February 3, 2022University of Utah Communications
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Undergraduate students from the University of Utah, along with students from Utah
State University, will showcase their research for Utah lawmakers and the general public on Tuesday, Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
in the rotunda at the Utah State Capitol.
Research on Capitol Hill is an annual event that gives lawmakers and the public a glimpse of the breadth of
research programs at the U and reinforces the value of state-funded higher education.
Students presenting at the event practice engaging in public outreach and polishing
presentation skills. By explaining their research in clear, non-technical terms to
event attendees including legislators, junior high students and parents, presenters
practice communicating their work succinctly and accessibly.
The 24 presenters from the U this year hail from broad disciplines across campus,
including engineering, medicine and social sciences.
Find the full list of research project titles from the U below.
Aasutosh Acharya - Vast stellar population size measurement using only Gaia EDR3
Alexander Brill - Prehistoric Irrigation and Corn Morphology
Rachel Compton - Effect of Dietary Strawberry on Brown Fat in C57Bl/6J Mice Fed High-Fat-Diet
Suzi Creveling - Natural stair ambulation with a robotic leg prosthesis for individuals with above/knee
amputation
Shaistah Din - Cytomegalovirus education improves pregnant women's awareness and prevention behaviors
Kaylon Draney - Synthesis and Characterization of Materials Properties of a Biological Superabsorbent
Polymer for Single-Use Consumer Product Applications
Gauri Garg - Correlation of Physical Activity and Nutrition with White Matter Hyperintensity
Lauren Gleave - Perceptions Surrounding and Efficacy of Utah's Sex Education Among College Students
Sydney Larsen - Short-term Supplementation with Dietary Blueberries Increases Commensal Gut Microbes
in Diabetic Mice
Brooke Larson - Investigating the degradation pathways responsible for clearing toxic misfolded
proteins
Cameron Mercer - Rapid Fabrication of a Dynamic Alveolar Microphysiological System with an Integrated
Extracellular Matrix Membrane
Briggs Miller - The Lost City Hydrothermal Field: A Look Into Microbial Diversity and Clues Into
the Emergence of Life on Earth
Melika Moeinvaziri - Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Oral Health Among Uninsured Populations
Azeem Mohammed - Compiling Cell Viability Data for Vitro Studies: Improving the Efficacy of Treatment
for Meningioma Tumors
Emily Nevarez - Mental health among uninsured primary care patients during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sohyun Park - Marketing for Gender-Based Violence Consortium
Shaylie Platten - Anxiety, Working Memory, and Event Related Negativity
Justinas Sapiegas - Impact of Shift Work on Risk of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Jessica Sharma - Cytomegalovirus education improves pregnant women's awareness and prevention behaviors
Anish Singh - Total Topography of the Dorsal Cord in C. elegans
Madeleine Sorenson - Live Hospice Discharge: A Critical Analysis About the Ethics of Ending Hospice Care
for Terminal Patients
Sabrina Su - Integration of a pneumatically actuated microvalve pump with in vitro cell culture
to study the mechanobiological response of the trabecular meshwork
Heba Sultan - The influence of time-restricted feeding on arterial function in obese mice
Olivia Walker - The Effect of Changing Conductivity on Cardiac Excitation