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Biology Capstones
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Hoffberger Science Building 149 and Click Here to Join
The Effects of Vitamin D in Tuberculosis Treatment
Julinette Gines-Garcia
10:05
Inhibitory Effects of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Apoptotic Pathways in Rat Models with COPD
Stacey Brito
10:17
Exploring the Synergistic Effects of Nicotine and Cytisine on Embryo Development and Post- Natal Outcomes in Mouse Models
Drea Tribble
10:29
Assessing CBD’s Potential to Ameliorate Epilepsy Treatments
Romeo Vides
10:41
Linking Hip Joint Range of Motion and Level of Activity: A Comparison Study
Alyssa Boykin
10:58
The Effect of Ashwagandha Root Extract on the Brain Health of Mice
Theo Cook
11:10
Uncovering LSD as a Mechanism of Anxiety Relief
Kelsi Gooden
11:22
The Impact of Movement Therapy on Motor Function in Parkinson’s Disease via improvement of Dopamine Pathway using Transgenic Mouse Model
Alexandra Evankovich
11:34
Chemistry Capstones
1:30-2:30 PM
Hoffberger Science Building 149 and Click Here to Join
The development of quercetin derivatives to increase PTPRD phosphatase activity
Darcy McFarland
1:30
Synthesis of favonol derivatives for substrate-selective positive allosteric modulation of PTPRD
Hanna Rogers
1:45
Impact of Bananas on the bioavailability of flavonoids in fruit smoothies
M’Kayla Johnson
2:00
Synthesis and fluorescent properties of asymmetric Aromatic 6,7-disubstituted dihydropteridinone derivatives
Kay Dellovo
2:15
Computer Science and Integrative Data Analytics Capstones
10:00-11:00
Julia Rogers 128 and Click Here to Join
Reclaim the Future
K Hirgeto
10:00
A Potpourri of Computing Security Topics
John Foster
10:30
Dance Capstones
3:00-4:00 PM
Ballet isn’t Dead
Ayana Leblans
3:00-3:30 PM in Batza and Click Here to Join
Acknowledging ballet’s contributions to art, media, and childhood in the United States helps one to contextualize its place in American society as an art form with a rich history that still has significant room to expand and grow. This paper presentation challenges the idea that ballet is a dying art form by deconstructing ballet’s influence on American society and culture
Factors
Choreographed by Aaliyah Hatcher
Music: I Walk With Ghost by Scott Buckley
Dancers: Alice-Michelle Kelsey-Toomer, Alyssa Boykin, Isis Council, Linda Seck, Sydney Good
3:30-4:00 PM Ath Forum Stage
“Factors” is created from research that illuminates that there are critical racial and diversity issues within dance and dance pedagogy. The purpose of this creative work was to bring more attention to not only racism in the field, but also how dance stems from racism and how this fact impacts BIPOC students and how they view dance. “Factors” captures the emotions and issues of BIPOC students through movement.
History Capstones
12:30-1:00 PM
Batza and Click Here to Join
The “Endless September”: Gatekeeping in the Early Internet
Cameron MacKay-Smith
12:30
Professional and Creative Writing Capstones
11:00-11:45 pm
Batza and Click Here to Join
Out of This World
Spice Crawford
Chasing the Whale: the Story of a Modern Day Ahab
Katherine Booth
Psychology Capstones
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Batza and Click Here to Join
Ximena Dilworth Velazquez
Hannah Erlbaum
Jaelan Gabriel
Nicole Kovach
Autumn Krist
Nicole Mead
Aisis Plante
Rene Russo
Marissa Spacht
Ellen Stevens
Visual, Literary and Material Cultures Capstones
10:00-12:00 PM
Collaborative Humanities Lab (4th Floor Reading Area) and Click Here to Join
Exhibition Openings
“Fashioning Femininity: Lifestyle Media in and Beyond Godey’s Lady’s Book“
VMC 270
10:00-10:45 AM
Silver Spouts in a Golden Sea: Transcendent Images in Moby-Dick
Lit 371
10:45-11:30 AM
Lit and VMC Capstones
The Challenges of Hanging and Displaying a Calder Tapestry
Georgia Knox
11:40-11:50 AM
African Masks in the Art & Artifacts Collection
Calder Brown
11:50-12:00 PM
Internship at Jane Austen’s Chawton House
Lilia Gestson
12:00-12:10 PM
Emma and the Art of Translation
Lilian Geston
12:10-12:20 PM
[This exhibition spotlights the complexity of literary translations and the art that goes into the linguistic process to produce them]
Socially Engaged Art Practice: Environmental Justice
An eco-art intervention for the toxic soil in Baltimore city’s empty lots- Presented by CPEA 251 Students
Stoop and Gardens
Corrin Gallery 1st Floor Meyerhoff Arts Center