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Does grooming behavior respond to feather morphology?
No full texthonors thesisSchool of Biological SciencesBiologySarah E. Bush & Dale H. ClaytonGrooming is an important behavior in birds for maintaining the plumage. Rates of grooming can be attributed to multiple factors, such as ectoparasite load, environmental changes, seasonal differences, and morphology. This study investigates two hypotheses that explain rates of grooming, known as the stimulus-driven grooming hypothesis, and the programmed grooming hypothesis. The stimulus-driven grooming grooming states that part of grooming is driven by stimuli that can be internal or external. This means that grooming can be upregulated or downregulated in response to a stimulus. The programmed grooming hypothesis states that there is a basal rate of grooming driven by neurological programming without stimuli. To understand the contribution of stimulus and program driven grooming I quantified the grooming rates of two breeds of domesticated rock pigeons (Columba livia). The two breeds varied in tail plumage morphology. Despite dramatic differences in the number of feathers in the tail, there was no significant difference in the overall grooming rates or tail preening rates between the breeds. I also conducted an experiment on homing pigeons in which I harmlessly removed half of the tails in a subset of the pigeons. Despite the reduction in tail plumage of experimental birds, no significant difference was found between experimentals and controls in total grooming time, or time spent preening the tail, in particular. These results suggest that grooming rates of rock pigeons is largely programmed and does not change in response to artificial selection, or experimentally induced changes in morphology
Mammalian baselines through time in the bear river range: when paleontology meets wildlife science
No full texthonors thesisCollege of Social & Behavioral ScienceAnthropologyJosh SteffenThe effects of anthropogenic climate change on modern mammalian communities are a key concern for climate and environmental experts going forward. However, fully understanding the potential impacts of climate change on mammalian life requires an understanding of the ecological community before the era of direct human impact. Paleozoological data provides such an insight through documenting historical baselines of mammalian communities, which can be used to evaluate current changes in species\u27 richness and composition. This project builds paleontological and contemporary mammalian baselines for Western North America\u27s Bear River Basin using three data types: 1) Paleontological surveys of two high-elevation cave assemblages (Boomerang and Thundershower Caves), 2) camera trapping data from 2019 and 2020, and 3) modern museum live trapping surveys. Using these baselines, I compare and evaluate differences in species richness between the paleontological data and the contemporary. Additionally, using Random Forest statistical analysis, I highlight the analytical power of machine learning for understanding variation that exists among the datasets. Finally, we discuss the implications of the findings for Tribal-led ecological restoration efforts taking place in the region. These findings include that the paleontological data shows a potentially higher level of species richness than the modern, and that three species (U. americanus, S. merriami, and T. bottae) were present in the cave deposits, though not in the contemporary data sets
Goal setting among women with BMI ≥25 planning a pregnancy involved in motivation and problem solving coaching to promote diabetes prevention program engagement
