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Newsletter 2026.02.11, Fcrh Honors Program

What's Going On, Honors? (2025-26)

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Current Developments Of Psychological Research And The Use Of Ai, Tilo Strobach, Farid Pazhoohi

School of Psychology

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The Moderating Role Of Self-Esteem In The Relationship Between Perceived Gender Bias And Job Satisfaction Among Women In The Technology Industry, Roberta L. Minicola

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Women employed in the technology industry continue to experience gender-based bias that may adversely affect job satisfaction. Although the deleterious impact of gender bias on women’s job satisfaction has been well documented, the potential of self-esteem to mitigate this impact has not yet been examined. Informed by social dominance theory, the purpose of this quantitative, cross-sectional, correlational study was to examine the moderating effect of self-esteem on the relationship between perceived gender bias (i.e., insufficient support, devaluation, hostility) and job satisfaction among women working in the U.S. technology sector. Data were collected from 138 female technology professionals recruited through Amazon …

Sullivan County 4-H Presents! 2026, Lynn Brewer

UNH Cooperative Extension

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Semantic Navigation Using Generative Models And Graphical Maps, Mbhb Mbhb, Artemis Panagopoulou, Aveek Purohit, Achin Kulshrestha, Soroosh Yazdani, Mohit Goyal

Defensive Publications Series

Indoor navigation presents a significant challenge because Global Positioning System (GPS) accessibility is limited in interior spaces and static environmental scans often fail to generalize as environments change. To address these limitations, a novel methodology utilizes generative models to produce diverse map layouts and vision-language models (VLMs) to interpret potentially walkable areas within those layouts. By scaling this approach to generate a large dataset, significant improvements are achieved in the wayfinding capabilities of the models. This technology is particularly applicable to navigational agents and wearable devices, such as glasses, that require real-time semantic understanding of human-readable graphical maps. The resulting …

Advanced User Interaction Logging For Recommendation Model Enhancements, Tamojit Chatterjee, Kanishk Mishra

Defensive Publications Series

Traditional user interaction logging processes typically record discrete events based on user interactions with a user interface of an application. The user interactions may include user clicks or selections of interactive user interface elements (e.g., click events) and/or user impressions of content (e.g., impression events) provided by the user interface. Interactive user interface elements may include, but are not limited to, buttons, selectable icons, advertisement cards, and content cards. For example, a user impression may occur when a content item (e.g., an advertisement, an image, a video, etc.) is rendered in the user interface (e.g., in a respective content card) …

Bioprinting: Revolutionizing Biology With 3d Innovation, Gopalarethinam Janani Ms, Naven Kumar Rk, Agnishwar Girigoswami Prof, Koyeli Girigoswami Prof

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

3D bioprinting is an innovative technology that enables the creation of bioengineered structures through computer-guided processes. This technique has been in use for more than 35 years and has made a huge contribution in the biomedical field. Utilizing biomaterials with regenerative properties has significantly impacted tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and pharmaceutical research. Various bioprinting techniques, including inkjet, extrusion, laser-assisted, and stereolithography, offer unique advantages for precise tissue construction. Bioinks used for printing, can be derived from natural and synthetic sources. It ensures biocompatibility, mechanical integrity, and controlled degradation. Advanced bioinks—such as nanoengineered, biomolecular, multimaterial, self-assembling, and stimuli-responsive variants—enhance applications in …

How Does Pattern Of Bone Healing Affect The Strain Of Plate Implant Via Frequency Detection? A Biomechanical Cadaveric Study, Chavarin Amarase, Chanyaphan Virulsri, Pairat Tangpornprasert, Pisitpong Chancharoen, Saran Tantavisut

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

Background: Detecting bone union is a crucial process in treating bone fractures to prevent complications, including implant failure and bone nonunion. Nowadays, there are many methods and new innovative devices for detecting bone union through strain measurements, such as strain gauges, fluid level displacement, contrast media, and frequency changes. There is also a trend toward increasing these methods in the future. However, the patterns of bone healing studied with these methods still do not provide a standard for determining the true bone healing process. The aim of this study is to identify the most appropriate bone healing pattern for …

Fish, Nicole Walker

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Boat People, Michael Perry

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Hochzeit, Debra Marquart

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Her Numbers, Brian Doyle

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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New Century, Natalie Goldberg

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Fostering Psychological Ownership And Self-Authorship In Higher Education: Pathways To Student Engagement, Growth And Knowledge Creation, Noora Heino, Markku Ikävalko, Anssi Tarkiainen, Terhi Virkki-Hatakka

International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

This study explores the intersection of psychological ownership (PO) and self-authorship (SA) in the context of university students’ project-based learning. It examines how students develop a sense of ownership over their course projects, ideas, and knowledge they create, and how this engagement shapes their learning, identity, and sense of self. The findings highlight the role of control and perceived idea quality in fostering psychological ownership, as well as the importance of intimate knowledge and perceived object quality in supporting self-authorship. The study underscores that when students feel connected to their ideas, their motivation, persistence, and engagement increase, especially in creativity-driven …

The Sky’S Indifference, Emmah Schuster

Night Flight: Online Literary Journal

The story follows Jamie Harper's first solo flight as it shifts from exhilaration to diorientation and fear when he loses radio contact and becomes lost. As he struggles to navigate an unfamiliar landscape and worsening conditions, the narrative highlights themes of isolation, human vulnerability, and the limits of courage in the face of an indifferent natural world. His fatal crash serves as a sobering reminder that ambition and determination do not always guarantee survival.

