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Is it Raining Plastic? Microplastics in Lakes of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness : Tracing the Sources of Microplastics Pollution
(2021-04)Microplastics are plastic particles < 5 mm that are known to have detrimental effects on the natural environment. Microplastics have been extensively studied at locations of high human impact, but their abundance and ... -
“Is that the House of Someone Working Abroad?” : Neocolonialism, Exploitation, and Transnational Ties
(2018-05)This project focuses on the Philippines, a place with centuries of settler/colonial suffering. More specifically, I use storytelling as a method to gain a better understanding of the socioeconomic realities of Filipinos/as, ... -
Is the UWEC Footbridge Really Colder?
(2010-04)This study seeks to display the climatic spatial patterns of the UW-Eau Claire footbridge in comparison to the surrounding campus to see just how cold the footbridge is. The footbridge is widely renowned by students, ... -
Is There Space for Paternalistic Limitation with the Freedom of Speech?
(2025-04)One of the most controversial topics of conversation among scholars and a lay audience in the United States is how much protection the First Amendment should give people, specifically regarding freedom of speech. The ... -
Is This Generation Too Tired? : The Cultural Impact Of “Tang Ping” And Its Reflection in Western Culture
(2025-04)Tang Ping (躺平) and Quiet Quitting have become popular concepts embraced by many young people in China and the U.S., referring to a simple lifestyle without effort making. This research project explores the impact and ... -
Is Tolerant Good Enough? : Eau Claire and the Practice of Welcomingness
(2018-02-21)Immigrants are a vital part of community success, and many groups, such as Welcoming America, are advocates of inclusive communities. While the concept of sanctuary cities for immigrants was introduced in the 1980s and ... -
Isolation and Characterization of MRSA at UW-Eau Claire
(2013-05)The purpose of this study was to survey the UW-Eau Claire campus for the presence of MRSA. -
Isolation and Characterization of Regulators of Oxidative Stress-Induced Apoptosis in Yeast.
(2009-04)This project is a long-term project aimed at identifying possible mechanisms that connect the oxidative stress pathway to the apoptosis or cell death regulatory machinery in the budding yeast, S. cerevisiae. We have generated ... -
Isolation of Antibiotic Producing Bacteria from Soil
(2018-05)Antibiotics are produced by microorganisms to inhibit or kill other microorganisms and they can be modified to be used against human pathogens. The same few classes of antibiotics have been continuously modified, and ... -
ISOMER--Augmenting Software Testing Confidence by Automated Comparison with a Lightweight Model.
(2009-02-03)Non-algorithmic constraints on software development can hinder testing efforts by creating pitfalls for the programmer or by hiding data-dependent errors in complex codes. The ISOMER framework improves testing efficacy ... -
Issue Salience and its Impact on Opinion Expression in Computer-Mediated Group Work
(2013-05)Research shows that individuals with high levels of communication apprehension (CA) benefit from the less threatening social environment of computer-mediated communication (Campbell & Neer, 2001), but are less willing to ... -
It All "Ads" Up : Women's Roles in Tobacco Advertising from 1880-1920
(2014-04)The purpose of this study was to examine women's roles in the consumer culture surrounding tobacco from 1880-1920. The bulk of the research encompasses pre-magazine advertising and strives to unpack women's influences in ... -
“It Has a Half in the Middle” : Early Use of Fraction Words Across First and Second Grade
(2025-04)Children show understanding of fraction-related ideas years before learning about fractions in school (Begolli et al., 2020). We measured developmental changes in this understanding by tracking children’s production of ... -
"It's Your Turn, Whether You Want to or Not" : Men's and Women's Household Task Distribution Preferences
(2018-01-17)To investigate gender differences in activity preferences in a sample without lifetime constraints, we asked young men and women to report their foreseen enjoyment of various household and childcare tasks. We predict that ... -
Janus Nanoparticle Formation Via Regioselective Ligand Exchange Reactions at Soft Interfaces
(2015-04)The ligand introduced during Janus formation could exchange with the cross-linker, reducing film integrity, and allowing for rotation and diffusion into liquid phases. To reduce this risk, we sought to take advantage oft ... -
Japanese 302, What To Do? : An Evaluation of Curriculum Changes in Japanese 302 at UWEC
(2021-04)This student-faculty collaborative research project involves the examination of existing literature about various topics in foreign language acquisition including extensive and intensive reading, goal-setting, student ... -
Jet-Cooled Fluorescence Excitation Spectrum of y -Pyrone
(2013-05)Excited states are key intermediates in many photochemical reaction mechanisms. An excited state results when a molecule absorbs energy from a light source, causing electrons to be displaced from their most stable locations. ... -
Jewish Salon Women in Berlin : a Public History
(2012-04)The purpose of this study was to analyze representations of late eighteenth-century Jewish salon women through contemporary public history venues in Berlin. -
Journalism in the Digital Age : Comparing Traditional Print News and Online News Sources in the U.S.
(2011-05)The purpose of this study was to find which news source (i.e. newspapers or online news) college students preferred and the reasons why. -
Journey to the Stones : Plein Air Drawing in Orkney, Scotland
(2013-05)University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire art students journeyed to the Scottish isles of Orkney, working en plein air whilst cultivating technical and observational drawing abilities. The purpose of this study was to capture ...