Research in the Capitol is a collaborative effort of the honors programs from the University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Iowa. In the spring of every year, the three Regents universities select a group of students to provide poster presentations of undergraduate research. The event celebrates how undergraduates learn by doing research in a variety of fields.
This event is hosted by the University Honors Program, but all UNI students are eligible to participate.
The following students represented UNI at the last Research in the Capitol on April 1, 2019:
Jenna Anderson, psychology, Cedar Rapids, IA: The Relation between Disordered Eating, Stress, and Anxiety in First-Year College Women
Nicole Baxter, political science/psychology, LeClaire, IA: Democracy, Climate Change and Mass Migration: What to do in the face of international displacement
Dexter Cox, chemistry/physics, Parkersburg, IA: Optimization of Ultrasonic Parameters for the Synthesis of Nanocellulose Aerogels
Alec Glidden, biology, Cedar Falls, IA: Seed mix design and first-year management influence ecological outcomes in prairie reconstruction
Hannah Gregor, political communication, Solon, IA: Students in the Margin: The Creation of Evangelical Ministries on College Campuses
Collin Lint, history/political science, Center Point, IA: Can Human Rights be Ignored for a Price? An Analysis of Lobbying Power and U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Human Rights
Christopher Merck, math teaching/political communication, Marion, IA: "It's Important to Just Have Your Voice Heard": Young Voters Changing Perceptions of Political Efficacy
Cade Olmstead, sociology/philosophy, Ankeny, IA: Hegelian Political Theater
Mallory Park, communication disorders, Atkinson, IL: Informed Hearing Loss Prevention for Theatre UNI
Natasha Peterson, gerontology/psychology, Whittemore, IA: Decision Experience in Hyperchoice: The Impact of Age, Mental Fatigue, and Numeracy
Sam Prophet, physics, Cedar Falls, IA: First Principles Study of Surface States and Tetragonal Distortion in Half Metals
Orion Risk, general studies, Cedar Falls, IA: She’s Not Allowed to Do That: Practice-As-Research on Actors Embodying Female Same-Sex Sexuality
Miho Sanders, computer science, Cedar Falls, IA: Lightweight Formal Methods for Improving Software Security
Nathan Schmidt, math/computer science/physics, Waterloo, IA: Image processing of cellular aggregates
Victor Soupene, biology/health promotion, Cedar Falls, IA: Induction of lipid bodies in Leishmania infantum-infected C57BL/6 macrophages of male versus female origin
Caleb Stekl, sociology/philosophy, Cedar Rapids, IA: Chasing the Idea: Love and the Impossible
Lyn Tackett, anthropology, Waterloo, IA: Prehistoric Plant Resources in the Cedar Valley: How Prehistoric People Utilized Flora In Subsistence Practices
Joseph Tibbs, biochemistry/physics, Alden, IA: Novel Data Analysis Methods in Multi-Channel and Multi-State Binding Experiments
Check out last year's event program: Research in the Capitol 2018
