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2022
Nelnet Power Arbitrage Project Feasibility Study, Clayton Spray, Grace Heggem, Chris Burgess, and Carlyn Coffey
Analysis of a Novel Infantile Cardioencephalomyopathy-Associated Mutation in Yeast Genetic Model, Elinor Stanley
Augmented Reality in Education: Supplementing the Textbook for Learning Disabilities, Elizabeth Sukstorf
Hydration and Ion Transport Behavior of Ion-Conducting Polymers: Optimizing Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Performance, Serena Tenhumberg
Nebraska School Activities Association: NSAAdministrator, Keith Tran, Ian Anderson, Erik Konnath, Caleb Burbach, and Danny Tran
Activation of Cellular Stress Pathway in Response to Accumulation of 3-hydroxy Fatty Acids in Placental Trophoblasts during Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP), Aline Uwashimimana
Ninety-Three Counties: Podcasting to Address the Expanding News Desert in Nebraska, Ramey Vachal
NRC Health: Automated Phone Survey System, Luke Van Drie, Matthew Vavricek, Nicole Serpico, Zachary Streich, and Andrew Hossack
The Impact of Afghan Opium Cultivation on the American Opioid Epidemic, Zachary Wahab Cheek
Efforts Toward Covalent Allosteric Peptide Inhibition of Caspase-6 and Frizzled-7, Cheyenne Warren
Methamphetamine Dependence and Its Effect on the Ventral Striatum, Makenna Weddle
Yelling in the House: Analyzing Causes of Combative Partisan Rhetoric in Congress, Megan Willburn
Dynamic Intersection Creation and Vehicle Crash Placement Project, Benjamin Wingerter, Anna Krueger, Robert Kirkpatrick, and Grace Clausen
Characterization of the DUF4193 Family Protein Rv2699c in Mycobacteria, Huey-Xian Wong, LiMei Zhang, and Jing Zhang
Using Zika Virus Plasmid to Increase Amyloid Precursor Protein in Alzheimer’s Disease Protein and Discovery of Novel IRF9 Protein, Allison Zetterman
Adaptation of an Enzyme Kinetics Experiment in a Biochemistry Lab Course Designed for Non-Majors, Lauren Znamenacek
2021
The Role of Social Support and Health Promotion Behaviors For U.S. Aging Adults, Erika Akers
Building an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Measuring Mouse IgE Reactive to Peanut Proteins, Tasneem Ali
The Buckle: Product Recommendation Engine, Jack Arens, Jacob Sullivan, Nischal Neupane, Ray Huck, and Joseph Carrigan
The Lion and the Eagle: The Ramifications of Reduced US-Iran Educational Diplomacy, Cameron Azimi
The Effects of Various Nutrient Concentrations in Algae on Infection in Daphnia dentifera, Hayden Barrows
Community Insights, Kylie Becker, Nirmitee Gite, Lexie Karkazis, Lilly Moore, Ryan Wolff, and Clare Kramper
A Discussion of Felix Mendelssohn's Sechs Gesänge, Op. 34, Karin Berg
Mathematics in Children's Literature: Analysis & Design, Emmalee Bielenberg
Boolean Network Model Reveals Different Dynamics of Far1 and Hog1 in Inhibiting Budding Yeast Cell with Stress, Shannyn Bird
Building Use Efficiency Platform, Luke Bogus, Matthew Vavricek, Rachel Nordgren, Brian Reynolds, and Shreeya Vaitla
An Analysis of the Behaviors Used by Physicians and (Pre)Medical Students to Cope with Stress, Carter Bracht
Reeder Street: A Novel, Michaela Brown
Zika Virus Systematic Induction: Amyloid Precursor Protein as Restriction Factor in Lungs, Jacob Bunz
Why Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States Are on the Rise, Erin Burr
