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Thirty students have been selected as 2005 University Fellows for this summer, in a program that allows them to receive funding while conducting research with a faculty partner.

This is the seventh year of the program. The 2005 University Fellows, with their project titles and faculty partners' names, are:

Daniel Allen '06, Essex Junction, VT, "The Development of a Functional Model to Assess the Role of Connexin 43," Jill Pflugheber, biology

Adam Britt '06, Rochester, NY, "Modeling Cross-Episodic Migration of Memory," Ed Harcourt, mathematics/computer science/statistics

Benjamin Case '07, Rutledge, PA, "Modeling Episodic Memory Migration with Cellular Automata," Ed Harcourt, mathematics/computer science/statistics

Karoline Chrzanowski '07, Watertown, NY, "Remember that time when...? The Interplay between Schematic and Episodic Memory: A Proposal," Sharon Hannigan, psychology

Stephen Cotton '06, Granby, CT, "Civil Societies Across Borders: The United States and Canada Compared," Alan Draper, government

Nathaniel Doro '06, Williamsville, NY, "Effects of Varying Concentration of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone on Rat Primordial Follicle Development in vitro," Jill Pflugheber, biology

Crystal Ellis '06, Potsdam, NY, "Reading Illustrations," Ron Sigmundi, psychology

Kevin Emblidge '06, Queensbury, NY, "Determining Triggering Conditions for an Adirondack Landslide (Mt. Colden, Avalanche Pass)," Diane Burns, geology

Paige Evans '07, Essex, VT, "A Study of the Medicinal Herb Coptis Trifolia in Old Growth and Second Growth Forests in the Adirondacks of Northern New York," Aswini Pai, biology

Leah Frankel '06, Glastonbury, CT, "The History of Jews at SLU," Marta Albert, education

Evelyn Gatawa '08, Zimbabwe, "SADC Free Trade Agreement: A Move Towards Improved Intra-Regional Trade and Economic Development in Southern Africa?," Bob Blewett, economics

Shawn Golley '08, Hamilton, NY, "Developing a Web-based, Multi-Format Calculus Educational Application," Dan Gagliardi, mathematics/computer science/statistics

Robin Hanson '06, Scotia, NY, "The Relationship Between Nasal Anatomy and Olfactory Ability," David Hornung, biology

Michael Hart '06, Fairport, NY, "Astrocytic pH Regulation in Central Respiratory Control Nuclei," Joe Erlichman, biology

Thomas Hathaway ' 06, DeRuyter, NY, "Language Diversity in the Vitiaz Strait Trade System," Ali Pomponio, anthropology

Kira Krumhansl '06, Amherst, NY, "Conservation of Juvenile Nassau Grouper in a Tidal Mangrove Lagoon on the Island of San Salvador, Bahamas," Brad Baldwin, biology

Oumou Leye '07, Senegal, "Financial Assistance and Economic Development in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Cote d'Ivoire," Bob Blewett, economics

Stephanie Lusk '05, Skidmore, TX, "A Dream of Glorious Return: Culture and Identity in Contemporary Art of the Tibetan Diaspora," Chandreyi Basu, fine arts

Trish McMahon '06, Federal Way, WA, "On the Cutting Board: The Lack of Ethnic Minorities in Print Journalism," Bob Cowser, English

Garrett Morgan '06, Whitesboro, NY, "Custom Memory Allocation in Graphics-Intensive Computer Applications," Brian Ladd, mathematics/computer science/statistics

Katherine Morrison '07, Rockland, ME, "Effects of Harvesting on Abundance and Distribution of Sanguinaria canadensis in the Adirondack Park, NY," Aswini Pai, biology

Noelle O'Brien '07, Philadelphia, PA, "HIV/AIDS on Global, Regional and Country Specific Levels: The Role of NGOs to Contain the Pandemic," David Lloyd, history

Tuoc Phan '07, Vietnam, "The Impact of Traditional Values and Modernization on Gender in Japan," Yoko Chiba, modern languages, and Valerie Lehr, gender studies

Heather Ross '06, Johnsburg, NY, "Life in the Mountains: A History of Women in the Adirondacks," Judith DeGroat, history

Elizabeth Salomon '06, Palmyra, NY, "The Ventilatory Effects of Impaired Lactate Shuttle in the Retrotrapazoid Nucleus," Joe Erlichman, biology

Mary Seward '06, Amsterdam, NY, "The Accuracy of the Domestic Dog's Olfactory Recognition of a Target Scent in the Presence of Distracter Odors," David Hornung, biology

Kanti Shrestha '07, Nepal, "Gender in the Making of Modern India," Abye Assefa, sociology

Sarah Skinner '06, Boxford, MA, "How Can K-12 Mathematics Teachers be More Effective and Efficient?," Jim DeFranza, mathematics/computer science/statistics

Jenna Stearns '06, Trumansburg, NY, "Peripheral Visions: Exploring the Images and Voices of Immigrant Women in Lavapies, Madrid, Spain," John Collins, global studies

Nathan Twichell '06, Falmouth, MA, "Genetic Relationships among Elliptio complanata Populations of the Eastern and Western sides of the Adirondacks," Mike Temkin, biology

Revised version posted: May 17, 2005