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Winona State University Alumni Blog: 2011-2022, Winona State University

Winona State University Blogs

The Winona State University (WSU) Alumni Blog includes articles and entries from May 2011- August 2022. Note: there may be format coding in the document.

Winona State University Improving Our World Blog: 2013-2022, Winona State University

Winona State University Blogs

The Winona State University (WSU) Improving Our World Blog articles and entries from September 2013-February 2022. Note: there may be format coding in the document.

Winona State University Rochester Blog:2014-2023, Winona State University

Winona State University Blogs

The Winona State University (WSU) Rochester Blog includes articles and entries from May 2014-March 2023. Note: there may be format coding in the document.

Winona State University Campus Life Blog: 2013-2022, Winona State University

Winona State University Blogs

The Winona State University (WSU) Campus Life Blog includes articles and entries from October 2013- October 2022. Note: there may be format coding in the document.

Winona State University Wellness Blog: 2013-2023, Winona State University

Winona State University Blogs

The Winona State University (WSU) Wellness blog includes articles and entries from February 2013-February 2023. Note: there may be format coding in the document.

Winona State University News Blog: 2015-February 2023, Winona State University

Winona State University Blogs

This PDF document includes Winona State University (WSU) News Blog articles and entries for the university from 2015-May 2023.

Index Of Botanical Specimens (Herbarium) By Alice Ford, 1912, Kathy Allen

Botanical Specimen Books

This index lists the specimens collected by Alice Ford for the 1912 herbarium (botanical specimen) book. Alice Ford in 1912 collected and curated these specimens for a Botany course taught by John M. Holzinger at Winona Normal School in Winona, Minnesota.

Index Of Botanical Specimens (Herbarium) By Helen J. Monahan, 1899, Kathy Allen

Botanical Specimen Books

This index lists the specimens collected by Helen Monahan in the 1899 herbarium (botanical specimen) book. Helen J. Monahan in 1899 collected and curated these specimens for a Botany course taught by John M. Holzinger at Winona Normal School in Winona, Minnesota.

Digitization Of Ecological History In The Driftless Area Of Minnesota, St. Mary's University Of Minnesota-Geospatial Services, Winona State University-Library Special Collections

Ecological History StoryMaps

The Winona County Historical Society (WCHS) and Winona State University (WSU) collaborated on applying for a Heritage Partnership grant to produce shared resources with the goal to educate the Winona community about the local ecological history of the area. The grant provided the opportunity to hire St. Mary's University of Minnesota - GeoSpatial Services to reconstruct a map fo the vegetative communities in the city of Winona based on a 1855 land survey and other available data. An 1862 transcription of the 1855 of the land survey was found in the WCHS Laird Norton Archive, which was the starting point …

Identification Of Axon-Oligodendrocyte Preferential Interaction Sites Preceding Initial Myelin Sheath Formation, Taryn Mallon, Rachael Sawyer

Undergraduate Research Celebration 2018

Oligodendrocytes are matured oligodendrocyte progenitor cells that serve to myelinate axons within the central nervous system. The myelination process is complex and is orchestrated by many unknown mechanisms, of particular interest, the causal relationship between axon diameter and myelination. Previous studies suggest that oligodendrocytes preferentially myelinate axons with larger diameters. Due to the variation in axon diameter along the length of individual axons, we first hypothesized that oligodendrocytes interact with and initiate myelination at thicker domains of axons known as varicosities. To test this hypothesis, we performed in vivo time-lapse in zebrafish larvae to determine if oligodendrocytes preferentially interact with …

Development Of A Pcr For Simultaneous Amplification Of Borrelia Burgdorferi And Ixodes Tick Dna, Shaynee Studer, Alina Yevsina

Undergraduate Research Celebration 2018

The high prevalence of Ixodes ticks in Southeast Minnesota has serious implications as they are often vectors for infectious tick-borne agents, such as Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme Disease (LD). Currently, our lab has developed a PCR that can amplify Borrelia DNA in infected ticks, however, when ticks fail to amplify it is unclear whether this is from lack of the bacterial agent or if the DNA is corrupted. A possible solution to this problem is to concurrently amplify a gene within the Ixodes tick in order to assess the quality of the DNA. The goal of this …

West-Nile Virus Replicon Particles Infect 293t Cells Expressing Dc-Signr, Osvaldo Martinez, Emin Budimlic, John Keilty, Hannah Kunkel, Wells Pollock, Madilyn R. Schmitz, Nicole Crowson, Nathan L. Leonard, Amanda Madigan, Victoria R. Schwarzinger, Alyssa J. Meyer, Mary Soderlund, Jean K. Lim, Icann School Of Medicine, New York

