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The Threads That Shape Us: Fashioning a Sustainable Future From Silk
Full text linkSilk has been used for centuries as a natural fiber, but has declined in popularity due to synthetic alternatives. In this pop-science article style paper, the history, present, and possible futures of silk are discussed at a generally accessible level. Anthropology, Biology, Sociology, and Environmental Science are brought together to present a case for a renewed interest in silk as a sustainable fiber
Two-Electron Density of Three Electrons in a 1D Box: A Model System for Visualizing Spin Correlation Due to Antisymmetry of Electrons
Full text linkVisual models for understanding electron density distribution in molecules are useful for chemical reasoning. The Lewis structure for example compares well to one-electron density when all electrons are paired. Linnett Double Quartet structures compare well to some kinds of free radical species. These approaches do not show the behavior of the total electron wavefunction when two electrons near each other. This behavior is a two- electron property and can be visualized with the model of three electrons in a one- dimensional box. The two-electron density of the three electron wavefunction described as a slater determinent of 1D particle-in-a-box spin- orbitals is plotted for two electrons. The overall two-electron density plot is three- dimensional and can be shown using software such as Mathematica. The results show how the indistinguishability of the electrons as described by a wavefunction antisymmetric with respect to exchange of electrons reduces the probability that two electrons will simultaneously be at positions near each other in the box. This visualization can be helpful for students in physical chemistry or quantum chemistry classes to gain better understanding of the physical effects of antisymmetry of electrons with respect to exchange
Faculty/Staff Recognition Celebration 2024
Full text linkAward Winners:
Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award: Laszlo Orszagh Distinguished Award in American Studies: Michael Lackey
Obama Institute for Transnational American Studies: Obama Fellowship: Michael Lackey
John Tate Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising: Keni Zenner
UMM Alumni Association Teaching Award: Stephen Burks
Morris Academic Staff Award: Emily Johnson
Bill and Ida Stewart Award for Racial Justice Advocacy: Colter Combellick, Sarah Eckel, Elliot James, Shaina Philpot
Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Award: Heather Peters
Community Engagement Award: Heather Peters
Mary Martelle Memorial Award: Rob Velde
Outstanding Support Staff Awards: Laura Burks, Megan Welle, JoAnn Lonergan
Retirees: Jill Beauregard, Steve Burks, Julia Dabbs, Dee Hoffman, Mike Kopel, Raymond Lagasse, John Mullin, Rosa Quinto, David Varnumhttps://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/facstaffrecognition/1029/thumbnail.jp
University of Minnesota Morris 2024 Commencement
Full text linkThe University of Minnesota Morris\u27s sixty-first commencement, Saturday, May 11, 2024, 1:30 PM.https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/commencement/1061/thumbnail.jp
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No full textA Dakota Cultural Intervention’s Influence on Native Students’ Sense of Belonging: A CBPR Case Study
Full text linkThis community-based participatory research case study demonstrates how Dakota Wicoḣaƞ utilized Indigenous and feminist epistemologies to create, implement, and evaluate a cultural intervention, the Mni Sota Makoce: Dakota Homelands Curriculum, to increase Native 6th- and 10th-grade social studies students’ peoplehood sense of belonging (Tachine et al., 2017). Findings demonstrate Native students liked the curriculum and reported an increase in support and a decrease in invalidation of their sense of belonging. While the curriculum provided a source of racial-ethnic socialization, some European American students criticized the curriculum, which likely negatively impacted 6th-grade students psychological sense of school membership (Goodenow, 1993). Results indicate Indigenous culture, epistemologies, and pedagogies should be infused throughout all curricula, teachers need to be prepared to effectively deal with racist and discriminatory behavior, and Indian education is important to Native students’ belonging. Implications and recommendations for funders, schools, researchers, teacher education programs, and Native communities are discussed
Heather Waye & Peter Dolan
No full textWaye, H.L, A.C. Dolan and P.C. Dolan. 2023. Emerging Patterns in Population Structure and Trap Efficacy After Three Years of a Survey of Western Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta bellii, Gray, 1830) in Marshall County, South Dakota. Prairie Naturalist 57:124-134.https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/cosa2024/1025/thumbnail.jp