Entrepreneurship in Capstone Projects: The Experiences of One Self-sponsored Student Team, Ethan Bütt
Cloud Framework Manager and Notification System, Daryn Capps, Aayush Khatiwada, Megan Wright, Bennett Wright, Tom Hermanek, and Michael Kovar
Investigating Interactions Between Meiotic Drive Loci and Their Suppressors In Drosophila Simulans, Clayton Chambon
The Kubernetes Project, Emma Clausen, Chris Wieskamp, Chris Burbach, Katrina Leger, and Tommy Braccia
Irrigation IoT Analytics, Taylor DeMint, Dean Ziegelman, Steven Silgado, Ayush Mishra, and Jacob Morrow
Mitochondrial Defense Mechanisms and Induction of Genes in Response to Environmental Stressors, Haley DeWitt
Provocations of Civil Disturbances in the North During the American Civil War: A Case Study Concerning the New York City Draft Riots of 1863, Madalyne Epperson
Mask Fealty: Developing A Feature-Length Screenplay, Gabe Eubanks
A Computational Investigation of a Continuum Model for Flocking Dynamics, Luke Galvan
A Curriculum of Acceptance, Grace Gugel
Deposition of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Sensors for Nitric Oxide on Electrospun Nanofibrous Matrices using Avidin-Biotin Binding, Abigail E. Haworth
Owner Perception of Impulsivity in Dogs and Implementation of a Spatial Choice Task for Evaluation, Megan Herridge
Effect of Elimination of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A (VEGFA) in Granulosa Cells on Concentrations of Anti-Mullerian Hormone and Follicle Stages in Mice, Katherine Hoffman and Andrea Cupp
Links Between Academic Achievement and Motivation in Elementary School: Comparisons by Learning Disability Status, Rachelle M. Johnson
Project Notify, Connor Jolley, Andre Garivay, and Navya Singh
Qualitative Assessment of Barriers and Facilitators to Research Participation in The Birth Outcomes and Water Study, Kaili Jorgens
Evidence for the Influence of HPV and DNATV in Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia, Salan Preet Kaur
Developer Portal, Brady Klein, Audra Heyne, Laura Derowitsch, Nick Burbach, Sifat Syed, and Tim Roty
Training and Collaboration Tools, Sheng-Jie Lim, Ben Stuart, Ian Anderson, Landon Borges, and Cole McReynolds
First Capital Partners Strategic Audit, Cole Lyons
Lending Advice Engine, Maria Maxon, Emma Kate Stapp, David Besonen, Stan Drvol, and John Earnest
Research: Software Architecture in Academia vs Industry, Anthony McIntosh, Maggie Harder, Ethan Bütt, Parker Segal, and Peyton Tanzillo
Effect of Bilingualism on Metalinguistic Awareness: A Meta-Analysis, Adriana Miller
Multilinguism and Acquisition of Early Numeracy Skills in Preschool-Aged Children, Samantha Moore
Cosmopolitan South Korean Beauty Culture: Paleness, Whiteness and Plastic Surgery in Contemporary Society, Serina Nakagawa
Simplifying Warehouse Organization, Nicholas Nguyen, Bryan Chavez, Trey Turner, Jarod Aerts, and Antonio Linhart
Surveying Steel Band Directors: Genre Representation in U.S. Steel Band Concerts, Jonah B. Payne
Product Repricing & Analysis, Jacob Peddicord and Achintya Handa
Advanced Welding Analytics, Andrew Phares, Anthony Benes, Sierra Futterman, Ryan Lampe, and Patrick Murphy
U.S. Influence in the Middle East, Nidhi Polekar
Fiserv - Sheltered Harbor Account Restoration Platform, Lara Quiring, Allie Rauner, Jayson Cheng, Zach Kerkman, and Amanda Rowley
Racial Disparities Exist in Breastfeeding: An Analysis of Black and Hispanic Mothers Breastfeeding Practices, Selena Ramirez Ahilon
