The 2012 Republican Primaries
Date: April 24, 2012
Creator: Eshbaugh-Soha, Matthew
Description: This presentation is part of the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on the 2012 Presidential Primaries. In this presentation, the author gives the audience an overview of the structure of the primaries, and provides a recap of past primaries. The author also speaks about the money, momentum, and media attention in the primaries.
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Racial and Ethnic Politics in the 2012 Presidential Primaries
Date: April 24, 2012
Creator: Carey, Tony E.
Description: This presentation is part of the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on the 2012 Presidential Primaries. In this presentation, the author discusses how members of different racial and ethnic backgrounds responded to the 2012 Republican primary candidates.
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Acquisition of Sino-Japanese Characters by Non-Native Language Students: A Primary Language Approach
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Posey, Eric & Verrill, Diane
Description: This poster discusses research on how non-native, western speakers acquire languages involving Sino/Japanese characters. Specifically, it addresses how elements from instruction in the native language and culture may be modified to enhance mastery of the given language with regard to character use and literacy.
Contributing Partner: UNT Honors College
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Attention Black College Women: "It Is Time To Think Twice Before You Make That Choice!"
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Yasmeen, Frazier & Verrill, Diane
Description: This poster discusses research on African American women on college campuses. This research consists of studying African American women on college campuses and discerning what psychological components encourage them to have premarital sex.
Contributing Partner: UNT Honors College
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Biocompatible Graphene-based Growth of Cancer Cells: A Work in Progress
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Parks, Melissa & Verrill, Diane
Description: This poster discusses research on the biocompatible graphene-based growth of cancer cells. Graphene is made of a single layer of carbon atoms. Recently is has been used to successfully differentiate stem cells in neural cells. The authors experiment using cancerous cells from human patients in place of neural stem cells.
Contributing Partner: UNT Honors College
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The Changing American Family and its Consequences
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Cha, Jina & Verrill, Diane
Description: This poster discusses research on the changing American family and its consequences. Many studies have discovered and discussed how divorced households can affect children. To measure the effects on this generation of children, the author proposes to survey college undergraduates in the Dallas/Fort-Worth Metroplex.
Contributing Partner: UNT Honors College
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Chiral Porphyrins as Selective Pharmaceutical Receptors
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Guess, Spencer & Verrill, Diane
Description: This poster discusses research on chiral porphyrins as selective pharmaceutical receptors. Can a chiral metallo-bridged porphyrin be developed that selectively binds to a single chiral pharmaceutical in a heavily competitive setting? This poster includes the methodology, background and literature review, and UV titration.
Contributing Partner: UNT Honors College
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Could an environmental-themed dance promote audience awareness of climate change?
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Henkel, JoAnn & Verrill, Diane
Description: This poster discusses research on whether an environmental-themed dance could promote audience awareness of climate change and inspire viewers to live more eco-friendly lifestyles. Their understanding and appreciation of the performance would ideally affect their outlook on science and environmental conservation in a positive way. For this particular project, audience opinion would be the dependent variable. An appropriate method to assess this opinion would be the use of a carefully constructed social survey.
Contributing Partner: UNT Honors College
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Depression and Obesity: Does Depression Cause Obesity, or Obesity Cause Depression, or Both?
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Battikh, Ahmed H. & Verrill, Diane
Description: This poster discusses research on depression and obesity. The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between depression and obesity and to answer the question: does depression cause obesity, or does obesity cause depression, or both? The research survey will question the indirect factors caused by depression like the taking of anti-depressant medications, body temperature levels, and direct factor questions, like eating habits during depression.
Contributing Partner: UNT Honors College
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Do Collectivist Cultures Have Fewer Anxiety Problems Than Individualistic Cultures?
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Resendiz, Alyssa & Verrill, Diane
Description: This poster discusses research on collectivist cultures and individualistic cultures. Authors look at what causes and prevents anxiety in various ethnic groups
Contributing Partner: UNT Honors College
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