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Crwr 510.02: Graduate Fiction Workshop, Jules D. Ohman

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Crwr 511.01: Graduate Poetry Workshop, Sean Hill

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Crwr 480.01: Fiction Capstone, Robert S. Stubblefield

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Frch 202.01: Intermediate French Ii, Elizabeth A. Hubble

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Lit 391.01: Special Topics - London Calling! Literature & Empire, Eric J. Reimer

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Writ 101.00: College Writing I - The Writing Life, Unknown

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Writ 201.01: College Writing Ii - The Art Of The Essay, Story Ponvert

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Crwr 411.01: Advanced Poetry Workshop, Sean Hill

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Russ 494.01: Seminar- Dostoevsky And World Culture, Clint B. Walker

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Lit 491.01: Special Topics - Climate Change, Louise E. Economides

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Lit 521.01: Seminar - Three Contemporary Poets: Anne Carson, C. D. Wright, Ross Gay, Robert M. Baker

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Grmn 317l.01: Introduction To Multicultural Literature In Contemporary Germany, Hiltrudis M. Arens

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Crwr 410.01: Advanced Fiction Workshop, Jules D. Ohman

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Obesity Does Not Significantly Impact Clinical Outcomes Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy And Fusion, Ishan Shah, Alejandro Perez-Albela, Riya Shah, Charles Furlong, Puru Sadh, John Czerwein, Alan Daniels, Bryce A Basques

SKMC Student Presentations and Publications

BACKGROUND: With obesity rates rising among patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and more procedures shifting to outpatient settings, this study aimed to evaluate the impact of body mass index (BMI) on complications, sagittal alignment, and patient-reported outcomes (PROs).

METHODS: A prospectively maintained database of 302 patients who underwent ACDF for myelopathy or radiculopathy between 2020 and 2022 at a single academic center was analyzed. Patients were stratified into four BMI categories: normal (18.5-< 25), overweight (25-< 30), obese class I (30-< 35), and obese class II/III (≥35). Collected data included demographics, comorbidities, perioperative variables, radiographic measures (cSVA, Cobb angle, etc.), and PROs (VAS, NDI). Univariate regression compared demographics, alignment, and PROs, while multivariate analyses assessed complications and perioperative factors.

RESULTS: BMI was not independently associated with higher rates of postoperative complications, including adjacent segment disease, subsidence, reoperation, or other adverse events. Patients in …

Pachuco, Jana Simmons

Jurgen Banned Art Comics Contest

Honorable mention in the 2026 Jurgen Banned Art Comics Contest.

In the summer of 1943, baggy zoot suits are all the rage for young brown and black adults in Los Angeles. On their way home, Aurora and Joaquin are chased by an angry group of military men seeking to attack them.

Heavy Metal Defenders, Sophie Nave

Jurgen Banned Art Comics Contest

Honorable mention in the 2026 Jurgen Banned Art Comics Contest.

In the wake of the 1985 PMRC/U.S. Senate hearings in which Dee Snider, Frank Zappa, and John Denver testify, a young demon comes to earth to try to spread panic through her heavy metal band.

Under Literature's Light, Devin Smith

Jurgen Banned Art Comics Contest

Research prize winner in the 2026 Jurgen Banned Art Comics Contest.

As Steven Pico fights for the books that shaped him in his most formative years, he starts to unravel what it means to be human and to understand art and its impacts.

Skin, Keegan Mason

Jurgen Banned Art Comics Contest

Storytelling prize winner in the 2026 Jurgen Banned Art Comics Contest.

Martin Murn is the victim of a freak accident which grants him superpowers. As America's first Black superhero, he ventures into the world to do good, only to be faced with the harsh reality of Jim Crow and segregation. Newspapers demonize him, “heroes” criticize him and the public hates him. All of it makes you want to just crawl out of your......skin.

A Classroom Game Of Cat And Maus, Zora Weir-Gertzog

Jurgen Banned Art Comics Contest

Artistry prize winner in the 2026 Jurgen Banned Art Comics Contest.

