Posters 2012
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Analysis of Various Doses of Rhodiola Rosea Extract on Angiogenesis in Zebra Fish
April 10, 2012This project collects more data in effort to determine if the herbal medicine, Rhodiola rosea, influences pro-angiogenesis. More » -
Digital Stories from Professor Griffin’s First-Year Seminar: Waking Up to Who We Are
April 10, 2012Meditation practices were written by students after many weeks of practicing different types of meditations, as part of their First-Year Seminar, Waking Up to Who We Are. More » -
Investigating Cooling Rates of a Controlled Lava Flow using Infrared Imaging and Three Heat Diffusion Models
April 5, 2012Observation and investigation of surface cooling rates of active lava flows can help constrain thermal parameters necessary for creating of more precise lava flow models. To understand how the lava cools, temperature data was collected using an infrared video camera. More » -
A Comparison of Genetic Diversity at Microsatellite Loci in Wild and Hatchery Raised Wellfleet Oysters
April 5, 2012This study seeks to examine the relative genetic diversity in the restored reef populations and in the highly selected hatchery strains that are used to supplement existing populations. More » -
Attachment and Social Competence: Parental Attachment and Preschoolers’ Social Skills in the Classroom
April 5, 2012This study seeks to evaluate whether parental attachment styles in childhood correlate to social competence (pro-social and problem behaviors) with peers. More » -
Olfactory Discrimination in a Captive Giraffe
April 5, 2012We hope to test whether giraffes are able to identify one another based on smell alone. More » -
The Role of Object Substitution Masking in Working Memory Consolidation
April 5, 2012This project explores the process of memory consolidation of visual surroundings. More » -
Zebrafish Responses to Color Stimuli of Varying Spatial Frequencies
April 5, 2012This project seeks to examine zebrafish responses to various pure colors in order to determine if zebrafish exhibit any color preferences. More » -
Portfolios from Edu 390: Teaching Reading and Language Arts
April 5, 2012Chelsea and Samantha were assigned to develop a portfolio containing fieldwork observations, classroom lessons and professional development materials. More » -
A Preliminary Study of Wheaton's Feral Cat Population
April 5, 2012Alexandra investigated and assessed feral cat population densities on the Wheaton campus using trail cameras. More » -
Chemical Components of Giraffe Skin Secretions
April 5, 2012Chemical Components of Giraffe Skin Secretions Stacey Liberman ’13, Laura Pereira ‘12 Stacey has been working with Laura Pereira, who is writing an Honors Senior Thesis about olfactory discrimination in a captive giraffe. Giraffes produce a unique skin secretion that is noticeable to humans. Stacey has been using samples collected from a captive [...] More » -
Temperature Sensing Using a Cyclodextrin-Spiropyran-Based Nanothermometer
April 5, 2012Our results suggest that this molecule could potentially be used to develop a nanothermometer. More » -
Afro Samurai: Cultural Hybridity in Japanese Hip-Hop
April 5, 2012Cultural hybridity is used as a medium through which the researcher explores the concept of identity in Japan. More » -
Regulation of Cilia Length during Embryonic Development
April 5, 2012Cilia are sensory and motility organelle present on most animal cells. The purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, was used for this investigation mostly due to its similar early development to that of humans. More » -
Europe's Unexpected Savior: The Russian Peasantry During the Napoleonic Wars
April 5, 2012This project examines war propaganda and popular literature, as well as the memoirs and diaries of French soldiers and generals. More » -
“The Land Under Heaven is One”: Negotiating Transnationalism and Acculturation in Boston’s Chinatown
April 5, 2012The purpose of this project is to investigate how a community organization–the Boston Chinatown Community Center–interacts with the local Asian immigrant population, particularly Chinese immigrants, and how this interaction promotes both transnationalism and acculturation. More » -
Consuming Coffee, Drinking Democracy: Fair and Direct Trade Coffee in Alternative Markets
April 5, 2012This paper explores the way actors within the fair and direct trade movements conceptualize and represent ethical coffee to the public. More » -
The Effects of Mindfulness Practice for Children (MP-C) with Emotional and Behavioral Challenges: A Preliminary Investigation
April 5, 2012This investigation shows preliminary evidence of MP-C’s relevance and feasibility in community-based therapeutic and educational settings. More » -
A Light Curve of Minor Planet 1026 Ingrid
April 5, 2012Using images obtained by the telescope at Wheaton College's Grove Creek Observatory in Australia and special astronomical software called MPO Canopus, a light curve was created for asteroid 1026 Ingrid. More » -
Characterization of Cilia on Skeleton-Forming Cells Using Cell Culture and Immunofluorescence Techniques
April 5, 2012Understanding the morphology of cilia is very important because they are important in the function of the eyes, kidneys and lungs. When cilia are absent or defective in certain cells, human infertility, blindness, kidney disease and lung dysfunction can occur. More » -
Snowflakes in Space!
April 5, 2012This experiment was recognized in the YouTube Space Lab competition as a Regional Winner - one of the final three of over 2,000 international entries. More » -
Cluster Validation Using the Non-Parametric Bootstrap and Parallel Processing
April 5, 2012The Lexomics group at Wheaton College uses cluster analysis to analyze Anglo-Saxon Literature. The goal of this project has been to develop a tool that the Lexomics group can use to run cluster validation. More »
