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All 2026 URS Presentations
2026
Wednesday, April 15th
1:00 PM

Opening Panel Presentation

McKenna Vininski
Amanda Chan Wardell
Keenan Wind

Humanities Fine Arts Building, Recital Hall

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

2:00 PM

Familiar Stillness

Lexi Peterson, University of Minnesota - Morris

Humanities Fine Arts Building, The Edward J. & Helen Jane Morrison Gallery

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

2:00 PM

Woven Into Time

Andrea Bybee, University of Minnesota - Morris

Humanities Fine Arts Building, The Edward J. & Helen Jane Morrison Gallery

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

2:30 PM

Building Lilly's World: Design and Performance in Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

Caspian Brack, University of Minnesota - Morris
Savana Hauck, University of Minnesota - Morris
Mikayli Marciulionis, University of Minnesota - Morris
Parker Stach, University of Minnesota - Morris
Eva Warrington, University of Minnesota - Morris

Humanities Fine Arts Building, Raymond J. Lammers Proscenium Theatre

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

3:00 PM

From Obama to Trump 2.0: How Do Presidents and Their Administrations Talk about Nuclear Energy and Why Does It Matter?

Jayson Weber, University of Minnesota - Morris

John Q. Imholte Hall, Room #115

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

3:00 PM

Nunakka / My Two Lands

B. Qavvik Croyle Johnson, University of Minnesota Morris

John Q. Imholte Hall, Room #113

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

3:00 PM

The Cultivating Influences of Mass Media: Portrayals of Female Athletes in the WNBA

Reece Wassink, University of Minnesota - Morris

John Q. Imholte Hall, Room #109

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM

Beauty Influencers on TikTok: Perceived Authenticity and Engagement

Giselle Gourd, University of Minnesota - Morris

John Q. Imholte Hall, Room #115

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

3:30 PM

Do Not Dismiss: How Community Is Built Through KPop and Their Fandoms

Re Steinberg, University of Minnesota - Morris

John Q. Imholte Hall, Room #112

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

3:30 PM

The Future of the UMM Canopy

Darlene Corte, University of Minnesota - Morris

John Q. Imholte Hall, Room #109

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

3:30 PM

Will We Care When Myths Die Too?: Irish Mythology and Feminist Environmentalism

Victoria Dorscher, University of Minnesota - Morris

John Q. Imholte Hall, Room #114

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

3:30 PM

Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Extract Effects on the Functions of Macrophage Cells

Malak Rawash, University of Minnesota - Morris

John Q. Imholte Hall, Room #101

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM

Adapting Music Therapy Interventions Using Ojibwe Musical Traditions within White Earth Nation

Codie Holt, University of Minnesota - Morris

John Q. Imholte Hall, Room #112

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

4:00 PM

Demystifying Attitudes and Effects of Usage of Large-Language Models Among College-Aged Students

Anton Olson, University of Minnesota - Morris

John Q. Imholte Hall, Room #113

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

4:00 PM

Drug Education: The Gaps in Rural vs. Urban Communities

Madilyn Mages, University of Minnesota - Morris

John Q. Imholte Hall, Room #109

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

4:00 PM

Stability Without Support: Kinship Care and the Reproduction of Inequality in Child Protection

Kiera Fischer, University of Minnesota - Morris

John Q. Imholte Hall, Room #114

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

4:00 PM

Teaching Equity Early: The Role of Undergraduate Education in Improving LGBTQIA2S+ Medical Care

Arthur Morris, University of Minnesota - Morris

John Q. Imholte Hall, Room #101

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

4:00 PM

The Effect of the Pteropyrum scopianum (Jaub. & Spach) Plant Extract on Macrophage Activity

Maryam Rawash, University of Minnesota - Morris

John Q. Imholte Hall, Room #115

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

4:30 PM

An Alternative Approach to Fly Control: Vaccine Use in Organic and Conventional Dairy Herds

Hannah Mae Liljenquist, University of Minnesota - Morris

John Q. Imholte Hall, Room #109

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

4:30 PM

Handwritten Histories: Exploring Identity Through Personal Correspondence

Savana Hauck, University of Minnesota - Morris

John Q. Imholte Hall, Room #114

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

4:30 PM

History Does Not Repeat Itself, But It Often Rhymes: Comparing the Messaging of Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler

Elaina Varney, University of Minnesota - Morris

John Q. Imholte Hall, Room #115

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

4:30 PM

The Impact of Social Media on the Dance World Job Market

Re Steinberg, University of Minnesota - Morris

John Q. Imholte Hall, Room #112

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

5:00 PM

Skyrise

Pierce Richards, University of Minnesota - Morris

Humanities Fine Arts Building, Recital Hall

5:00 PM - 5:45 PM

6:00 PM

AI's Hidden Thirst: A Decision-Support Tool for Water Governance in Minnesota

Johnette Nagbe, University of Minnesota - Morris

Oyate Hall

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

6:00 PM

An Analysis of Katsinam Figurines in the University's Gendler Collection

Sam Rekstad, University of Minnesota - Morris

Oyate Hall

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

6:00 PM

Characterizing the Macroinvertebrate Community in Crissy Lake, an Impounded Reach of the Pomme de Terre River, Prior to Channel Modification

Max Lundgren, University of Minnesota - Morris

Oyate Hall

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

6:00 PM

CZTS Nanoparticles as Cost Efficient Catalysts for Producing Green Hydrogen

Aidan Hau, University of Minnesota - Morris

Oyate Hall

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

6:00 PM

Determination of the Reaction Mechanism for the Tautomerization of Tröger's Base

Cole Schliep, University of Minnesota - Morris

Oyate Hall

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

6:00 PM

Evaluating Differences in the Dynamic Growth Patterns of Cvi and Ler Genetic Strains of Arabidopsis During Seedling Establishment

Emily Frost, University of Minnesota - Morris

Oyate Hall

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

6:00 PM

Evaluating the Impact of K135T Mutation on Malate Dehydrogenase Kinetic Activity

Emily Frost, University of Minnesota - Morris
Kaitlyn Mello, University of Minnesota - Morris

Oyate Hall

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

6:00 PM

Humorous Insurance Advertising: Describing the Various Persuasive Strategies Used to Target Distinctive Audiences

Lacie O'Leary, University of Minnesota - Morris

Oyate Hall

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

6:00 PM

Proline to Serine Mutation in Flexible Loop Region of Malate Dehydrogenase

Anna Molstad, University of Minnesota - Morris
Hannah Robertson, University of Minnesota - Morris

Oyate Hall

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

6:00 PM

Snapshots of US Commercial Trucking: Trends in For Hire & Private Carriage Between 1977-2021

Abhineswari Seelam, University of Minnesota - Morris
Owen Beyer, University of Minnesota - Morris
Ewan Mckenzie, University of Minnesota - Morris

Oyate Hall

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

6:00 PM

The Impact of Inhibiting Palmitoylation of the DEK Protein on Cell Viability in Ovarian Cancer

Callie Glawe, University of Minnesota - Morris

Oyate Hall

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

6:00 PM

The Maximum Weight Connected Subgraph Problem on Subclasses of Graphs

Isabelle Murillo, University of Minnesota - Morris

Oyate Hall

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

6:00 PM

Turf Versus Grass Fields and Lower Leg Injuries

Jack Mahoney, University of Minnesota - Morris

Oyate Hall

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM