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Minutes Of Graduate College Committee On Curricula, August 27, 2021, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College Curriculum Committee.

Minutes - Graduate Curriculum Committee

Minutes of the committee that oversees the development of the curriculum of the University of Northern Iowa Graduate College.

Forward Together Update [Vaccine Clinic, Free Mask, Testing, & Panther Health Survey], August 26, 2021, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Encourages all students, faculty, and staff get vaccinated and gives the hours of the vaccine clinic at the Student Health Clinic. Also announces the availability of a free mask for students at the UNI Bookstore, the options available for testing for COVID-19, and a reminder of who should fill out the Panther Health Survey.

Forward Together Update [Pfizer-Biontech Vaccine, Masks, & Test Kits], August 25, 2021, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Provides an update that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been fully approved and that the vaccine is available at the Student Health Clinic. Also provides reminders on the use of face coverings, the Panther Health Survey and who should fill it out, and the availability of test kits for COVID-19 at the Student Health Center.

Welcome Back, And Let's Get Vaccinated, Panthers! August 23, 2021, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Reminder to students to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and encourages wearing masks in classes and other indoor public settings. Also reminds students that once vaccinated, they can get a gift card to the UNI Bookstore.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, August 23, 2021, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

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

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, August 23, 2021, University Of Northern Iowa, Faculty Senate

Documents - Faculty Senate

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

Forward Together Update [Bookstore Gift Card, Vaccination Clinics, & Cdc Recommendations For Face Coverings], August 17, 2021, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Announces students who have been fully vaccinated are eligible to receive a UNI Bookstore gift card and the availability of on-campus vaccination clinics. Also reminds about the CDC recommendations for face coverings.

Forward Together Update [Welcome Back, Cdc Face Coverings, & Bor Prohibits Face Covering And Vaccination Requirements], August 10, 2021, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Shares a welcome back message with encouragement for vaccination against COVID-19 and gives an update for the CDC's recommendations on face coverings. Also reminds that The Board of Regents, State of Iowa guidelines prohibit all public universities from requiring masks or vaccinations on campus.

Uni Scholarworks Readership Snapshot, September 2021, Bepress

Library Documents & Reports (entire collection)

No abstract provided.

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter, August 2021, University Of Northern Iowa. Iowa Waste Reduction Center.

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter

Contents:

--- We're growing!
--- Calendar
--- Radio Iowa Recognizes STAR4D Program
--- Industry News

55 Update: Second Round Gerc Course Proposal Application, University Of Northern Iowa. General Education Re-Envisioning Committee.

General Education Re-envisioning Committee Documents

The packet of materials to make course proposals in the second call for applications.

56 Update: Second Round Gerc Certificate Proposal Application, University Of Northern Iowa. General Education Re-Envisioning Committee.

General Education Re-envisioning Committee Documents

The packet of materials for proposals for multi-disciplinary certificates in the second call for proposals in August of 2021.

Gender & Sexuality Services Newsletter, August 2021, University Of Northern Iowa. Gender & Sexuality Services.

Gender & Sexuality Services Newsletter

In This Issue:

--- Check DIS Out
--- Conference Opportunity
--- NISG Board of Directors
--- Wellness Kahoot
--- Gr8 Wellness Scavenger Hunt
--- Upcoming Events

Uni Scholarworks Readership Snapshot, July 2021, Bepress

Library Documents & Reports (entire collection)

No abstract provided.

Notes For The Stalled, V14n1, August/September 2021, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Rod Library newsletter: Notes for the Stalled

Contents:

--- Fine Free
--- Museum
--- Updates
--- Check out the NEW Look!

The Hubbards Of Roycroft, An Arts & Crafts Community With Iowa Ties, Roy R. Behrens

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Phosphorescence Of Wind Cave Cavern, And The Level Of Organics Associated With It, Steven Gomez, Joshua Sebree

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

An analysis of the level of organics in Wind Cave Cavern, South Dakota.

Socioapp: Detecting Your Sociability Status With Your Smartphone, Aaron Walker, Dheryta Jaisinghani Ph.D., Sarah Diesburg Ph.D.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

We are still recovering from the pandemic’s psychological effects and figuring out how to break out of our quarantine. Students may not realize they have antisocial behaviors that have a negative affect on students’ grades. Our smartphones are packed with sensors that can help us to passively detect social status of a subject and propose prospective remedies. Our hypothesis is that you are social when co-doing certain activities like walking and talking. Thus, we begin with detecting activities such as, walking, sitting, and cooking using the movement sensors accelerometer and gyroscope; then, we detect proximity with another person using the …

On The Vulnerability Of Openthread To Agile Denial Of Service Attacks, Casey Cronin, Sarah Diesburg Ph.D., Dheryta Jaisinghani Ph.D.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

The Internet of Things (IoT) includes physical devices such as sensors, connected home appliances, video monitoring systems, and smart classroom or smart warehouse applications. These devices can capture large amounts of data while using low amount of power to do it, as well as keep track of things going on around it and turn it into usable data for the user depending on what task it is performing.

