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Legendary Ladies of Lincoln: Josephine Silone Yates
Full text linkJosephine Silone Yates was very active at Lincoln University during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She was one of Lincoln University’s best known teachers during this time and was the first woman elected to a professorship with the university. Yates served Lincoln University as the Head of the Department of Natural Science from 1879- 1889 and Head of the Department of English and History from 1902- 1910. Josephine Silone Yates was also very active outside of Lincoln University being elected the first president of the Kansas City Women’s League, which was a women’s club that she helped organize in 1893. She also contributed under the pseudonym R.K. Porter to the Boston Herald and the Los Angeles Herald. Yates was involved with and contributed greatly to the National Association of Colored Women’s Club serving as President from 1901- 1906.https://bluetigercommons.lincolnu.edu/lll/1025/thumbnail.jp
The Capgras Delusion: What It Is and How to Treat It
Full text linkCapgras Delusion, also known as Capgras syndrome, is the belief that someone close to you has been replaced with an identical imposter. This mental disorder, which may be linked to another mental disorder of some kind, was discovered by psychiatrist Joseph Capgras in the early 1900s after a patient claimed that her child had been abducted and replaced. This article explains what this disease is and who are more likely to develop it. It also goes into the probable causes of the disease and the possible ramifications of having it. Possible treatments and possible correlations in entertainment are also mentioned
Consistency is Futile!: Selecting Phycoremediators for Consortia
No full textBioremediation is the process by which organisms remove and transform toxic compounds in a contaminated source. This is a waste management technique currently used to clean up man-made contamination. Many organisms act as natural remediators; in the case of algae, they are called phycoremediators who perform phycoremediaton. The term algae encompasses a variety of taxonomic groups and their diversity is still being realized; there are over 44,000 named species of the 72,000 species that we have identified. Some estimates calculate that there are over 200,000 diatom species alone. This diversity continues to be difficult to organize, which is problematic for the bioremediation techniques that require complex groups of interacting species, called microbial consortia. Consortia consistently outperform single-species cultures, however, they can be even more difficult to design and maintain. This literature review discusses the physiological and species-specific factors that affect the success of algae in consortia. Models that describe inter-species interactions and consortia ecology are also discussed. The goal of this review is to identify traits that can make it easier to select algae species that might work well together in synthetic consortia and concludes that species diversity appears to be the greatest indicator of consortia success
Social and Cultural Aspects of Beauty Culture: An Ethnographic Film
No full textIn this short length ethnographic film I interview sociology students and professors to uncover the beauty (hair) culture on both a micro and mezzo level. The purpose of the ethnographic film is here in; to identify what symbolic meaning hair has in the opinion of local students, how gender and gender identity influence those opinions, how media and the corporate beauty industry create structures that influence those opinions, and how much agency do we have to resist industry standards. Footage of students watching an act of social and gender deviance can be evaluated for structure, sanctions, agency, and moral support
Legendary Ladies of Lincoln: Faye Tull Carter
Full text linkFaye Tull Carter obtained a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Home Economics from Lincoln University in 1938. Upon receiving a Master’s degree in Library Science (MLS) from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, Carter was appointed the Librarian at Lincoln University Laboratory High School. She was later transferred to the University library, Inman E. Page Library, where she remained until her retirement in 1989. During her years of service, Carter was promoted to the level of Assistant Professor. She taught courses in Library Science and Children’s Literature. Carter’s duties at Inman E. Page Library included creating displays, arranging picture collections and organizing the research material for teachers and students in the Education Department. She also established the Children and Young Adult Literature Collection. Mrs. Carter passed away in 2013.https://bluetigercommons.lincolnu.edu/lll/1003/thumbnail.jp
Legendary Ladies of Lincoln: Lorine F. Knight
Full text linkLorine Frankie Knight was born in Readyville, TN. Dr. Knight majored in home economics with a minor in physical science at Tennessee A&I State University. During her senior year she was offered a scholarship by Howard University, which she accepted immediately. Nine months later, she was granted a master’s degree. While she was finishing her Ph.D. at Cornell, Dr. Oscar J. Chapman, Dean of Instruction at Lincoln University, came to New York to interview Dr. Knight for a position at Lincoln University. The position included bring a classroom professor and the Department Head of Education. Dr. Knight served Lincoln University for nearly 30 years. She was also involved in the local chapter of the NAACP.https://bluetigercommons.lincolnu.edu/lll/1012/thumbnail.jp
Walking in the Field of Words
Full text linkNature poetry or the appearance of nature in poetry is a vast subject. This article deals with the subject of nature poetry in the modern world. Poetry can be a voice for nature and expression of the universal that is in poetry. I have offered a poem of my own, Alaska, Again with an explication. The workshop I attended, Walking in the Field of Words, at the University of Iowa, explored the depths of nature poetry in our modern time
Imaging Fluorescent Proteins in Plant Cells: A 12-week Research-Project Oriented Cell Molecular Biology Laboratory
No full textWhen plants are attacked by pathogenic fungi, plants defend themselves by chewing the fungal cell wall. Chitin, a main component of the fungal cell wall, is released and recognized by the plant cells to activate the innate immune response in the whole plant. The objective of this study is to investigate the cellular localization of the proteins encoded by two chitin-induced genes, Annexin 1 (ANN1) and SNAP33, from the genetic model Arabidopsis thaliana. The full-length cDNA (excluding stop codon) of ANN1 and SNAP33 were amplified from cDNA template and cloned into a binary vector pMDC83 to form a translational fusion with GFP (green fluorescent protein). We transiently expressed our fusion proteins using Agrobacterium tumefaciens infiltration into tobacco epidermal cells. To determine the subcellular localization, we included constructs with organelle marker proteins tagged with red fluorescent protein. We found that ANN1-GFP and SNAP33-GFP co-localized with the plasma membrane (PM) marker, indicating that both proteins localized at the PM. This research was conducted by students of Cell Molecular Biology (Spring 2018 and 2019), under the guidance of instructor
The Relationship Between Depression, Sleep, and Dream Content among College Students
No full textThis study examined any correlation linking depression with the sleep and dream content of college students. A survey was given to Social and Behavioral Science college students at Lincoln University. The survey contained self-report questions on their level of depression, sleep habits, dream content, exercise habits, and basic demographic information. Based on prior research, we expect students who report high levels of depression to have poor sleep quality. We also expect depressed students to report a higher frequency of dreaming, and “bad” dream content then non-depressed students. Results indicating there is a relationship between depression and sleep will serve as a basis to conduct future research to narrow down the potential link
The Relationship between Diet and Evolution in Primates
No full textThis literature review investigates the evolutionary relationship between diet and primate physiology, using both human and non-human primates as evidence of past and present examples. Special attention is devoted to physiological factors shaped by diet that have and may still cause differences between primate groups. Diet has heritable markers and can predisposition individuals to change both physically and behaviorally. Diet in primates appears to play a role in the teeth placement, brain size, shape and chemistry, taste and olfactory sense, to name a few. This information can be used to identify future human features that may continue to evolve as a function of current dietary habits