15th annual McNair Forum is April 28 The McNair Scholars will present their research at the 15th annual McNair Forum Tuesday, April 28, from 9:40 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3:40 p.m. The event will take place at the Loading Dock, Memorial Union. Everyone is welcome. Please join us. The schedule follows. 9:40 a.m. -- Arlene Brown, “Social Costs of Methamphetamines to the Individual”; 10 a.m. -- Andrea Bancroft, “Reducing Recidivism Rates through Reentry Programs”; 10:20 a.m. -- Abdulmalik Mussa, “Comparative Analysis of Ribosomal Modification Mutants in Escherichia Coli”; 10:40 a.m. -- Robert ‘BJ’ Rainbow, “Music and Healing: American Indian Songs and Their Uses in Medicine”; 11 a.m. -- Sierra Abe, “GoodHealth TV as a Tool for Health Education”; 11:20 a.m. -- Elizabeth Luger, “α1A Adrenergic Receptor Activation Reduces Anxiety and Depression in Mice”; 11:40 a.m. -- Kyle Gustafson, “Skeletochronological Assessment of the Wood Frog (Lithobates = Rana sylvatica)”, noon to 1 p.m. -- Lunch (on your own); 1 p.m. -– Ryan Reopelle, “Breast Phantoms for Medical Imaging”; 1:20 p.m. -- Dale Brunelle, “Using Forward Genetics to Identify Novel Insect Resistance Genes in Poplar Trees”; 1:40 p.m. -- Renee Beausoleil, “Effects of Cofilin Knockdown on Actin and Growth Cone Motility”; 2 p.m. -- David W. Cookman III, “Impact of Prairie Fragmentation and Native Plants on Endemic Orthoptera”; 2:20 p.m. -- Ahmed Elmi, “Fuel Cell: A Brief History and its Dynamic Performance”; 2:40 p.m. -- Mohamud Ahmed, “Developing Bio-Based Polyvinyl Acetate From Short Chain Fatty Acids Generated From Cracked Soy/Canola Oil”; 3 p.m. -- Jonna Korpi, “Factors Influencing Behavior Toward the Environment”; 3:20 p.m. -- Andrea Estling, “Mayan Gods and Religious Beliefs.” -- Jill Teters, Program Coordinator, TRIO/McNair, jillteters@mail.und.edu, 777-4931