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2011 Undergraduate Arts and Sciences Symposium
May 6, 2011

Presentations

Fifty-five oral presentations were made this year ranging from the "Determining the Gestation Period of Spiny Dogfish (Squalus Acanthias) Using Ultrasound and Plasma Hormone Analysis" to "Role of CD4+ T Lymphocytes in the CD40+ Microglial Response to Injury in a Neuropathic Pain Model," from "Harry Potter and the Divided Society: Justice, Truth and Prejudice" to "In the Best Interest of the Child: How the Maine Child Support System is Failing."

There were also 46 poster sessions and art work displays ranging from "Freshwater Mussel Survey Assessment in Minnesota" to "The Effects of Romantic Relationships on College Roommate Satisfaction."

Honors Presentations

Oral presentations included Honors presentations on "Experimenting with Frakenstein: Autobiography, Science, and the Sublime" by Holly Beaulac (Psychology – Neuroscience); "Diet Composition of Harbor Seals (Phocavitulina) Residing at Mount Desert Rock, Maine" by Lauren Broderick (Marine Biology); "Stonewall: The Discourage of Gay Liberation" by Aaron Mitchell (History and Political Science); "An Investigation of Steroidal Modulation of Nociception in Drosophila melanogaster" by Anda Panaitiu (Psychology and Biology); "Activation of AMP-activated Protein Kinase as an Early Indicator for Stress in the Lobster, Homarus americanus" by Stephanie Podolski (Biological Sciences); "An Investigation of Pheromone Expression and Courtship Behavior in Drosophila melanogaster Males that have Altered Steroid Signaling Levels" by Leonard Choon Huat Tan (Biological Sciences); "Diet Comparisons of Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus) and California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus): Is Diet a Factor in Steller Sea Lion Decline?" by Sara Young (Marine Biology); "Ann S. Stephens’ Malaeska: Reading the First Dime Novel as a Captivity Narrative" by Elisabeth Ziemba (English and Language Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies).

The Winners

Oral presentation of original research

First prize: 
Anda Panaitiu (Psychology and Biology)
An Investigation of Steroidal Modulation of Nociception in Drosophila melanogaster

Runner-up: 
Gillian Frisch (English and Language Studies)
The Role of Slavery in Advancing American Medicine

Oral presentation of a literature review of a topic

Kelsey Thompson, Sara Young, Lauren Stephenson (Marine Science)
One Fish, Two Fish, Oiled Fish – Dead Fish (and other marine organisms)

Artistic exhibit

First prize:
Chloe Crettien (Environmental Studies, Art)
Seeing the Saco: Photographic Documentation of the Saco Estuary Project

Runner-ups (tie):
Katie Dunbar (Creative and Fine Arts)
Feathers, Fins, Scales, and Tails

Alexis Wells (Creative and Fine Arts)
Painting With Acrylics by Alexis Wells

Poster presentation

Lindsay M. Forrette, Olivia L. Hebert (Psychology)
The Effects of Repeated Winning and Losing Exposure on the Consistent Individual Differences of Male Siamese Fighting Fish