No full texthonors thesisCollege of NursingNursingSara SimonsenThe purpose of this thesis was to describe the goals that women with overweight/obese BMIs who were planning a pregnancy made while participating in Motivation and Problem Solving (MAPS) counseling focused on enrollment and engagement in the National Diabetes Prevention Program\u27s Lifestyle Change Program (DPP). The DPP is a 12-month program designed to reduce the risk of Type II diabetes in those with diabetes risk factors. Identifying the types of goals that women set while participating in MAPS coaching can help us to understand how to increase enrollment and participation of reproductive-age women in the DPP. Obesity is strongly associated with developing Type II diabetes, and preventing obesity in women prior to pregnancy by addressing healthy behaviors is particularly important because there are unique risks to both maternal and fetal outcomes. Previous studies have shown that women struggle to adhere to lifestyle interventions, but motivational interventions and goal setting can enhance the effectiveness of these interventions. The participants in this study were women from across the Wasatch front who were 18-40 years old, had an overweight or obese BMI, and were planning a pregnancy within the next 24 months. MAPS counselors contacted participants via telephone to identify each woman\u27s strengths and unique situations, and assist them in developing a "wellness plan" with goals set relating to enrolling and participating in DPP. Women received up to five MAPS calls over a 16 week span. An analysis of the goals that the women set with their counselors revealed two categories of goals: DPP program participation-related goals and lifestyle goals. A total of 47 out of 48 women set a goal at their first MAPS Session. The most common goals at the first MAPS session were related to enrollment in the DPP program (64.6%) and nutrition (41.2%). A total of 46 out of 47 and 38 out of 41 women set goals at their second and third MAPS sessions, respectively. The most common goals for MAPS session 2 were engagement with the DPP program (51.1%) and goals related to nutrition (42.6%), while the most common goals for MAPS session 3 were engagement with the DPP program (36.6%), nutrition (29.3%), and using the Health Slate app provided by the DPP (29.3%). A total of 20 out of 34 women set goals during MAPS call four and the most common goals were related to exercise (32.4%), nutrition (23.5%), and meeting with a DPP facilitator for assistance (23.5%). One woman out of four made goals during MAPS call five, and her goals were related to nutrition (25.0%) and meeting with a MAPS facilitator for support (25.0%). Overall, the most common DPP program participation goals were enrollment and engagement while the most common lifestyle goals were related to nutrition, exercise, and weight. Identifying where reproductive-age women commonly sought assistance with their goals during this study can help distinguish where this under-researched population can be supported as they strive to prevent obesity and Type II diabetes
Utah Valley University vs. #21 University of Utah; Sept. 9, 2025
No full textVolleyball meet results, scoresAttendance: 1109; Head coach: Beth LauniereWomen\u27s VolleyballUtah 3 (24, 25, 25, 25); UVU 1 (26, 22, 22, 15)Utah Valley (3-4,0-0 WAC) -vs- Utah (5-1,0-0 Big 12) 9/9/2025 at Salt Lake City, UT (Jon M. Huntsman Center) Site: Salt Lake City, UT (Jon M. Huntsman Center) Date: 9/9/2025 Attendance: 1,109 Time: 7:02 pm Officials: Set Scores Utah Valley (1) Utah (3) 1 26 24 2 22 25 3 22 25 4 15 25 Utah Valley (3-4,0-0 WAC) # 15 9 5 8 11 2 13 TM 20 4 17 3 Player Wooden, Bella Riggs, Natalie Page, Avery Matavao, Lani Chism, Evalyn Jaffa, Alyvia Blackett, Sami TEAM Chakarova, Steliyana Erickson, Alyssa Gloeckner, Olivia Standifird, Madi Totals Set 1 2 3 4 K 11 13 14 7 45 SP 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 41 Attack K 2 0 14 0 1 11 13 0 3 0 1 0 45 E 4 7 5 8 24 E 3 0 4 0 0 2 9 0 0 3 3 0 24 TA 11 2 33 2 7 19 42 0 5 5 9 0 135 TA 26 36 43 30 135 PCT -.091 .000 .303 .000 .143 .474 .095 0 .600 -.600 -.222 0 .156 Set A 0 2 0 1 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Serve SA 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 SE 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 Block BS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BA 5 0 4 0 1 5 0 0 3 1 1 0 20 BE 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Defense DIG 1 5 9 14 10 0 7 0 0 1 0 1 48 BHE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rec RE 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 PTS 5.5 2.0 18.0 1.0 1.5 13.5 14.0 0.0 4.5 0.5 1.5 0.0 62.0 Set A 50 0 1 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 59 