Research articles describe research and creative projects in all the disciplines and are authored by undergraduate students working with an Inquiry editor. They should not exceed 2500 words (excluding bibliography). These articles are based on research reports or essays written for a course or independent study. Because of the relatively short length and general audience of research articles, their authors often choose to narrow or refocus their original text. The research experience is held to be as important as research results.
College Athletes Having More than Just a Sip
—Lia M. Barros (Mentors: Pamela DiNapoli and Carol Williams–Barnard)
As an athlete and a nurse, Lia Barros was concerned about how college athletes view alcohol use and its potential consequences—so she asked them. Read article >>
So, What About SOX? Market Response to Government Regulation
—Cindy J. Burrows (Mentor: John R. Tommasi)
The 2001 Enron scandal resulted in widespread financial disasters and the creation of a federal regulation, the Sarbanes–Oxley Act (SOX). Cindy Burrows wanted to know how effective SOX has been and could eventually be. Read article >>
An Appetite for Apatite: A Study in Black Apatite Adsorption Effects on Organic and Non-Organic Environmental Contaminants
—Owen Friend–Gray (Mentor: Jeffrey S. Melton)
Inspired by two years of research on environmental remediation techniques, engineering student Owen Friend–Gray turned his attention to use of a phosphate rock in hopes of finding a cure–all treatment to an ongoing problem. Read article >>
Drug Resistance in Malaria: A Peruvian Research Experience
—Ryan Haley (Mentor: Louis S. Tisa)
Biochemistry major Ryan Haley knew that 500 million people world wide suffer annually from malaria. What he didn’t know was how much malaria would come to mean to him after spending a summer studying the infectious disease in Lima, Peru. Read article >>
Making Green Water Clear: Using Alternative Technology to Treat Eutrophic Freshwater
—Hethre Larivee (Mentors: Bradley Crannell and Kevin Gardner)
Why is this pond green? A recent UNH graduate experiments with apatite phosphate rock in hopes of cleaning up algae–ridden ponds. Learn more about eutrophication and Hethre Larivee’s work. Read article >>
Monarchical Suppression of the Legislature in Morocco post–Alternance
—Trevor Mauck (Mentors: Jeannie Sowers and Audra Grant)
Has the monarchy in Morocco really developed into the democracy it seems to be? Trevor Mauck spent the summer there exploring this question and assesses what he found. Read article >>
Nursing in Uganda: My Summer of Unexpected Discoveries
—Emily Roberts (Mentor: Gene Harkless)
When Emily Roberts went to Uganda, she expected simply to observe the role of the nurse at a rural health center. What she didn’t anticipate was the way this experience would completely change her perceptions of nursing. Read article >>
From Dover to Knysna: Educational Drama Transcends Cultural Boundaries
—Anna Visciano (Mentor: Raina Ames)
Can drama be used as an effective teaching tool in the classroom? To answer this question and observe the influence of cultural differences, Anna Visciano implemented her own drama program in New Hampshire and South Africa. Read article >>
The Effects of Damage to the Central Thalamus on Learned Behaviors
—Kimberly Voorhies (Mentor: Robert Mair)
Kimberly Voorhies was part of a research team using rats to explore the role of the brain’s central thalamus in our learning of everyday behaviors. Find out their results and why she is now a committed researcher. Read article >>
Women and Combat: Why They Serve
—Holly Zenor-Lafond (Mentor: Jack Resch)
Unlike men, women are not expected nor allowed to fight in wars—yet many do. Why? Holly Zenor–Lafond looks into women in America’s wars from the Revolution to Iraq for some possible answers. Read article >>