Undergraduate Research Celebration 2018

West-Nile virus (WNV) is an arbovirus usually transmitted to humans via a mosquito vector. Infections commonly result in febrile symptoms while rare severe neuroinvasive cases may result in encephalitis or meningitis. Studies have shown that WNV infection efficiency is enhanced by expression of DC-SIGNR on target cells, which normally do not express DC-SIGNR. To investigate WNV tropism, we established 293T kidney epithelial cell lines that stably express vector, DC-SIGNR and mutants of DC-SIGNR that lack the entire carbohydrate-recognition domain (CRD) or lack the C-terminal half of the CRD. We demonstrate successful surface expression of DC-SIGNR and its mutants from stablytransfected …

Research Of White Sucker Cell Lines And Associated Viruses, Mohamed Mohamed, Casey M. Finnerty

Undergraduate Research Celebration 2018

Catostomus commersonii, also known as the White Sucker, is a vital part of most aquatic ecosystems in the U.S. Specifically looking at the Upper Midwest, these fish are widely distributed around the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin. The importance of these organisms is due to their species reputation, they are indicator species that are very useful in informing whether the environment around them is healthy or if contamination has occurred. To better understand the organism, we needed to start at the molecular level. Understanding the nature of White Sucker cells through cell cultures. To get the individual fins of the …

Effect Of A Pre-Dinner Walnut Snack On Nutrient Intake Among University Students, Michelle E. Lacasse, Mackenzie J. Weis, Lauren S. Devaan, Gabrielle L. Schnellman, Elizabeth M. Gile, Molly D. Ahmann, Ted Wilson, Tisha L. Hooks

Undergraduate Research Celebration 2018

No abstract provided.

Water Quality Of Gilmore Creek In Winona, Minnesota, Megan Diesslin

Undergraduate Research Celebration 2018

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Flower Color On The Foraging Selection Of The Julia Butterfly, Dyras Uilia, In A Captive Habitat At The Minnesota Zoo, Terese Zahradka

Undergraduate Research Celebration 2018

No abstract provided.

Lake Winona Committee Documents, Cal R. Fremling

Cal Fremling Papers

Documents for the Lake Winona Committee, including meeting agendas and memos, handwritten notes, and a news clipping from the Winona Daily News concerning a funding plan for dredging Lake Winona. 8 pages. Part of the Cal R. Fremling Collection.

A Plan For Industrial Park Creation, Lake Dredging, And Wetland Restoration At Winona, Minnesota, Cal R. Fremling, Robert J. Bollant, Neal D. Mundahl

Cal Fremling Papers

From executive summary: "This document provides information pertinent to: 1) creating an industrial park within Winona's flood dikes by filling a drained wetland with dredged sand from Lake Winona, 2) deepening the east basin of Lake Winona by dredging, thus improving the shallow eutrophic lake and providing the necessary fill for the industrial park, and 3) mitigating the loss of wetland within the industrial park by restoring degraded wetlands adjacent to Lake Winona."

Botanical Specimens (Herbarium) By Alice Ford, 1912, Alice Ford

Botanical Specimen Books

This botanical specimen book (herbarium) was collected and curated by Sara Alice Ford in spring 1912 for a Botany I course taught by John M. Holzinger at the Winona Normal School in Winona, Minnesota. These plants were collected in the Witoka area. Sara Alice Ford Einhorn (1983-1992) grew up in the Witoka Area and attended Winona Normal School, graduating in 1912. She taught in the area rural schools (Boynton and Ridgeway) before marrying Clifford Einhorn. They lived in North Minneapolis before moving back to Winona in the 1940s.

Daughter of Kathryn Jeanette Einhorn Anderson who graduated from Winona Teachers' College …

Botanical Specimens (Herbarium) By Helen J. Monahan, 1899, Helen J. Monahan

Botanical Specimen Books

This botanical specimen book was collected and curated by Helen J. Monahan in 1899 for a Botany course taught by John M. Holzinger at the Winona Normal School in Winona, Minnesota. Helen Josephine (Monahan) Rowekamp (1885-1967) was born in Witoka, Minnesota. She attended the Winona Normal School. In 1916 Helen (Monahan) Rowekamp married Julius Rowekamp and they farmed in the Lewiston area until 1947 when they moved to Winona. Mrs. Rowekamp's death was announced in The Winona Daily News on Sunday, March 05, 1967.