Sylvia Kota Eberhardt (Honors)
Research will primarily focus on Jay-Z's song "On to the
Next One." Masonic symbols and associated with
Aleister Crowley, and it's impact on the black community |
Biology Pre-med
Dr. Franklin Ampy |
| ORAL |
Musleehat Hamadu (Honors/Graduating Senior)
Cultural Immersion via Semester Abroad: What About Biology Majors? |
Biology |
ORAL
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Candace Hokett- Henley
The Return of Dignity and the Importance of Legacy in
August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson |
Marketing
Professor Sam Doku |
ORAL
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Jasmine Ipaye
Chaos, Confusion, and Catastrophe: The Profundity of
Haiti’s Stagnation, an American Problem |
Journalism
Professor Sam Doku |
| ORAL |
Bryan Jordan SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
The Envrionment In Africa: Oil in Uganda |
African Studies
Dr. Alem Hailu |
ORAL
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Michael A. Leak
Stevie Wonder as an intellectual preserver and perpetuator of Africana |
Psychology
Dr. Greg Carr |
ORAL
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Alexsandra Mitchell
“Dizzy speaki no spani, I speaki no engli, we
boh speaki African!” |
Afro-American Studies
Dr. Greg Carr |
ORAL
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Paige Mitchell-Spears
How Prevalent Maladies within African Americans affect the Inner Ear |
Engineering
Dr. Sonya Smith |
ORAL
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Makeda Njoroge (Honors)
Nation Building in Kenya and Tanzania: A Comparative
Analysis Utilizing Qualitative Methodology and African
Socialism and National Identity Theories |
African Studies and Political Science
Abdul Karim Bangura and Alem Hailu |
ORAL
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Makeda Njoroge, Michelle Raysor, Asya Lee, Damarius Johnson, Matthew Quander, Sawdayah
Brownlee, and Jaminnia States
Standardizing Africana Studies at Howard University: A
Working Model |
Afro-American Studies
Dr. Greg Carr |
ORAL
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Rosa Ponton, Charlse Williams, Katy Turner, Toni-Ann Wiggan
Re-examining the Black Arts Movement and its Legacy [Panel 2] |
English
Dana Williams |
ORAL
|
Angela Porter
Race & Reporting: Interviews of the Formerly Enslaved |
Legal Communications
Dr. Greg Carr |
ORAL
|
Jevon Potts, Logan Heiman, Gina Greenidge
Re-examining the Black Arts Movement and Its Legacy (panel 1) |
Social Science
Dr. Dana Williams |
ORAL
|
Cenora Singleton
Why did Haiti Suffer Extensively from the 2010
Earthquake? |
Physics
Dr. Gregory Jenkins |
ORAL
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Ashley Smith
Health and Well-Being in the African World:
Integrating Traditional Knowledge and Modern Scientific Approaches |
African Studies
Dr. Alem Hailu |
ORAL
|
Howard Sueing & Jamahrae Jackson
The Modeling and Analysis of the Washington Metropolitan Area Bus System as a Wireless Vehicular Node Network |
Systems & Computer Science
Dr. Niki Washington |
ORAL
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Thomas Woods
Achieving Freedom by Manumission: The Comparison
between Ancient Rome and New World Slavery |
Sport Management
Professor Rudolph Hock |
| POSTERS - 3 |
POSTER
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Lloyd Eley SUBMIT MENTOR FORM
Tacoma Power Demand Response |
Engineering
Dr. Charles Kim |
POSTER
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Michael Gallion
Comparing Boundary Layer Heights |
Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Sonya Smith |
POSTER
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Alexous McDonald, Jade Fleming
Black Women's Contribution's to the Field of Science and Technology |
Dr. Alem Hailu |
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