IoT devices are not immune from security concerns, such as Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. These attacks are important to investigate because they can play a dangerous role in shutting down applications, …

Meskwaki Nation Food Sovereignty Program Natural History And Soil Study, Gerardo Jacobo, Chad Heinzel Ph.D., Christina Blackcloud, Luke Kapayou, Stephanie Snow, Felix Navarrete

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

Research Objective: Investigate the physical and geochemical attributes of Meskwaki Settlement soils. Provide land use interpretations and recommendations in support of the Meskwaki Food Sovereignty Program - “Food sovereignty is the right of peoples, communities, and countries to define their own agricultural, labor, fishing, food and land policies which are ecologically, socially, economically, and culturally appropriate to their unique circumstances...” emphasizing the impact of local foods, indigenous foods, and medicines in supporting the health and well-being of our community, while strengthening the economy, healing relationships with the land, and celebrating cultural identity. https://www.meskwaki.org/community-services/mfsi/

The Solar Eclipse Of 1869 As Seen In Illinois, Indiana, And Kentucky, Trishyan Anthony, Thomas A. Hockey Ph.D.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

No abstract provided.

The Mitochondrial Genome Of The Spiny-Wristed Fiddler Crab, Leptuca Spinicarpa Rathbun 1900, Amber Finke, James Demastes Ph.D., J. Antonio Baeza, Carl Thurman Ph.D.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Expiring Cp-25 And 3-Year Old Cp-42 Plantings For Monarch Habitat Quality, Schuyler Hop, Laura L. Jackson Ph.D.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

Monarch butterflies have experienced a population decline of more than 80% in the past two decades, driven by the emergence of Roundup Ready beans and corn varieties. This development resulted in landowners spraying herbicides and killing all other plants in their field, including milkweeds, which is the genus of plants (Asclepias) that monarch caterpillars can only feed upon. Along with this development, an initiative to reintroduce native prairie ecosystems as part of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). In Iowa, over 80% of the land once was home to this prairie, now less than 0.1% of this rare ecosystem …

Evaluation Of Pre-Lysis Rinses To Improve Dna Yield And Purity, Joseph Correa, Emma Pellegrino, Marek K. Sliwinski Ph.D.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

The widespread sampling of environmental DNA from soils has led to a fundamental shift in our understanding of Earth’s microbiome by identifying previously unknown microbes that have never been grown in the laboratory. Many of the published protocols for the extraction of environmental DNA differ based on the starting material. These differences include changes to buffer composition, detergents, and enzymatic digest. To remove this bias, we sought a standardized protocol for samples from Wind Cave National Park, which includes both above ground prairie soil and paleofill from the deepest depths of the cave system. Pre-rinsing samples with either of two …

Selecting For Durability In Bacillus Cereus/Anthracis Bacteriophages, Alexis J. Moore, Michael H. Walter Ph.D.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

No abstract provided.

Curating A Global Collection Of Fiddler Crabs For The American Museum Of Natural History, Nyc, Dee Dee Pitzen, Samantha Heyer, Amber Finke, Frank H. Barnwell Ph.D., Carl L. Thurman Ph.D.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

A collection of approximately 1000 jars of preserved fiddler crabs was received from Dr. F.H. Barnwell, Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities. It contained jars of crabs from Africa, the Americas, and the Indo-Pacific. Specimens in each jar were sorted by species and gender and then counted. An Excel® spreadsheet recorded collecting data while Google Earth® determined the GPS of each recovery site. The collection was reduced to 569 jars containing 68 species representing seven genera. The entire collection consists of 7804 crabs with 5925 males and 1879 females. New labels with up-dated information were made for each …

Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation In Restored Native Prairies Over Time [Poster], Samrin Shahnaz, Kenneth J. Elgersma Ph.D.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

With the recent focus on the causes and effects of climate change, the relationship between agriculture and climate change has become an important concern. Conventional farming maximizes crop production at the expense of ecosystem services like soil carbon storage. As the human population grows, it is vital to develop practices that balance crop production and ecosystem services.

We investigated organic carbon accumulation in restored prairie soil over the course of a decade. Our goal was to determine how organic carbon levels and soil bulk density changed over time, and how that change was influenced by species diversity and soil depth. …

Measuring The Microbial Limit Of Detection For A Modified Dna Extraction Protocol, Emma Pellegrino, Marek K. Sliwinski Ph.D.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

Typical kit-based DNA extraction techniques only isolate ~17% of the total starting DNA from a sample. When analyzing environments with few microbial cells, such as Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, this approach is ineffective. In this study, we developed a modified DNA extraction protocol in order to increase the limit of detection. We conducted a dilution series using known amounts of Escherichia coli over a range of one million cells (1 x 10^6) down to ten cells. DNA was isolated from each of the aliquots using the modified protocol. We used polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) followed by ethidium bromide …

Identification Of Fungi And Their Secondary Metabolites From Wind Cave [Poster], Kyle J. Biscoglia, Kirk Manfredi Ph.D.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

Eighteen fungal samples were isolated from samples of water collected in Wind Cave, South Dakota. Ten of the samples underwent chemical extraction, a growth inhibition test, and were analyzed using proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy. All eighteen of the fungal samples were able to be identified to the genus level using the ITS region of their DNA, however confident identification of the species level was more difficult to attain just looking at one portion of the sequence.

Analog Studies Of Organic Pathways In Wind Cave Through Cave Water And Crystals, Wilson Mcnaughton, Joshua Sebree Ph.D.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

In Wind Cave, organic molecules from the surface dissolved in water will slowly filter down into the cave through the porous limestone. While the water slowly proceeds down through the limestone, the water dissolves the limestone along the way. This dissolving of the limestone causes a quasi-equilibrium that deposits the organic molecules into the calcite structures found in Wind Cave. These large trapped organic molecules, mainly humic and fulvic acid, can be tracked by using UV light. The UV light causes these molecules to fluoresce blue, while the calcite structures generally do not have a strong blue fluorescence. The water …