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Allen Ginsberg In Cedar Falls: Beatniks, Socialists, And “All That Hair”, Roy R. Behrens

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Electronic Band Structure And Magnetism Of Cofev0.5mn0.5si, Parashu Kharel, Gavin Baker, Matthew Flesche, Adam Ramker, Young Moua, Shah Valloppilly, Paul M. Shand, Pavel V. Lukashev

Faculty Publications

Half-metallic Heusler alloys have attracted significant attention due to their potential application in spin-transport-based devices. We have synthesized one such alloy, CoFeV0.5Mn0.5Si, using arc melting and high-vacuum annealing at 600 °C for 24 hours. First principles calculation indicates that CoFeV0.5Mn0.5Si shows a nearly half-metallic band structure with a degree of spin polarization of about 93%. In addition, this value can be enhanced by the application of tensile strain. The room temperature x-ray diffraction patterns are indexed with the cubic crystal structure without secondary phases. The annealed sample shows ferromagnetic order with the Curie temperature well above room temperature (Tc = …

Office Of Community Engagement Newsletter, March 2022, University Of Northern Iowa. Office Of Community Engagement.

Community Engagement Newsletter

Contents:

--- Meet your Community Engagement team!
--- Highlighting community engagement
--- Service learning
--- Civic Action Plan 2.0
--- Get connected
--- Funding awards
--- Events
--- In other news

Jewish Eschatology And Early Islamic History, Kenneth Atkinson

Faculty Publications

The arrival of the first Muslims in Palestine had profound effects for the country’s Jewish population. The decline of Christian rule, and the appearance of a new religion by a monotheistic prophet from Arabia, initially led to close relations among the country’s Jews and first Muslims. Many Jews sought to explain the ministry of Muhammad (ca. 610- 632 C.E.) through eschatology and viewed his message as a sign that the end of days was near. Muslims, moreover, initially held a similar theological understanding of the eschaton, which may have been influenced by their contacts with Jews. The Islamic reverence for …

Large-Field Magnetoresistance Of Nanometer Scale Nickel Films Grown On Molybdenum Disulfide, Timothy E. Kidd, Paul M. Shand, Andrew Stollenwerk, Colin Gorgen, Young Moua, Lukas Stuelke, Pavel V. Lukashev

Faculty Publications

The magnetoresistance of thin nickel films grown on molybdenum disulfide was measured in perpendicular magnetic fields as high as 90 kOe. Films with thicknesses of 20 nm provided continuous surfaces for measurement. The magnetoresistance was found to be linear with respect to the applied magnetic field with no sign of saturation. There was also no evidence of hysteresis or temperature dependence between 100 to 300 K. STM measurement showed the deposited Ni forms a continuous film of extremely small nanoclusters. However, the field dependence of magnetoresistance was found to be significantly larger than bulk Ni, which is in turn larger …

Fires On Ice: Emerging Permafrost Peatlands Fire Regimes In Russia’S Subarctic Taiga, Vera Kuklina, Oleg Sizov, Elena Rasputina, Irina Bilichenko, Natalia Krasnoshtanova, Viktor Bogdanov, Andrey N. Petrov

Faculty Publications

Wildfires in permafrost areas, including smoldering fires (e.g., “zombie fires”), have increasingly become a concern in the Arctic and subarctic. Their detection is difficult and requires ground truthing. Local and Indigenous knowledge are becoming useful sources of information that could guide future research and wildfire management. This paper focuses on permafrost peatland fires in the Siberian subarctic taiga linked to local communities and their infrastructure. It presents the results of field studies in Evenki and old-settler communities of Tokma and Khanda in the Irkutsk region of Russia in conjunction with concurrent remote sensing data analysis. The study areas located in …

An Investigation Into The Measurement Properties Of The King-Devick Eye Tracking System, Mark Hecimovich, D. King, M. Murphy, K. Koyama

Faculty Publications

Objectives: Eye tracking has been gaining increasing attention as a possible assessment and monitoring tool for concussion. The King-Devick test (K-DT) was expanded to include an infrared video-oculography-based eye tracker (K-D ET). Therefore, the aim was to provide evidence on the reliability of the K-D ET system under an exercise condition.

