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Annual Report 2023-2024: Student Life & Development
Full text linkStudent Life and Development (SLD) professionals at Winona State University (WSU) deliver programs, services, and activities that support students\u27 academic achievement, social development, and well-being in the timely pursuit of their educational goals. The 2023-2024 SLD Annual Report provides information from the following departments: Admissions, Community Engagement, Conduct & Citizenship, Counseling and Wellness Services, Dean of Students, Equity & Inclusion Excellence, Health & Wellness Services, Housing & Residence Life, Integrative Wellness, Student Union & Activities, TRIO Student Support Services, the Warrior Hub, and the Warrior Success Center.https://openriver.winona.edu/annualreportssld/1007/thumbnail.jp
CURE by Community: Course-based undergraduate research experiences capitalizing on involvement from departmental colleagues
No full textFor the past two spring semesters CHEM 213, Principles of Chemistry II, has been offered with a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) with the participation of multiple faculty in the Chemistry Department. This aspect harnesses the different backgrounds and strengths that others have to offer and has been very well received by students. By design, these CURE projects begin with chemical synthesis and then diverge into multiple pathways that have included computational modeling, spectroscopy, more in-depth properties analysis, catalytic testing, and bioactivity assessments
Disparities in Women\u27s Healthcare
Full text linkPurpose: Women\u27s health care disparities remain an understudied topic within the scientific community, despite the emergence of the Women\u27s Health Movement in the 1960s. It wasn\u27t until 1986 that women were allowed to participate in clinical research and trials. In 2017, the National Institutes of Health launched its first dedicated program to address disparities among women. Studies have consistently found disparities between biological men and women in areas such as pain management, treatment and diagnostics, and inclusion in clinical trials. These studies highlight significant differences in care and provide substantial evidence to support their findings.
Methods and Results: To address the knowledge gap regarding disparities in women\u27s healthcare, a
hypothesis was formed to deliver education to nursing students, aiming to increase their awareness and ultimately reduce these disparities. To evaluate if education could enhance understanding of these disparities, an education session was delivered to 42 nursing students, accompanied by anonymous pre- and post-surveys.
The educational content covered previously identified topics, emphasizing the importance of informing future nurses on diverse patient needs. In addition to highlighting the existence of disparities, the session also focused on strategies to prevent and reduce these inequities in women\u27s healthcare. The goal of this project was to enhance future nurses\u27 knowledge, thereby aiming to lessen the disparities experienced by biological women.
The pre-education survey results indicated that fewer than 10 participants strongly agreed with most statements. However, in the post-education survey, over 30 participants strongly agreed with almost all the statements, demonstrating a significant increase in knowledge and awareness.
Conclusion: The results indicate a significant increase in knowledge about healthcare disparities and an enhanced ability to educate others on this topic. This project concludes that education focused on disparities in women\u27s healthcare is essential for increasing awareness, which can ultimately help reduce the daily disparities faced by women in the healthcare system
Swell: A Sustainable Surf Brand
Full text linkMost boards in the surfing community that are made for performance are made with non-sustainable materials. Many boards use resin that is harmful to the environment through its curing and sanding process as it releases harmful chemicals into the air. They also use foams that release harmful chemicals into the air when they are produced, and they also do not break down when the board is disposed of. Overall, surfboards when produced using resin and foam are harmful for the environment from start to finish.
In the project, I will first do my research to find alternatives to the harmful materials currently used in the making of surfboard. I have already found a direction I would like to go with by using plywood, rebond foam, and burlap sack in substitution for foam and fiberglass
Comfort Women Surviving Sexual Slavery
Full text linkThis research examines the cruelties of sexual slavery committed by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. Around 150,000 to 200,000 women were taken and used as sex slaves between 1928 and 1945, primarily in Korea and the Philippines. These women have come to be known as comfort women, a former demeaning term suggesting that these women were comforting Japanese soldiers. However, comfort women were not voluntary prostitutes but young women and girls coerced, forced, and deceived into the comfort system. These women were kept in military brothels for multiple days up to numerous years, repeatedly raped by sometimes over 20 soldiers in one day. Throughout their lives, due to sexual slavery, they have had numerous physical issues such as venereal diseases, infertility, and mental health disorders. They have also faced societal problems, many unable to marry due to being seen as impure. This research will shed light on this largely overlooked case of government-organized and sponsored sexual slavery in modern history, which has had a lasting impact on its victims.
The exploitation and abuse these women endured was ignored and suppressed for decades. Comfort women were forced to stay silent because of the stigma attached to sex slave survivors in Asian countries. When they were finally able to speak out, the victims, along with their advocates, fought for justice and recognition for nearly 60 years to even receive a formal apology from someone in the Japanese government. By examining both historical accounts and testimonies of comfort women, this research will bring further attention to the long-lasting consequences of sexual slavery, specifically the survivors\u27 struggles for healing and acknowledgment.
Additionally, this research will delve into the mindset of the Japanese soldiers who believed it was their right to have these comfort women. The Imperial Army systematically dehumanized both the women and men by engrained into their own soldiers\u27 minds to detach from human dignity and hold and take lives without emotion. It is evident that even if a Japanese soldier disagreed with comfort stations on a moral level, there was no defying the military ranks and no speaking out against it. In contributing to existing literature, this research will show the importance of understanding and recognizing sexual slavery as a war crime and human rights violation. My goal is to have the stories and experiences of these women and those involved heard all around the world to ensure this never happens again
Promoting Cardiovascular Health to Women 65 and Older
Full text linkNew technologies, including virtual reality (VR), offer exciting new opportunities for tourism, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. While these technologies provide tourism experiences for those who are not comfortable with or able to physically travel, they may have adverse effects on tourist destinations by reducing the number of physical visitors. To assess this, the study will include questions to analyze whether VR experiences increase or decrease the incentive to physically travel to a given destination. This question will be answered through a laboratory experiment involving exposure to a virtual tour, either with a VR headset or a tablet PC, followed by a survey about participants\u27 willingness and likelihood of traveling to the destination. There will also be a follow-up survey with open-ended questions asking participants to explain their responses to the previous survey. Data collection has been ongoing since March 2025. Any adult who can watch 360-degree videos without health issues is eligible to participate in this study. The quantitative data will be analyzed statistically, and the qualitative data will be analyzed using content analysis. The outcome of this study is expected to expand our knowledge of the effects of virtual tourism on destinations and how these technologies can be used to influence travel intentions
Bioactivity assays of synthesized sulfanilamide-based imines.
No full textWe have examined the bioactivities of imines synthesized from sulfanilamide and aromatic aldehydes. Assays including disk diffusion and cell growth inhibition were performed on E. coli, P. aeruginosa, and S. aureus. In conjunction with this, optimized structures of these imines were docked with dihydropteroate synthase using SwissDock to determine relative binding energies. Comparisons between docking results and bioactivity assays were made to evaluate the correlation between binding affinities and antibacterial efficacy
Welcome to the 2025 Research & Creative Achievement Day
No full textWinona State University leadership welcomes you to the 2025 Research & Creative Achievement Day. Thursday, April 24, 2025, is a day for learning about student research and creative achievements at WSU. From the WSU Chemistry Department, WSU President Ken Janz, WSU Faculty Association President Patrick Clipsham, and WSU Student Senate President Liz Carman.
Thank you to Tesla Mitchell (MarCom) and Holly Foss (student) for creating this welcome video. And thank you to the Chemistry Department for opening their lab in the Science Laboratory Center (SLC) in the College of Science & Engineering for the welcome video. Research is always happening in the SLC! Come learn more at RCA Day
The River and the Prairie: Percent for Art Spotlight Video
Full text linkThis is a spotlight video for The River and the Prairie weaving by Anne Lamborn, 1999. This video was created as part of Professor Greg Neidhart\u27s Arts Administration AAD 301 course, spring 2025.
The Minnesota Percent for Art in Public Places program art work was installed in the Darrell W. Krueger Library in 1999.
Artist: Anne LambornArtwork title: The River and the Prairie, 1999https://openriver.winona.edu/wsu-percentforart-videos/1001/thumbnail.jp
CE 680 Syllabus: Counseling Practicum
Full text linkThis course provides an opportunity for the counselor-in-training to begin to develop and refine their individual and group counseling skills within the functional milieu of a clinical mental health or school setting