Journal of Undergraduate Research

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From 2008-2015, the Journal of Undergraduate Research (JUR) was a publication of the Office of Undergraduate Research at the University of Kansas that highlighted the scholarly works of undergraduate students across campus. The goal of the JUR was to provide visibility to undergraduate research at KU, including student's personal stories about the research process and, of course, the products of their hard work. The publishers wanted to show other students, instructors, future employers, and parents what undergraduate research looks like at KU, and student work is the best way to highlight the diversity of academic inquiries going on across campus

Recent Submissions

Journal of Undergraduate Research, Fall 2015: End Matter

Unknown author (University of Kansas, 2015-10-01)
“Strong Female Characters” An Analytical Look at Representation in Moffat-Era Doctor Who

Flynn, Nichole (University of Kansas, 2015-10-01)

The current era of Doctor Who, beginning in 2010, under showrunner Steven Moffat has presented a downward trend in the representation of nuanced female characters, as well as racial and sexual minorities. This essay will ...
Chinese export porcelain and global spaces of imagination

Reynolds, Julia (University of Kansas, 2015-10-01)

This paper will examine a Chinese porcelain plate from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The plate was produced in Jingdezhen, China ca. 1785-90 and acquired in Iran in 1888. It is painted in pink enamel with a ...
Better Adherence, Better Outcome: Differences in Depressed Participants’ Adherence to Elements of the Therapeutic Lifestyle Change Protocol

Fowler, Carina (University of Kansas, 2015-10-01)
“I Don’t Want to Grow Old and Weak Like You!”: Conceptions of Idealized Masculinity in Pre- and Post-Revolutionary Iranian Cinema

Ale-Ebrahim, Benjamin (University of Kansas, 2015-10-01)

Iranian women are often at the forefront of feminist discourse on gender roles in the Middle East. There can be no question that this is important work and there are many questions about feminine gender roles in the ...
Type in Trier: The Relationship between Letters and the Oldest City in Germany

Zimmerman, A. Claire (University of Kansas, 2015-10-01)
Estimating Fluid Local Velocity within a Novel 3D Collagen Matrix Perfusion System

Villanueva, Anna (University of Kansas, 2015-10-01)

Traditional cell culture, performed on flat surfaces under static conditions, does not accurately represent physiologic conditions. As an alternative, groups have applied interstitial fluid flow (0.1- 2.0 μm/s) through a ...
“Wi Snackt Wedder Platt!” Bringing Low German back to Bremen and Lower Saxony through the Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

Anderson, Sara Sofia (University of Kansas, 2015-10-01)

Since 1992, when the Council of Europe created the Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, 25 member states, including Germany, have ratified the Charter. The Charter protects several minority languages in Germany, ...
On the Translation of Fear: A Study of Ecuadorian Kichwa Speakers and the US Immigration System

Bova, Gustin (University of Kansas, 2015-10-01)

This study addresses the situation of Ecuadorian Kichwa-speaking migrants who, upon arriving at the US border (and being put into Expedited Removal), claim a fear of returning to Ecuador. The study draws data primarily ...
Journal of Undergraduate Research, Fall 2015: Front Matter

Unknown author (University of Kansas, 2015-10-01)
Journal of Undergraduate Research, Fall 2015

Unknown author (University of Kansas, 2015-10-01)
Optimum protein-excipient interactions using molecular docking simulations

Tarar, Haider (University of Kansas, 2014-04-01)
Quantifying CO2 removal by living walls: a case study of the Center for Design Research

Rivera, Eric (University of Kansas, 2014-04-01)
Isolation and crystallization of PvdJp2, a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase domain in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Ramirez, Betsy (University of Kansas, 2014-04-01)
An analysis of electromyography as an input method for resilient and affordable systems: human-computer interfacing using the body’s electrical activity

Polsley, Seth (University of Kansas, 2014-04-01)
Performance study of supertree methods

Niehaus, Patrick (University of Kansas, 2014-04-01)
The potential of milkweed floss as a natural fiber in the textile industry

Nehring, Julia (University of Kansas, 2014-04-01)
Community health club and its application for health promotion and community building in Matazano, Guatemala

Lewis, Karen S. (University of Kansas, 2014-04-01)
Journal of Undergraduate Research, Spring 2014: Front Matter

Unknown author (University of Kansas, 2014-04-01)
Breaking ground in Canaan: African-American community in Lawrence, 1870-1920

Fowler, Paul E., III (University of Kansas, 2014-04-01)

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