E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Serve SA 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 SE 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 14 Block BS 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 BA 3 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 14 BE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Defense DIG 12 13 1 6 6 5 2 11 0 1 1 1 1 60 BHE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rec RE 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 PTS 2.5 0.0 20.0 0.0 14.5 14.5 7.5 0.0 0.0 8.5 7.0 1.5 0.0 76.0 % 0.269 0.167 0.209 -0.033 .156 Utah (5-1,0-0 Big 12) # 5 8 2 9 20 10 17 11 TM 18 12 1 15 Player Wilton-LaBoy, Leah Linahan, Iliana Moea\u27i, Emrie Moss, Grace Joki, Neea-Maria Key-Powell, Levani Grossenbach, Allie Payne, McKenna TEAM Gibadlo, Kamryn Field, Katelynn Mijacic, Lana Griffin, Langley Totals Set 1 2 3 4 SP 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 47 K 16 15 18 14 63 E 5 4 5 5 19 Attack K 1 0 16 0 13 13 7 0 0 7 6 0 0 63 E 0 0 7 0 4 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 19 TA 35 30 43 29 137 TA 3 0 29 0 32 27 19 0 0 15 8 0 4 137 PCT .333 0 .310 0 .281 .444 .263 0 0 .267 .625 0 -.250 .321 % 0.314 0.367 0.302 0.31 .321 Tie scores Lead changes 1 5 3 2 4 2 3 9 2 4 6 4 Total 24 1
University of Utah vs. #24 University of Colorado; Oct. 15, 2025
No full textVolleyball meet results, scoresAttendance: 1052; Head coach: Beth LauniereWomen\u27s VolleyballColorado 3 (15, 29, 25, 25); Utah 1 (25, 27, 21, 19)Utah (9-8,1-5 Big 12) -vs- Colorado (15-3,6-1 Big 12) 10/15/2025 at Boulder, CO (CU Events Center) Site: Boulder, CO (CU Events Center) Date: 10/15/2025 Attendance: 1,052 Officials: Set Scores Utah (1) Colorado (3) Time: 7:02 pm 1 25 15 2 27 29 3 21 25 4 19 25 Utah (9-8,1-5 Big 12) # 8 2 18 9 20 10 3 12 1 11 16 TM Player Linahan, Iliana Moea\u27i, Emrie Gibadlo, Kamryn Moss, Grace Joki, Neea-Maria Key-Powell, Levani Marco, Isabelle Field, Katelynn Mijacic, Lana Payne, McKenna Wiest, Devyn TEAM Totals Set 1 2 3 4 SP 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 48 K 9 16 14 10 49 Attack K 0 9 17 0 10 0 3 0 2 0 8 0 49 E 3 5 7 8 23 E 0 3 8 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 23 TA 0 19 51 0 34 1 7 6 7 1 27 0 153 TA 24 38 43 48 153 PCT 0 .316 .176 0 .147 .000 .429 .000 -.143 .000 .148 0 .170 Set A 0 2 0 2 0 0 39 0 1 3 0 0 47 E 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Serve SA 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 SE 1 1 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 Block BS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 BA 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 12 BE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Defense DIG 8 5 7 8 6 10 11 0 1 4 2 0 62 BHE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rec RE 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 PTS 0.0 11.0 20.5 0.0 12.0 1.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 8.5 0.0 63.0 Set A 7 34 1 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 50 E 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Serve SA 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 SE 0 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13 Block BS 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 BA 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 5 0 0 12 BE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Defense DIG 10 16 3 12 13 4 0 3 0 8 0 0 69 BHE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rec RE 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 PTS 0.0 2.0 0.0 11.0 21.0 14.5 8.5 2.0 1.5 8.5 0.0 0.0 69.0 % 0.25 0.289 0.163 0.042 .170 Colorado (15-3,6-1 Big 12) # 22 3 20 10 11 21 33 13 15 16 8 TM Player Morton, Sarah Finley, Rian Neal, Peyton Jordan, Sydney Burilović, Ana Dwinell, Lily Payne, Cayla Salonga, Katie Schiff, Gwen Spławska, Maria Losada, Inés TEAM Totals Set 1 2 3 4 SP 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 48 K 8 20 15 13 56 E 10 5 2 5 22 Attack K 0 1 0 8 20 12 7 1 1 6 0 0 56 E 0 1 0 5 9 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 22 TA 32 40 41 41 154 TA 0 4 0 32 51 30 18 2 5 12 0 0 154 PCT 0 .000 0 .094 .216 .333 .222 .500 .000 .417 0 0 .221 % -0.063 0.375 0.317 0.195 .221 Tie scores Lead changes 1 1 0 2 12 4 3 6 2 4 0 0 Total 19
