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Willowbrook’s Hepatitis Study
By J Capone, Agriculture and Environmental Education Major, ’24 The Willowbrook State School was a housing institution created by New York State in 1947 to house intellectually disabled children and young adults. At the time, there were little to no public resources for caregivers, and state schools like Willowbrook were created to address that problem. […]
A Warmer World Leading to a Health Decline
By Abigail Lin, Biological Sciences. INTRODUCTION Rising temperatures due to global climate change cause several detrimental impacts on the world around us. This paper will analyze the consequences of climate change, specifically temperature changes, within California. Livelihoods of farmers and fishermen, distribution of disease, and fire intensity are examples of how California is affected by […]
Floating Photovoltaics (FPVs): Impacts on Algal Growth in Reservoir Systems
By Benjamin Narwold, Environmental Science and Management major ’23 Author’s Note: I wrote this review paper to learn more about the environmental impacts of floating photovoltaics (FPVs) because this topic directly applies to my work as an undergraduate researcher position with the Global Ecology and Sustainability Lab at UC Davis. I wanted to focus specifically […]
How does prenatal nicotine exposure increase the chance of a child developing asthma?
By Madhulika Appajodu, Cell Biology ’24 Author’s Note: My name is Madhulika Appajodu and I am a 3rd Year Cell Biology major at UC Davis. I am a pre-medical student and hope to go on to medical school. I chose Cell Biology as a major because I found the focus on cell organization and function […]
Your genes and you: Examining the effect of direct-to-consumer genetic testing visualizations on conceptions of identity
By Adyasha Padhi, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Sociocultural Anthropology ’25 Author’s Note: I wrote this paper for my ANT 109: Visualization in Science Course and we chose a specific visualization and entity connected to it to focus on. 23&Me has always been a company that has interested me and in looking deeper into their […]
Current threats to the Greater Everglades Ecosystem by invasive Burmese pythons
By Jessica Baggott, Evolution Ecology and Biodiversity Major, Professional Writing Minor, ’23 Author’s note: I wrote this piece in the Spring Quarter of 2022 for UWP 102B, Writing in the Disciplines: Biology. I wrote this piece partially because I have always fostered an interest in invasive species — how they enter, alter, and succeed in […]
Recovering Individual Based Model Outcomes on Spatiotemporally Coarsened Data
By Sameerah Helal, Applied Mathematics, Under supervision of Stephanie Dodson Author’s Note: Individual Based Models (IBMs) are commonly used to study animal migrations and foraging behaviors. These flexible models are powerful in identifying the mechanisms driving animal movement; however, when fed spatially or temporally coarse environmental data, IBMs can often produce inaccurate model outcomes. Here, […]
Making Brain Stimulation a Mainstream Treatment for Aphasia
By Eva Clubb, Cognitive Science, ’21 Author’s Note: I started research on aphasia for an upper-division writing class, and was intrigued by the potential of brain stimulation as an effective and practical treatment option for aphasia, with potential to treat other brain disorders. Finding an intersection between neuroscience, technology, and linguistics is critical to broaden […]
The Impact of vasopressin and oxytocin and pair-bonding on social development in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)
By Hera Choi, James Hagerty, Ananya Narasimhan, Elyza Ramirez, Rana Sherkat, Karen Bales, Logan Savidge, Academic Editors Acknowledgement: We offer our sincerest appreciation to Dr. Karen Bales and Logan Savidge for their continued guidance and support throughout our writing process for this literature review. The edits and remarks provided on their behalf not only allowed […]
Physiological and Psychological Factors in Developing Comorbid Mood Disorders in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Patients
By Clara Brewer, Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior ’22 Author’s Note: In 2015, I was diagnosed with a rare pain disorder- Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Not only does this disorder cause unimaginable pain, it is also virtually invisible to others, creating a discrepancy between the outside world’s perception of CRPS and the actual struggle that […]