Honors Research is a hallmark of an IWU liberal arts education. Eligible students are invited to embark upon a year-long research or creative arts project with a faculty mentor and a committee of faculty from within and outside of their major department.
Any entry that does not have a pdf attached has been withheld from the repository at the author’s request. Bona fide researchers may be consult these works by visiting the University Archives in Tate Archives & Special Collections; contact archives@iwu.edu or visit Tate Archives and Special Collections for details.

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Submissions from 2023

Spinal Cord Stimulation for Analgesia: Measurements of Evoked Compound Action Potentials in a Rodent Model of Chronic Pain, Neal George

Submissions from 2022

Effects of traditional and modified rehabilitation on functional improvement following stroke in a mouse model, Viktoriya Salgalova

Submissions from 2016

Elucidating a Mechanism of Growth Cessation in Heterocysts of Anabaena sp. PC7120, Blake Beehler

Submissions from 2012

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A new species of frog (Strabomantidae: Pristimantis) from Peru with comments on its ectoparasites (Acari: Trombiculidae), Alan W. Brus

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Comparison of regional eggshell porosity between the brood parasitic Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) and its hosts: the Dickcissel (Spiza americana), and two non-parasitic relatives, the Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) and the Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)., Brittany Childs

Submissions from 2011

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Determining the Composition of the Dwelling Tubes of Antarctic Pterobranchs, Lukasz J. Sewera

Submissions from 2008

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Organochlorine Pesticide Contamination and its Potential Effects on Eggshell Characteristics of Dickcissels (Spiza americana), Bridget Wall '08

Submissions from 2006

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The Development and Structure of Feeding Arms in Antarctic Species of Pterobranchs (Pterobranchia, Hemichordata), Catherine Krahe '06

Submissions from 2005

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The Effects of β-Mercaptoethanol on the Specific Activity of Porphobilinogen Synthase Mutants of the Rhodobacter sphaeroides Protein, Trefan Archibald '05

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A Taxonomic Study of the Lichen Genera Canomaculina, Canoparmelia and Rimelia in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Erin Boente '05

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Are Nutrients assimilated by juveniles of the brittle star Amphipholis squamata (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea)?, Elizabeth A.G. Whitehill '05

Submissions from 2004

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Protection from the Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation by the Encapsulating Structures of Embryos of Physa, a Freshwater Pulmonate Snail, Stacy Nielsen '04

Submissions from 2001

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Systematic Relationships of Natalid and Furipterid Bats, Based on Hyoid Morphology (Chiroptera: Natalidae and Furipteridae), Kosha N. Baxi '01

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Neotropical Nectar-feeding Bats (Family Phyllostomidae) Revisited: Lingual Data Support a Recently-Proposed Molecular Phylogeny, Shawn De La Mar '01

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Lipid Biochemistry of House Wren Egg Yolk and Possible Effects on Incubation Period, Brian J. Payne '01

Submissions from 2000

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Mutagenesis and Cloning of Photosynesis Genes of the Filamentous Bacterium, Chloroflexus aurantiacus, Kristi L. Berger '00

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Brown-headed Cowbird Brood Parasitism in Bison-grazed and Ungrazed Tallgrass Prairie, Alexandra C. Latham '00

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An Assay for the Estimation of Organic Content in Unknown Biological Samples, William J. Schneider '00

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A Survey of Organochlorine Pesticide Contamination in Costa Rican Wildlife, Mark Wieland '00

Submissions from 1999

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Organochlorine Pesticide Contamination in Neotropical Avifauna from Northwest Costa Rica, Virginia L. Flanagin '99

Submissions from 1998

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The Role of the Comstock-Kellogg Glands in Egg Tanning in Romalea guttata, Elizabeth A. Elasser '98

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The Characterization of the TY5 Strain of Chamydomonas reinhardtii, a Chlorophyll Biosynthetic Mutant, Robert Graham '98

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Organic Compounds in Cyanea capillata and Chrysaora quinquecirrha, Kris Mitchell '98

Submissions from 1997

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The Effect of Temperature on Reproductive Characteristics of an Asexually Reproducing Rotifer (Class Bdelloidea), Kurt E. Galbreath '97

