$A = $ THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN NEWS MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2003 Students awarded to aid research By Amy Potter apotter@kansan.com Kansan staff writer Dan Nelson/Kansan The KU Honors Program announced 19 Undergraduate Research Award winners for the Spring of 2003. Jesse Gruber, Lawrence sophomore, takes a break between classes in the Kansas Union. Jesse is one of 19 KU students who won undergraduate research awards. His paper will discuss modern sexual morality. Awards were given in the amounts of $250 or $500, based on the quality of the student's proposal, said Barbara Schowen, director of the Honors Program. Funding for the award came from the Center for Research, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the provost for a combined total of $70,000. Schowen said the award gave students a chance to gain more knowledge within their majors. "I firmly believe that your college education is incomplete without doing something in your discipline," she said. "You have to go beyond sitting in the classroom." Schowen said the awards gave all undergraduate students a chance to do research in their fields of study. "People still think of research as done by people in lab coats," she said. "There's wonderful research in history, philosophy, business and political science." Megan Beard, Olathe senior, wrote a proposal to study the depiction of women in silent film, burlesque and cabaret culture. With her $500 award, Beard will travel this semester to Los Angeles where she will search the archives in the Library Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences. She will also visit a New York museum that houses a large archive of burlesque and cabaret images and costumes. Beard will incorporate her skills as an art major to show the results of her research. "Rather than writing a thesis, I'm going to be displaying my artwork," Beard said. "Just the way I'm approaching it, it's from an art standpoint rather than a traditional one." Tanya Hartman, assistant professor of art, sponsored Beard's project. Hartman said she thought Beard would win the award because of the nature of her project. "She has a deep empathy for the role of women historically and she incorporates that into her work," she said. "I thought that made her an interesting choice for funding." Jesse Gruber. Lawrence sophomore, received $250 to aid his research on modern sexual morality. He will explore issues in human sexuality and study arguments on the topic of what is considered acceptable and unacceptable. "It involves pretty much writing an essay about sexual morality from a secular standpoint," Gruber said. "I'm arguing in the context of social contract theory." Many of the award winners will present their research at the Undergraduate Research Symposium March 8 in the Kansas Union. — Edited by Ryan Wood $250 award recipients - Aaron Abramovitz, Overland Park junior - "Female Preference Towards Males with Intimidant Acoustic Calls in Achroia Grisella (Lesser Wax Moth)" - Kelly Briant, Dellas junior - "Back Belts: Do They really Work?" - Alisa Chauchotii, Overland Park junior - "An Analytical View of Abortion Through Islam" - Jesse Gruber, Lawrence sophomore - "Modern Sexual Morality" - Daniel Narsed, Sidelt, La., senior - "The Developing Vision of a Formidable Predator" - Kelly Selderi, Dilatha senior - "Lexical and Phonological Representations in Children" - Laura Waterson, Topela senior - "An ERP Study of Pseudophonomas" - Shau-Yu "Jady" Yu, Overland Park senior More than 80 pieces of Polaroid artwork are on display at the Spencer Museum of Art. The show, "Innovation/Imagination: Fifty Years of Polaroid," showscases the Polaroids compiled by numerous artists. "I didn't realize they could be so big or look so good." Jensen, Salina senior, said. "I especially like the composite pictures. They seem difficult to put together." Kyle Jensen paused in front of a colorful grouping of Polaroid photographs, examining each one and reading its history. Jogen McDermott/Kansan "It's a dynamic and colorful collection with many subjects and artists," Annie Allen, curatorial intern, said, "all united by Polaroid." Time-Dependent Evolution of Ion-Naural Chemistry in Than's Ionsphere" $500 award recipients By Kevin Wiggs kwiggs@kansan.com Kansan staff writer - Megan Beard, Glathe senior "On Guard: The Depiction of Women in Silent Film, Burlesque and Cabaret Culture" - Shinya Goel, Lowrance senior "The Effect of Phonotactic Probability on Speech Production" Baju Bindhil, Lenexa senior "Hyper-expression of Gene X Under Influence of Polynidin Promoter in AcMNPV" "Competence Among Phonological Segments in Spanish Perception" - Daniel Mansen, Topke senior *Health Care: Previlege or Right?* - Matthew Methen, Lecompont junior In 1947, the founder of the Polaroid company, Edwin Land, developed a revolutionary photographic process and created the first instant photography. The struggling company gave away its film to various artists in exchange for the finished photos that are now on display. The result is an eclectic collection of artwork spanning the last half-century. "Subnap Leakage Current and I/II Noise of Superconducting Josephson Junctions and Their Role in Quantum Computing" ■ Shane McCall, Kansas City, Mo., senior "The Relation of Environmental Bullets and Practices in Conventional and Non-Conventional Farmers Near Lawrence, KS" ■ Arnie Palmer, Oklahoma City senior "A Systematic Study Based on SEM Images in Seed Cast Morphology in Species of Villaria (Crassulocaea)" ■ Maureen Perry, Eden Prairie, Milton, senior "Eurologro" ■ Jacob Spence, Wichita junior "Hydrorotilization in Carbone Dioxide-Expanded Solvents" ■ Kimberly Turner, Overland Park senior "The Influence of Knowledge on Memory in Young Children The Role of Learning Questioning" Jaque Kenne, Victoria senior, views a collage of photographs in the "Innovation/Imagination; Fifty Years of Polaroid" exhibit. The Spencer Museum of Art's showing runs through March 16 and includes work from Ansel Adams. Tom Humphrey, Lawrence resident and former KU student, said he liked the exhibit because it contained no photo reproductions. "These are all original prints," he said. "A lot of the photography exhibits only have copies." Allen said she thought the exhibit had been well-attended so far. "There seem to be a lot of people," she said. "The comment book is filling up, mostly with positive feedback." The show will remain at the museum through March 16. Along with the Polaroid exhibit, the museum had a showing of the movie "Memento," in which the main character relies on Polaroid photography to make up for his lack of short-term memory. A "Tour du Jour" commentary on the exhibit will be presented 12:15 p.m. Jan. 30, hosted by the museum's curator, John Pultz. - Edited by Ryan Wood LEAGUE SIGN-UP Leagues meet one night a week (you choose day) for 13 weeks. Mon-Thurs @ 7pm. 4 people to a team. Call 864-3545 or stop by the Jaybowl, level 1 of the Kansas Union. Sign up NOW! 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