Methods: Participants (N = 61; 26 male, 35 female; age range 19-25) were allocated to an exercise or sedentary group. Both groups completed a baseline K-D ET measurement and then either two 10-min exercise or sedentary interventions with repeated K-D ET measurements between interventions.

Results: The test-retest reliability of …

University Of Northern Iowa Graduate Council Minutes, February 24, 2022, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate Council.

Documents - Graduate Council

Meeting minutes from the Graduate Council of the University of Northern Iowa.

Maternal Mortality In The United States: Focusing On Societal Impacts And Potential Solutions [Poster], Grace Petrzelka

Research in the Capitol

This research project explores the available literature on maternal mortality in the United States, and examines social, environmental, and cultural factors for their impact. With a public health focus, included are discussions on forming safer maternal health practices in our country, comparison of statistics on maternal and infant deaths, and using the available data to create potentially life-saving solutions. Specific topics include race, biology, health policy and legislation, insurance coverage, infant mortality, and family planning. This research project covers a span of academic disciplines, and was created to bring these areas together to promote awareness to a sobering, but meaningful …

Using Color With Care: An Exploration Of The Application Of Psychological Color Theory Within Language Classrooms, Mackenzie Wisneski

Research in the Capitol

In this ongoing project, I explore the application of color and emotion within the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Developing practices that strengthen color and emotion is beneficial for the psychological regulation of those within any environment (Güneş & Olguntürk, 2020), and is especially beneficial for emergent bilingual students. These learners are disproportionately exposed to additional academic, emotional, socio-economic, and cultural challenges both within and outside of the classroom (Benesch, 2012; Beyer, 2017; Heineke & Vera, 2021). These findings suggest that color may be used as a social-emotional tool to facilitate language acquisition and learning. …

The Solar Eclipse Of 1869 As Seen In Illinois, Indiana, And Kentucky, Trishyan Anthony

Research in the Capitol

The Solar Eclipse of August 7th, 1869, was the first recorded total eclipse of the Sun to pass over the United States. The altitude of the eclipse varied depending on the longitude of the viewer. Wanting to know what was the public reaction of this solar eclipse gathering newspaper articles of the time really showed a window to what they were seeing and feeling at that time, and leading up to the day. Following the eclipse through some of the Midwest down to Kentucky showed differing results, as it had got later in the day of viewing. Though there was …

Optimizing Graminoid Composition In Cost-Effective Seed Mixes For Prairie Strips, Justin Meissen

Tallgrass Prairie Publications and Reports

In order to reduce nutrient loss and increase other ecological benefits, there is growing interest in integrating reconstructed tallgrass prairie stands within and around crop fields. The most recent Farm Bill creates a new conservation practice (CP-43, Prairie Strips) to encourage prairie vegetation in and around farmed fields for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Because this practice is flexible and easy to integrate into conventionally farmed fields, Prairie Strips have proven very popular, and nearly 15,000 acres have been enrolled in less than 2 years (Farm Service Agency 2021).

To optimize the potential value of this popular nutrient reduction practice, …

Dr. Randall Harlow, Organ, February 10, 2022 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Differential Effects Of Exercise Programs On Neuregulin 4, Body Composition And Cardiometabolic Risk Factors In Men With Obesity, Terence Moriarty, Ayoub Saeidi, Sevda R. Shishvan, Mohammad Soltani, Fatemeh Tarazi, Patricia K. Doyle-Baker, Shahnaz Shahrbanian, Shirin S. Mollabashi, Nikoo Khosravi, Ismail Laher, Kelly E. Johnson, Trishia A. Vandusseldorp

Faculty Publications

Background: Neuregulin 4 (Nrg4) is an adipokine that is sensitive to energy expenditure and with a potential role in metabolic homeostasis and obesity. This study examined the effects of 12 weeks of three different exercise training protocols on Nrg4 levels, cardiometabolic risk factors, and body composition parameters in men with obesity. Methods: Sixty adult men with obesity (Mean ± SD; age: 27.60 ± 8.4 yrs.; height: 168.4 ± 2.6 cm; weight: 96.7 ± 7.2 kg) were randomly allocated into four equal (n = 15) groups: High- Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), Circuit Resistance Training (CRT), Moderate Intensity Continuous Training (MICT) or …