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Heterologous Expression of BchP, a Rhodobacter capsulatus Polypeptide Necessary for the Reductive Maturation of Bacteriochlorophyll agg to Bacteriochlorophyll ap, Thaddeus R. Hoening '97

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Phylogenetic Systematics of the Primate Genus Aotus Based on Hyoid Morphology, Melissa S. Immel '97

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Organochlorine Pesticide Contamination in New World Passerines, Tyler A. Sager '97

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Regulation of Methyl Farnesoate Production by the Lobster Mandibular Organ in vitro, Amy Shaub '97

Submissions from 1996

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Radioimmunoassay Analysis of Testosterone Levels in Clutches of House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon) Egg Yolks, Kimberly A. Fryzel '96

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Immunolesions Using Site Specific Injections of 192-lgG Saporin into the Basal Forebrain Fail to Affect Radial Arm Maze Performance in the Male Rat, Lesley J. Hickman '96

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Habitat Edge and Nest Predation in House Wrens, Daniel Moore '96

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Estrogen Levels in House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Egg Yolks, V. Brook Waggoner '96

Submissions from 1995

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Comparison of the Effects of Saporin-IgG Injections into the Nucleus Basalis Magnocellularis and Medial Septal Area of Male Rat as Assessed by the Morris Water Maze Task, Alexander R. V. McCampbell '95

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Defining the Recognition of K^(bm3) and L^d by the Alloreactive 2C T Cell, Kevin Ratliff '95

Submissions from 1994

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Using Random Sequence Primers in the Polymerase Chain Reaction to identify Gender-Specific Genetic Markers in House Wrens, Jeremy J. Kirchman '94

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Toward an Understanding of Alzheimer's Disease: The Effects of B-Amyloid(1-42) and Ibotenic Acid on the Retention of a Spatial learning Task in Rats F:ollowing Multiple Injections into the Hippocampus, Jason Pequette '94

Submissions from 1993

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The Systematic Relationship of Hipposideros Commersoni Matungensis to Other Species of Rhinolophidae (Chiroptera), Maureen E. Koneval '93

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Factors Influencing Variation in Susceptibility of Prairie Plants to an Early Summer Frost in East-Central Minnesota, Bette L. Purnell '93

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The Effect of Temperature on the Growth of the Zebra Mussel, Dreissena Polymorpha (Pallas), Tamara K. Ross '93

Submissions from 1991

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Intracerebral Injections of Substance P Fragments (5-11) and (1-7) into the Dorsal Midbrain Central Gray Have No Effects on Lordosis Behavior in the Female Rat, Jodi K. Block '91

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Cystic Fibrosis: Cluster Analysis of Microbiology and Pulmonary Function, Lori Lee M. Larson '91

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The Effects of Bilateral Injections of Neuropeptide K into the Medial Preoptic Area on Male Rat Copulatory Behavior, Peter Malen '91

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A Morphological and Chemical Study of the Lichen Genus Hypogymnia in North America North of Mexico, Melinda McFarlin '91

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The Anatomy of the Hyoid Region of Molossus Molossus and its Implication in Systematics, Natawadee Prasertphon '91

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An Analysis of the Anatomical Projection from the mZI to the dMCG Using HRP Histochemistry: Comparison between Male and Female Rats, Scott E. Preusen '91

Submissions from 1990

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The Effects of Intracerebral Injections of Substance P, and a Substance P Fragment (5-11) into the Medial Preoptic Nucleus on Lordosis Behavior in the Female Rat, Kellie S. Jones '90

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Larval Settlement of Ilyanassa obsoleta (Gastropoda) and Capitella sp. I (Polychaeta): Responses to Sediment Cues and Effects of No. 6 Fuel Oil, Dianne Rudy '90

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Effect of Copulation and Copulation Time on Female Reproductive Development in Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), David Sherwood '90

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Systematic Relationships of Rhinolophid Bats: Based on Hyoid Morphology, Andrea L. Smith '90

Submissions from 1987

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Myology of the Pectoral, Branchial, and Jaw Regions of the Ratfish Hydrolagus Colliei (Holocephali), Dominique Didier '87

Submissions from 1964

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Nucleic acids and protein synthesis, Sheldon Nicol