https://www.uwlax.edu/news/posts/Campus ConnectionPosts tagged with 'Carol Miller':2022-03-03T12:24:06.023Zhttps://www.uwlax.edu/news/posts/research-in-the-rotunda/Research in the Rotunda2022-03-03T12:24:06.023Z2022-03-02T15:26:00ZBrad Quarberghttps://uwlax.edu/profile/bquarberg/bquarberg@uwlax.edu
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<h3>UWL students sharing their outstanding research</h3>
<p>UW-La Crosse students will join dozens of undergraduates from all UW campuses Wednesday, March 9, when they display and discuss their research findings at the state capitol.</p><p>The outstanding undergraduate student researchers and their faculty advisers will showcase their work when Research in the Rotunda returns to mark the 18th annual event from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Capitol Rotunda. UW System President Tommy Thompson will give brief remarks at noon. It is free and open to the public.</p><p>Research in the Rotunda is sponsored by Kwik Trip, Wisconsin Manufacturers &amp; Commerce, the Wisconsin Technology Council, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, and the UW-Milwaukee Research Foundation. The event is supported by the Wisconsin Department of Administration and the UW-Madison Memorial Union.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The UWL students and their projects include:</p><ul><li><strong>Kassidy Leannais</strong>, Franklin, Wisconsin, Sociology Department, “How Political Efficacy Impacts Support for Redistributive Policies,” the study aims to find the potential correlation between political efficacy and support for government intervention of wealth inequality. Mentor: Carol Miller.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Lauren Brewer</strong>, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Archaeology and Anthropology Department, “Collaborative Archaeological Analysis of Early 20th Century Tourism in Red Cliff, Wisconsin,” the project investigates the roles of the local Indigenous community in early tourism and its overall impact on the history of Red Cliff, which is of interest to modern tribal members. Mentor: Heather Walder.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Mason Faldet</strong>, Waupaca, Wisconsin, Mathematics and Statistics Department, “Thickening the Figure-Eight Knot,” the project uses topology, a field of math often referred to as “rubber sheet geometry,” to study three-dimensional spaces and objects contained within them. Mentor: Whitney George.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Halle Pavelski</strong>, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Microbiology Department, “Determination of HPIV3 M Protein Regions Involved in Assembly and Release of Virus Particles,” the project aims to aid in developing antivirals for human parainfluenza virus III (HPIV3) that can cause lower respiratory tract infections such as pneumonia, croup and bronchiolitis — the leading cause of death in children under five. Mentor: Michael Hoffman.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Hunter Charles</strong>, Spring Valley, Wisconsin, Microbiology Department, “Development of Yeast-coated Beads for the Inactivation of Tulane Virus, a Human Norovirus Surrogate, in Water,” the project aims to evaluate the efficacy of beads coated with yeast using chitosan or zein as the binding agent in inactivating Tulane virus, a surrogate for human norovirus, in water. Mentor: Xinhui Li.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Annie Panico</strong>, Downers Grove, Illinois, Biology Department, “The Effects of Nitrate Exposure on Chlamydomonas reinhardtii,” the project addresses whether drinking water that contains excess nitrate leads to cancer. Mentor: Tony Sanderfoot.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Sara Duffy,</strong> Greenville, Wisconsin, Biology Department, “Examining the Neurobehavioral Toxicity of the Emerging Contaminant Imidacloprid,” the project addresses the impact of an insecticide on fish development. Mentor: Tisha King-Heiden.&nbsp;</li></ul>
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</span>https://www.uwlax.edu/news/posts/housing-helpers/Housing helpers2021-04-26T12:04:09.63Z2021-04-26T12:04:09.63ZBritney Heinemanhttps://uwlax.edu/profile/bheineman/bheineman@uwlax.edu
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<p class="date"><span class="label">Posted </span><span data-part="time">12:04 p.m.</span><span data-part="weekday"><span> </span>Monday</span><span data-part="month"><span>, </span>April</span><span data-part="day"><span> </span>26</span><span data-part="year"><span>, </span>2021</span></p>
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<h3>UWL research helps committee promote affordable housing</h3>
<p>New research by UW-La Crosse students and faculty explores possible solutions to the city’s affordable housing shortage.</p><p><a data-mce-href="/profile/cmiller/" href="/profile/cmiller/">Carol Miller, professor of sociology and criminal justice</a>, and one of her students, Ava Beaudot, spent the past several months analyzing data from the Habitat for Humanity-La Crosse Area’s Housing Advocacy Committee.</p><p>The result is a series of recommendations — from increasing tenant protections and education to expanding existing housing programs — that were presented at the committee’s April 22 meeting.</p><p>“La Crosse is ahead of many communities in its efforts to identify barriers to affordable housing and in trying to address those problems with innovative programs and policies,” Miller and Beaudot said in their report. “However, as with all social issues, there is more work to be done.”</p><p>Miller and Beaudot note that discriminatory policies and practices often prevent people from securing decent rentals or affordable homes. Those with credit problems or criminal records face a particularly difficult climb, their research found.</p><p>To remedy this and other issues, the pair offered several recommendations:</p><ul><li>Implementing policies meant to protect tenants and control rent, ensuring that housing remains accessible and affordable</li><li>Creating an education program covering rights and responsibilities for landlords and tenants</li><li>Expanding La Crosse’s Housing Replacement Program, through which the city revitalizes and sells previously dilapidated homes</li><li>Zoning and constructing neighborhoods designed for smaller, more affordable homes.</li></ul><p>In addition to Miller and Beaudot, <a data-mce-href="/profile/schen/" href="/profile/schen/" data-mce-selected="inline-boundary">Associate Professor Song Chen and his mathematics and statistics</a> students helped analyze the data.</p><p>Executive Director Kahya Fox of Habitat for Humanity-La Crosse Area, says the research will help guide the committee as it pushes for meaningful change.</p><p>“During our strategic planning, we will look at the statistics from our survey and other data compiled from a variety of regional surveys to inform us about the challenges facing residents,” she says. “Once we identify short- and long-term solutions, we will work with collaboration in our committee and do the hard work of removing policies that are barriers to fair and affordable housing, and improve local programs to increase citizen resources.”</p>
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