Historical And Legal Considerations In Development Of A For-Credit Internship Program, Nichole Zumbach Harken, Shelley Price-Williams

Faculty Publications

Background: This research outlines important factors in the development of a for-credit internship program by providing a historical context of internship work dating back to the original case of Walling v. Portland Terminal (1947), which outlined acceptable non-paid work of trainees, to more current applications of these labor laws in Wang v. Hearst (2016) and Glatt v. Foxlight Pictures (2016) then connects those legal precedents with current research in best practices.

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to examine legal implications on for-credit internship programs and create recommendations based on United States law. Methodology/Approach: This work uses peer-reviewed research …

Shaping Arctic’S Tomorrow Through Indigenous Knowledge Engagement And Knowledge Co-Production, Tatiana Degai, Andrey N. Petrov, Renuka Badhe, Parnuna P. Egede Dahl, Nina Döring, Stephan Dudeck, Thora M. Hermann, Andrei Golovnev, Liza Mack, Elle Merete Omma, Gunn Britt Retter, Gertrude Saxinger, Annette J.M. Scheepstra, Chief Vyachelav Shadrin, Norma Shorty, Colleen Strawhacker

Faculty Publications

This perspective presents a statement of the 10th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences Indigenous Knowledge and knowledge co-production panel and discussion group, 20 July 2021. The statement is designed to serve as a characterization of the state-of-the-art and guidance for further advancement of Indigenous Knowledge and knowledge co-production in the Arctic. It identifies existing challenges and provides specific recommendations for researchers, Indigenous communities, and funding agencies on meaningful recognition and engagement of Indigenous Knowledge systems.

Exploring Pre-Service Teachers’ Perspectives: Gender And Gender Representation Across Human Protagonists In Picture Books, Taraneh Matloob Haghanikar, Shan Jiang, Sara Tomek, Lisa M. Hooper

Faculty Publications

Gender is ever present in education preparation, school materials, curriculum, and school systems. To improve our knowledge about different facets of gender and the extent to which the depiction of gender has changed over time in picture books, there is a need to dig beneath the surface of questions about gender representation in picture books. Given that in-service teachers have proximity to approximately 75 million K-12 students, how in-service teachers think about gender, gender representation, and their own experiences with gender socialization have important implications on how K-12 students think, act, and feel about gender. In this study, we focused …

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, January 24, 2022, University Of Northern Iowa, Faculty Senate

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting minutes from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

Biographical Calendars Of Astronomers [January - December], Thomas A. Hockey

Data Sets

A set of twelve biographical calendars of astronomers for each month of the year (January through December). History of astronomy (public outreach).

Record contents:

• Main Download button - A merged Excel file with all 12 months
• Additional Files section - Individual Excel files for each month [January - December]

Uni Alumni Magazine, Issue 04, 2022, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

UNI Alumni Magazine

Contents:

Building better communities --- 6
Depths of discovery --- 8
Keeping students safe --- 16
El valor de la representación --- 22
Transforming lives --- 26
Racing to the future --- 28
Celebrating Black entrepreneurs --- 30
Project planet --- 32
Saving a species --- 36
Preserving faith --- 42
Stopping a virus --- 48
Purpose over profits --- 52
Campus news --- 56
Class notes --- 58

University Of Northern Iowa Fact Book, 2021-2022, University Of Northern Iowa. Institutional Effectiveness & Planning.

University of Northern Iowa Fact Book

Contents

Quick Reference Inside ... front cover
Mission Statement ... 1
UNI Organizational Chart ... 2
UNI Administration ... 3
Definitions of Terms Used ... 4
Calendar ... 6
New Students
Fall New Students ... 9
New Student Applications, Admissions and Enrolled ... 10
New Students Enrolled by Residence ... 11
New Freshmen Enrollment by Residence ... 12
New Undergraduate Transfer Students
by Type of Transfer College ... 13
New Freshmen ACT Composite Scores and High School Class Rank ... 14
Enrollment
Fall Students Profile by College ... 17
Headcount Enrollment ... 18
Headcount Enrollment by Level ... 19
Undergraduate …

Front Matter - Table Of Contents - Preface

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

Twitter Users' Paradigm And The Etiquette Of Constructing An Apology, Amanda Grace Taylor, Tanja Vierrether

Iowa Journal of Communication

This investigation speaks to the intersection of interpersonal communication (IPC) research and social etiquette literature in constructing an apology over computer mediated communication (CMC). As individuals are engaging more in interpersonal interaction over CMC, apologies are being issued through this communication channel. Brown and Levinson’s (1987) politeness theory guided this work as this has the possibility to anticipate the way language might be interpreted in conversation to achieve the goal they desire (Goldsmith & Normand, 2015). This research found that throughout social etiquette literature, IPC literature, and politeness theory; the five common themes that emerged with suggested features of apologies …

Preventing Abandonment Of Augmentative And Alternative Communication (Aac) Devices For Students On The Autism Spectrum: Parent Perspectives For Successful Implementation, Sheri Lake, Melissa Brydon

Iowa Journal of Communication

The purpose of this feasibility study is to investigate the perspectives of parents of students on the autism spectrum who use high-tech augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in schools. The study is the first to focus on children on the autism spectrum that receive special education services and use high-tech speech generating devices (SGDs) to communicate. A mixed methods design was chosen for the current study. Parametric and nonparametric statistics were utilized to determine the relationship between ease of use, ease of learning the AAC technology, device usefulness, and parent satisfaction. Quantitative data analyses revealed a strong positive correlation between …

"The Working World Is A Minefield": Counterstories Of Job Loss, Rachel Collier Murdock, Matthew J. Baker, Stacy Tye-Williams

Iowa Journal of Communication

This study examines narratives told by employees who experienced involuntary job loss. Results expand on previous narrative research investigating the American Dream master narrative and job loss as related to the neoliberal claim that those who work hard will be successful. The study investigated the master narrative’s implications for job loss that if someone loses their job, they must be either flawed or a bad worker. Contributions include a new redeemed-resolved identity construction by individuals who narrated job loss as an opportunity to correct some flaw in either their character or work life and to emerge a better, changed worker. …

Welcome From The Editor, Kristen L. Majocha

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

Amy's Army: An Evolution Of Support And Grief In A Private Facebook Community, Laura C. Bruns

Iowa Journal of Communication

This paper takes a rhetorical autoethnographic approach to understanding the evolution of support and grief in one private online Facebook group, Amy's Army. Initially created as a private channel for one woman to communicate cancer treatment news to her social network, the Amy’s Army group evolved into a source of support, developed a specific culture, and cultivated offline relationships. Following Amy’s death, the group became a source of grief support, memorialization, and familial support. This paper specifically explores how the group’s rhetoric adapted and transitioned after Amy’s passing. The author argues that the specific community constituted in Amy’s Army served …

Uni Faculty Handbook, 2022 - 2023, University Of Northern Iowa.

University Faculty Documents

University of Northern Iowa Faculty Handbook, Effective July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023.

Uni Scholarworks Readership Snapshot, August 2022, Bepress

Library Documents & Reports (entire collection)

No abstract provided.

Programs And Courses Catalog 2022-2023, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Programs and Courses Catalogs

Contents

Academic Calendar ... 5
General Information ... 7
The University and Its Programs ... 7
Academic Structure ... 9
Admission Requirements ... 16
Enrollment and Registration Procedures ... 21
Fees and Financial Aid ... 22
Student Life ... 28
University Facilities and Educational Services ... 33
The Fine and Performing Arts at UNI ... 39
Academic Regulations ... 44
Undergraduate Information and Degree Requirements ... 62
Graduate Information, Admission, Academic Regulations, and Degree
Requirements ... 88
List of Programs by Department ... 119
Department of Accounting ... 125
Department of Applied Engineering & Technical Management ... 128
School of …