2015
Anthropology
Georeferencing and the Accuracy of Property Markers: NYC Department of Environmental Protection Lands in Olive and Kent, NY
From Water to Beer: Drinking in the Catskills
Why are “Public Access” Lands Publicly Inaccessible?:
An assessment of the DEP’s Land Holdings Comparing the Towns of Kent and Olive, NY
Biology
Effects of Deer Browsing on Sound Propagation in Northeastern Temperate Forests
Lyme Disease and Outdoor Recreational Activity: Management Strategies to Reduce Risk
SNP Discovery in Rana sylvatica Populations
Nest Browsing and Predation Trends of a Population of Emydoidea blandingii in LaGrangeville, NY
Survey of Blood Borne Parasites on a Community of Turtles in LaGrangeville, NY
Phagocytosis, Digestion, and Protease Proteomics in Tetrahymena
Cox-1/Cox-2 Inhibition on Expression of Glial Aromatase Following Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice (Mus musculus)
Progesterone Effects on the Expression of Doublecortin (DCX) in Traumatic Brain Injuries of the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
To Mate or not to Mate: Behavioral Quantitative Genetics in a Bean Beetle
The Impacts of Downregulation of mam-RC on the Wingless Pathway in Drosophila melanogaster
Vassar College Arboretum Project: Preparation of an Updated Pamphlet Map and ArbNet Arboretum Certification
A Sign for the Edith Roberts Ecological Laboratory
Are NPC2D Protein Levels in Symbiotic Anemones a Function of the Presence of Symbionts or their Photosynthetic Activity?
Defending Against Extinction: A Comprehensive Management Plan to Combat the Emerald Ash Borer
Pheromone Responses and Mate Choice in Callosobruchus maculatus
Aidan Wilcox, Vassar College ’16 and Lecturer/Laboratory Coordinator in Biology Mary Ellen Czesak
Characterization of microRNA-33 in Drosophila melanogaster
Ronald Yu, Vassar College ’16, Dan Fu Ruan Vassar College ’17 and Prof. Jennifer Kennell
Chemistry
Effect of Metallic Substrate Type on the Growth of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes During Chemical Vapor Deposition
Optimizing the Purification of Lysophospholipase L2, a Membrane Associated Protein Derived from Escherichia coli K-12
Interrogating Specific Interactions in the Tau Protein Projection Domain
A Novel Photosystem II Photocell Assembled on Carbon Nanotubes
Phenotypic Characterization of psd and pss Mutant Strainsof Escherichia coli
Optimization of the in vitro Assay Conditions of the Arabidopsis thaliana Acyltransferase At1g78690
Alterations in AcylPhosphatidylglycerol Levels in ΔpagP, ΔpldB, and Δcls Escherichia coli Leads to Phenotypic Variance
Functionalization of CNT Deposited on Various Metallic Substrates in Potassium Ferricyanide
Investigating Intermolecular Forces of Pseudohyperphosphorylated Tau
A Depositional History of Lead in Ombrotrophic Catskill Bogs
Historical Analysis of Atmospheric Mercury Deposition Preserved in Ombrotrophic Bogs in the Catskill Mountains
Preparation of Imines as Precursors for the Synthesis of Chiral Amines and Hydroxylamines
Bufan Zhang, Vassar College ’17, Mary-Margaret McElduff, Vassar College ’17 and Prof. Joseph M. Tanski