An authoritarian cat soldier marches through a generic American classroom, destroying books deemed unfit. Mouse children sit at their desks, witnesses to the act; some watch in fear or confusion, while others remain disengaged.

The Guardian The Month Of February 2026, Wright State Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

News articles from The Guardian for the Month of February 2026. The Guardian is the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. It has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Early Neonatal Admissions With Feeding Difficulties To Acute Paediatric Services At A Tertiary Paediatric Hospital In England: Sequential Audits Pre-Covid-19 And During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Kalvin Lee, Thomas Frederick Dunne, Mary Masoud, Hayley Gleig, Heidi Stott, Helen Nabwera, Halina Kamarova

Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health

Introduction: Our objective was to describe the population of infants < 7 days of age admitted to the acute general paediatric services at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and ascertain the proportion with feeding difficulties amenable to community-based support.

Methods: Sequential retrospective audits of all infants < 7 days of age admitted to acute paediatrics at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool, England, from March to September 2019 (pre-COVID-19) and March to September 2020 (during COVID-19). All the infants were born and discharged from maternity units in Merseyside, Northwest England. Anonymised data were extracted from the electronic clinical records by three members of the clinical team.

Results: Pre-COVID-19, 38.6% (93) of the 241 admissions to acute general paediatric services had feeding difficulties. 31.2% (29) presented solely with feeding difficulties and 31.2% (29) were exclusively breastfed. However, during COVID-19, although there were fewer admissions (104), more than half (51%, 54) had feeding difficulties and for 54% (29), this was the only reason for admission. Over half (53.7%, 29) were exclusively breastfed.

Conclusion: Our audits showed that at least a third of infants < 7 days of age admitted with feeding difficulties did not have any other features of severe illness. These admissions unnecessarily expose infants to hospital-acquired infections while disrupting the opportunity for families to build close and loving relationships that enhance the establishment of breastfeeding. Co-designing infant feeding strategies with the mothers and stakeholders will be a crucial next step to enhance infant feeding support, particularly in impoverished communities in the region.

Status Of The Western Australian Pastoral Rangelands 2025 - Total Vegetative Cover And Cover Risk, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Natural resources published reports

DPIRD monitors and reports on the vegetation condition of pastoral rangelands in Western Australia. Two levels of reporting are provided: every 5 years a full report details the state, trend and risk of decrease of vegetation condition in the pastoral rangelands using information derived from remotely sensed and on-ground data; in the intervening years, short reports are provided based on remotely sensed data (this report).

This report is based on remotely sensed vegetation cover data, rainfall data, livestock data and station-level rangeland condition assessment (RCA) data available in November 2025. Data is presented for 23 land conservation districts (LCDs) across …

Local Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 (Ace2) Enzymatic Activity Modulates Cholinergic Interneuron Function In The Dorsolateral Striatum, Aria R. Walls

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The renin angiotensin system (RAS) is an ancestrally ancient peptidergic signaling pathway best known for its role regulating blood pressure in the periphery. However, its presence and importance in the central nervous system has more recently been identified and is less well understood. Previous work shows RAS is expressed in the nigrostriatal pathway of the basal ganglia and has been implicated in basal ganglia disorders including Parkinson’s disease (PD) and levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID). Interestingly, the canonical and noncanonical arms of the RAS pathway produce opposite effects on PD disease vulnerability and progression. The shift from the neurodegenerative canonical RAS to …

Design Of Lithium-Based Battery Electrolyte Compositions For Extreme Operating Conditions Using Alternative Solvents, Co-Solvents And Additives, Michael J. Keating

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Lithium-ion battery utilization is widespread due to relatively high capacity and long cycle life. Advanced technologies have specific demands of their energy storage devices that traditional Li-ion batteries are unable to meet. Lithium-ion batteries utilize a graphite anode which has a limited theoretical capacity. Traditional lithium-ion batteries also utilize flammable solvents in their electrolyte mixtures. Due to the flammable electrolyte, lithium-ion batteries are not considered practical for large scale applications. Additionally, the lithium-ion battery has a narrow optimal operating temperature window. The temperature limitation of lithium-ion batteries leads to issues for many applications such as operating in extreme temperature environments, …