Exploring The Efficacy Of Storytelling In Education About Climate Change, Nina Adjanin, Srijana Katuwal, Heidi Sevestre, Gordon Brooks

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

From bedtime tales to digital narratives, stories wield unparalleled influence, shaping perceptions, and fostering empathy. Through mediums like social media and digital platforms, storytelling becomes a tool for advocacy, amplifying voices, and catalyzing social change. In this qualitative study, 107 higher education students from diverse backgrounds participated. The purpose of this study was to uncover salient beliefs about climate change stories on popular social media platforms among full-time college students. The results are based on three key components of the theory of planned behavior (TPB): affective beliefs, normative beliefs, and control beliefs. The respondents expressed both positive and negative attitudes …

Why I Ride, Jana Richman

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Sa’M Pèdi, Madison Smartt Bell

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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In The Woods, Leslie Rubinkowski

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Adventures In Celestial Navigation, Philip Gerard

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Finders Keepers: The Story Of Joey Coyle, Mark Bowden

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Killing Wolves, Sherry Simpson

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Capacitors For High Temperature Systems, Methods Of Forming Same, And Applications Of Same, Morgan E. Ware, Pijush Kanti Ghosh, Xiangbo Meng, Mirsaeid Sarollahi, Rohith Allaparthi

Patents Granted

A capacitor is provided for high temperature systems. The capacitor includes: a substrate formed from silicon carbide material; a dielectric stack layer, including a first layer deposited on the substrate and a second layer deposited on the first layer; a Schottky contact layer deposited on the second layer; and an Ohmic contact layer deposited on the substrate. The first layer is formed with aluminum nitride (AlN) epitaxially, and the second layer is formed with aluminum oxide (Al.sub.2O.sub.3). AlN and Al.sub.2O.sub.3 are ultrawide band gap materials, and as a result, they can be use as the dielectric in the capacitor, allowing …

Linking Illinois High School To College Data And Beyond, Benjamin Boer

Reports, Analyses, and other Publications

This brief examines the challenges and opportunities in linking high school, postsecondary, and workforce data in Illinois. Despite significant investments in education pathways, career programs, and dual credit initiatives, there is no central source of data showing whether Illinois high school graduates are enrolling in college, persisting through their programs, and securing quality employment. The brief explores why data linking is technically and structurally challenging, reviews existing efforts at state and national levels, and provides specific recommendations for improving data infrastructure. Using the STAMP (Scaling Transformative Advanced Manufacturing Pathways) program as a case study, the authors demonstrate how linked data …

Dairy And Food Science Student Newsletter, February 10, 2026, Department Of Dairy And Food Science

Dairy and Food Science Student Newsletter

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Academic Senate - Agenda, 02/10/2026, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

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Structural And Mechanical Properties Facilitate Shock Wave Damping By Helmet-Like Orbital Hoods In Snapping Shrimp, Mia Kazel, Rebekah E. Cammack, Alexandra C.N. Kingston, Ahmed A. Alshareef, Tarek Shazly, Daniel Isaac Speiser

Faculty Publications

Snapping shrimp damp the shock waves they produce and use as weapons with a helmet-like structure termed the orbital hood. Here, we ask how structural and material properties contribute to shock wave damping by orbital hoods in Alpheus heterochaelis. Using tensile mechanical testing, we find orbital hoods are approximately half as stiff as carapace and have twice the capacity for viscous energy dissipation. Microstructural features probably contribute to tissue-specific mechanical properties: the endocuticles of orbital hoods have almost twice as many lamellae as those of carapaces despite being half as thick, suggesting a mechanism for enhanced material mobility underlying …

Cooking With Gas And Grit: Dining Team Kept Campus Fed Through Fern, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Hotty Toddy spirit was evident on the University of Mississippi campus during, and in the aftermath of winter storm "Fern." Not through rousing chants, but through the basic necessity of food – all because of Ole Miss Dining Services.

Cellulose Nanocrystal-Based Emulsions And Uses Thereof, Jin-Woo Kim, Gurshagan Kandhola, Joseph Batta-Mpouma

Patents Granted

This invention relates generally to a method of treating a crop with an agricultural product, where the method includes the steps of incorporating a cellulose nanocrystal-based emulsion into an agrochemical to produce the agricultural product and applying said agricultural product to said crop. The cellulose nanocrystal-based emulsion includes a continuous aqueous phase and a dispersed oil phase, where the continuous aqueous phase includes between about 0.25% and about 3% (w/w) of sulfonated cellulose nanocrystals, between about 0.25% and about 1% (w/w) of co-stabilizing biopolymer, and up to about 3.0% (w/w) of cationic crosslinker. The dispersed oil phase includes a plant-based …

Post-Wildfire Water Quality And Aquatic Ecosystem Response In The U.S. Pacific Northwest: Science And Monitoring Gaps, Sara Wall, Jana E Compton, Ashley A. Coble, Beth M. Haley, Jiajia Lin, Allison Myers-Pigg, Justin Reale, Katie Wampler, Kevin D. Bladon, Kurt Carpenter, Heejun Chang, Multiple Additional Authors

Geography Faculty Publications and Presentations

An increase in the occurrence of large, high severity wildfires in the western Pacific Northwest (PNW), USA, has created an urgent need for science to better inform forest management and policy decisions to maintain source water quality in the region. The western PNW faces similar challenges to other regions with shifting wildfire regimes and large population centers reliant on surface water from forested catchments. However, the uniquely wet and highly seasonal climate of the western PNW suggests that findings from other, more frequently burned regions may not be directly applicable. To identify science, monitoring, and management gaps and opportunities in …