Vol. 18 (2017)

Journal of Undergraduate Research 2017 vol.18

Editors  

Dylan Elliott

Emily Huang

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Dylan Emily
Graphic Designers

Amir Khatirnia

Maryam Banyahmad

Amir Khatirnia Maryam Banyahmad

Journal of Undergraduate Research 2017 vol.18
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Theophilus Aluko
Computational and Experimental Analysis of Lift Generation of a Model Bird with Stationary and Dynamic Wing Configuration

14

Abigail Worgul
The Temple of Vesta in the Roman Forum

96

Brenda Gutierrez
Electrochemical Aptamer-Based Sensor for Measuring Astrocytic ATP Release

36

Melina Latona
Changing the Nature of Education in the Valleys of Bolivia

116

Samantha Furman
Skeletal Muscle Atrophy Model

52

Jennifer Wachtel
An Unlikely Refuge: Jewish Refugees from Nazi Europe in Shanghai, 1933-1945

134

Amelia Hallworth
Investigating the role of the circadian clock genes PRR5, PRR7, and PRR9 in regulating salicylic acid-mediated immune response in Arabidopsis Thaliana

66

Richard D. Elliott
It’s Just a Jump to the Right: The Tea Party’s Influence on Conservative Discourse

156

James Loy
Charge Transfer from Single Semiconductor Nanocrystals to Single Molecules

80

Caitlin Stone
The Costs of Good Karma: The Effects of Fangsheng on the Chinese Environment and Society

174

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