Oral History Interview with Dr. Mack Wilberg January 21, 2025
No full textThe interview chronicles the life and musical career of Dr. Mack Wilberg, Music Director and Composer. He recounts his upbringing in Emery County, Utah, his early musical aptitude for playing piano by ear at age four, and his formal training in piano and clarinet starting around age six. His education includes degrees from Brigham Young University and the University of Southern California, where he received his Master\u27s and Doctorate. He details his 15 years as a faculty member at BYU, followed by his 25-year tenure with The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, serving as Associate Music Director and then Music Director from 2008 to the present. He also shares formative experiences, including winning the PTA Reflections contest, performing Rhapsody in Blue for the Farm Bureau, and a providential mission to South Korea where he was part of a musical group and performed the Grieg Piano Concerto with the Busan Symphony Orchestra. Wilberg emphasizes the importance of his rural Utah heritage in his compositions, which often incorporate hymns and folk music
A Musical Legacy: Adam Cunningham Oral History, January 28, 2025
No full textAdam Cunningham, the Carbon High Band Director, shares his life and musical journey in this oral history. Growing up in Taylorsville with parents from Carbon County who were heavily involved in the Carbon High Band Program, he was introduced to music early, starting piano at age five and clarinet in fifth grade. His parents made musical participation a firm requirement, which led to him and all his siblings receiving college scholarships. Although he initially considered a career in Electrical or Robotics Engineering, a powerful experience in the All-State Band and a realization that he enjoyed working with people more than tedious math led him to pursue music education. His mentors included Paul Brown, who instilled a love for music theory, and Wayne Erickson, who gave him free private clarinet lessons and later recruited him to the music program at UVSC (now UVU). Cunningham\u27s teaching career has included positions at Union High and Helper Middle School, and he discusses his current role building the successful Carbon High Marching Band and Archery programs, emphasizing the lasting musical heritage of the county as a key motivation for his return
A Carbon County Musician\u27s Journey: An Oral History with Benjamin Ambrose Jones, January 22, 2025
No full textThe oral history interview with Benjamin Ambrose Jones, a resident of Price, Utah, conducted on January 22, 2025, details his life and extensive musical career in Carbon and Emery Counties. Jones recounts his adoption and upbringing in Spring Glen, attending local schools, and the pivotal influence of high school choir teacher Claudia Bigler and college director Russ Wilson, the latter of whom he describes as a key mentor who could draw music out of people. His musical journey began with the trumpet in sixth grade, eventually leading him to vocal music, participation in various plays including Man of La Mancha and a lead role in Les Misérables, and a memorable performance of the Haydn Mass in D at Carnegie Hall in 1990. Jones also discusses establishing the first Drumline at USU Eastern and his decades-long commitment to performing Handel\u27s Messiah, emphasizing the importance of local music education and the undiscovered talent in the area
Oral History Interview with Jay Andrus, January 30, 2025
No full textThe interview with Jay Andrus chronicles his extensive career in music, beginning with his musical family, early piano lessons with Florence Cooper, and his passion for Handel\u27s Messiah. He details his studies at the University of Utah, where he was part of the first A Capella and Chamber Choirs under Dr. Newell Weight and Bernell Hales, and his work with the Utah Symphony. His career-defining move was becoming the Choral Director at the College of Eastern Utah (CEU) in 1969, a position he held for 20 years, during which he directed the Castle Valley Chorale and conducted the Messiah 13 times, while also holding administrative roles and performing in musicals