A Spanish-English Literary Translation of Crónica de una muerte anunciada and Saint Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves' "Haunting Olivia", Alexi Robertson
Tigerpaw Mobile App Remake, Mary Rogers, Robyn MacDonald, Quinn Lenneman, Kolby Johnson, and Benjamin Wingerter
Effect of Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (a Progestin) on Spermatogenesis in Farmed Male Reindeer, Kathleen M. Roth
Practical Optimization: The Development of a Health-Care Scheduling Model Through Data Analysis, Amanda Rowley
Psychosocial Factors Predicting Adult Help Seeking Behaviors in Ethnic and Racial Minorities, Sophia Sanchez
Developing Turnip Mosaic Virus Mutants to Activate Antiviral Defense in Plants, Erica Schufeldt
Psychosocial Development During Childhood, Adolescence, and Seminary of Catholic Clergy Removed from Ministry for Committing Acts of Sexual Malfeasance, Mallorie R. Sckerl
A Daily Nebraskan Editing Guide, Elizabeth Seline
Heyday, Nick Siscoe and Jacob Gideon
FNBO: Lending Advice Engine, Emma Stapp, Maria Maxon, John Earnest, David Besonen, and Stan Drvol
Hudl Design Studio 2021, Ben Stuart, Sheng-Jie Lim, Ian Anderson, Landon Borges, and Cole McReynolds
Clumped at the Waterhole: Density Estimate Biases and Methods of Correction, Erika Swenson
TDA Ameritrade Design Studio - Back Office Transaction Monitoring, Rohan Thakker, Vishnu Menon, Levi Hagen, Hunter Godina, and Benjamin Hanson
Engaged or Detached? Usage Patterns and Self Reflection on Social Media Behavior Among College Students, Stefanie Vanderbeek
Protein Related to Alzheimer's Disease Plays a Role in Zika Virus Infection, Delaney Villarreal and Luwen Zhang
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Between Pre-service Teachers and Speech-Language Pathology Students, Clare Wilton
Valmont: Irrigation IoT Analytics, Dean Ziegelman, Taylor DeMint, Jacob Morrow, Steven Silgado, and Ayush Mishra
2020
Design Studio: TD Ameritrade, Joseph Abolt, John Harkendorff, Adam Zastrow, Aayush Khatiwada, and Beibei Xiong
How Do Developers Perform Code Review?, Jasmine Boyer
Measuring Scientific Teaching Practices in Undergraduate STEM Courses, Emily Bremers
Identifying Protein Expression Changes in Acute Myeloid leukemia, Mika Caplan
Implicit Racial Bias on College Campuses: A Study of Undergraduate Students, Grace Chambers
Do Lactic Acid Bacteria in Fermented Foods Persist in the Gastrointestinal Tract: An In Vitro Investigation, Chloe M. Christensen
Investigation of a Conjectured ZPF Mechanism for Matter Diffraction, Alex Clough
Proxibid: Bringing Multi-parcel Auctions Online, Spencer Collins, Caleb Ricketts, Dat Nguyen, Parker Segal, and Walter Mays
Creating the New Face of Buildertrend, Joseph Cowman, Brady Klein, Nathan Luchsinger, Jacob Shiohira, and Christian Young
Navigating the Social Determinants of Health: First Steps Toward Assessing and Addressing Socioeconomic Needs, Jocelyn Daubendiek
Civic Practice 101: A guide for the 21st-century opera professor, Skyler Dykes
General and Veterinary Care of Service Dogs and How Service Dogs Benefit Their Handlers, Hannah Eggert
Spiral Wavefronts in Rubidium Fluorescence: Testing the Spatial Resolution Limits of CCD Cameras, Rebecca Fitzgarrald
FCSAmerica Lead Generation, Jared Fuelberth, Brendan Owens, and Sam Futterman
FCSAmerica Lead Generation, Jared Fuelberth, Brendan Owens, Sam Futterman, Mohamed Aly, and Jacob Sullivan