The Rhetorical Agency Of Student-Parents: Assembling, Archiving, And Naming Practices And Interpretations That Transform Worlds, Dhipinder Walia

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This dissertation is an interdisciplinary project that uses interview data collected from six student-parents attending Bronx Community College during 2024 to 2025. Using rhetorical and critical discourse analysis, this dissertation argues student-parents enact their rhetorical agency to transform their college experience. Specifically, student-parents use their rhetorical agency to interpret time and place in a way that centers their own wellbeing as well as the wellbeing of their children. This dissertation focuses on interpretations and ordinary practices that reimagine what time and place can look and feel like on a college campus. Additionally, student-parents enact their rhetorical agency through ordinary practices …

Revolutionary Governance, Culture, And The Party-State In Postcolonial Guinea: Political Thought And Practice Under Ahmed Sékou Touré, M. Sekani Corbie

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This thesis reexamines the political thought of Ahmed Sékou Touré by taking seriously the theoretical ambition of the Guinean revolution. Rather than treating Touré as either a failed democrat or a mere ideologue, the study reads his writings and political interventions as a sustained attempt to resolve a core postcolonial problem: how to construct collective power and mass participation in societies fractured by colonial rule, economic dependency, and weak institutional capacity.

Through close readings of Touré’s major texts and the ideological materials of the Parti Démocratique de Guinée, the thesis reconstructs his theory of the Party-State as a distinctive …

The Effects Of A Viniyoga-Based Practice On Mental Health Clinicians' Perceived Stress, Burnout, And Quality Of Life, Julie Pate

Dissertations

Psychotherapists often experience stress when treating distressed or emotionally troubled patients due to the emotionally taxing nature of their work, which can lead to burnout and other negative consequences (Bell et al., 2023; Maslach & Leiter, 2016; Simionato & Simpson, 2018) Therapists find it challenging to maintain regular self-care routines (Driscoll, 2023; Baker & Gabriel, 2021; Posluns & Gall, 2020). With the constant demand for counselors (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2024), there is a critical need for effective stress management strategies to mitigate burnout risks (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA], 2022; Sibitz, Pils, …

The Impact Of Targeted Professional Development On Principals’ Instructional Leadership And The Cultivation Of Positive School Culture, Anastasia M. Opahle

Dissertations

Effective principal leadership is the cornerstone of effective schools, as it has been shown to increase student success. In the State of Wisconsin, there is currently no requirement for ongoing professional development for principals. This study examined the impact of professional development targeted at principal leadership on student achievement and school culture. Using a mixed methods approach, results showed principals who participated in a yearlong principal cohort indicated their leadership skills improved. The qualitative data showed the participating principals believed the targeted professional development was collaborative, reflective, relevant, and actionable. This research indicates that sustained, targeted professional development is crucial …

Exploring The Process Of Professional Identity Development For Generation Z Counselors-In-Training Enrolled In Cacrep-Accredited Master's Programs In The Northeastern United States Coun, Jordan G. Shaw

Dissertations

Professional identity development is a central outcome of counselor preparation programs, yet how Counselors-in-Training (CITs) experience this process, particularly during internship, remains underexplored. This qualitative study examines the lived experience of professional identity development among Generation Z CITs enrolled in master’s programs accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) in the Northeastern United States, with specific attention to the implications for counselor education and supervision in a shifting professional landscape.

Using an existential-phenomenological framework and Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants born between 1995 and 2010 who were completing …

Voices Of Agency: Unpacking Student Insights On Nysed Content Standards, Local Curricular Practices, Pedagogy In New York State Schools, And Their Educational Implications, Alprentice Ashanti Talibudeen Mccutchen

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This research sets out to explore the concept of agency in the context of education, including my distinction between passive agency and active agency, and how these distinctions have been taken up by scholars, educators, and policy makers. The core approach is based in an expansive inclusion of various perspectives on agency as a basis for developing a comprehensive framework of active agency as well as its opportunities for educational practices and outcomes. I am arguing that there is a gap—an agency gap—between the passive and active employment of agency. I am also arguing that there is an agency in …