ART 341 Design for Social Impact is a studio graphic design course with a mission to activate students’ awareness of social issues on their journey to becoming citizen designers. Through studio projects, students learn to apply...
Background: Theories of Personality is an upper-level course focusing on the study of major theoretical paradigms of personality, including psychoanalytic, trait, biological, learning- cognitive and humanistic models. Students...
In the late 1990s, doctors were told by pharmaceutical companies that opioid pain relievers were not addictive and that they could prescribe them freely to patients in severe pain. As a result, doctors began prescribing opioid...
Bioscience courses in nursing education (anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, chemistry, and microbiology) have historically been called "weed out" classes. Nursing student attrition is highest during the 100 and 200-level...
Presented in the Active/Collaborative Learning track. and The First Year Seminar lays out “Communication Fluency” as one of the General Education Outcomes, and specifically invites students to: Demonstrate critical and creative...
In the DNA barcoding project, an investigation was conducted on commercially acquired shrimp from grocery stores with the aim of determining their origin, identifying the species, and detecting potential mislabeling. A prior...
The key to leadership is controlling yourself rather than influencing other people. Ethical leaders are self-differentiated: they can make deliberate choices as opposed to reacting. They define themselves while staying in touch...
Presented in the Online Learning track. and I will be sharing a few examples of assignments and exercises that I have done or have students do in the courses I teach at Marian. They allow students to get to know myself, so they...
GnRHR signaling has been demonstrated to affect cancer cell proliferation. The expression of GnRH binding sites in leukemias and lymphomas provides a potential target for chemotherapeutic drugs. Analyzing the effect of GnRHR...
Research suggests that providing students with a rubric increases scientific writing skills; however, we have found that the quality of scientific writing in a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) is poor even...
Efforts to reduce health disparities and increase access to underserved populations may be outpaced as populations diversify further. Early exposure of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Belonging (DEIAB)...
The history and use of virtual and augmented reality dates back to the early 19th Century, Charles Wheatstone an English scientist, and inventor discovered that the brain interrupts stereoscopic photos and paintings differently...
Three libraries in Indianapolis provide a unique example of collaboration by hosting a National Library of Medicine traveling exhibit at three locations within the city. Hosting the exhibit, “Harry Potter’s World,” will provide...
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of online learning across various academic disciplines, including medical education. This study aims to investigate how medical students' perceptions of online learning change...
•Waiting for Course Evaluations does not help the students currently in the class
• Using in-semester assessments allows instructors to make adjustments quickly and best serve their students
--> Shows the students that the...
Do captive red kangaroos exhibit increased vigilance (awareness of potential threats) in the presence of large crowds of people? How does the presence of visitors in close proximity impact the interaction of red kangaroos? The...
In recent medical history, vaccinations have facilitated the reduction/eradication of many transmissible diseases (Olusanya et al., 2021). Recently, a growing reluctance of parents to vaccinate their children is a pertinent...
Presented in the Active/Collaborative Learning track. and The study evaluates the outcome of integrating narrative podcasts of virtual Histology Slides into teaching Histology discipline to the medical students at Marian...
Epilepsy is one of the most common brain disorders and is characterized by the recurrence of unprovoked seizures. It affects over 70 million people worldwide, 3.4 million in the U.S. alone, and it is estimated 1 in 26 people in...
Presented in the Online Learning track. and Student engagement in learning is important to all courses and is especially challenging in online education. This poster shares my journey to increase student engagement and...
Accurate scientific communication is of chief importance. The ability to understand complex biomedical content and describe it in accurate simplistic terms is a skill that needs practice and refinement. The Kindergarten...
Kisspeptin together with its receptor, GPR54 (Kiss1R), are known for their function as the principal regulators of the onset of mammalian puberty. Given the characteristic growth spurt and bone development that occurs during...
Introduction: Kisspeptin together with its receptor, GPR54 (Kiss1 R), are known for their function as the principal regulators of the onset of mammalian puberty. Given the characteristic growth spurt and bone development that...
Klotho is a regulatory anti-aging protein that is significantly expressed
in the choroid plexus, plays an important role in regulating the immune
response in the CNS, and diminishes with age. Klotho deficiency is...
We will provide a "mini" experience of the "Case in Point" teaching method used in the core Adaptive Leadership and Transformational Leadership courses in the Masters of Educational Leadership and the EdD in Organizational...
Many experience problems with bloating that may be caused by food spoilage. This study aims to use ginger as a solution. Ginger has been shown to have properties that benefit our normal gastrointestinal flora (1). It has been...
Marian University has a small but mighty staff that thrives on the power of our student workers. In order to successfully manage them, we created an online space in our LMS and started to incorporate project management...
This project was an attempt to better integrate library resources within the campus LMS (Canvas), specifically through the application of the LibGuides widget tool linking feature. With content directly discovered in the LMS,...
Traditional medical education has recently seen major changes due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. New pedagogical methods, including augmented reality (AR} and virtual reality (VR), arc on the rise as alternatives to...
Efforts to increase the diversity among healthcare providers may help close the gap of health disparities, combat inequities, and address medical access in underserved populations. In response to the need for more healthcare...
Engineering is about understanding how things work, and exploring the ways to engineer them for the benefit of society. A solid foundation of STEM knowledge can open a student endless opportunity in various fields. An...
Pediatric cancer is the leading cause of non-accidental childhood death in the United States[34]. 80% of children experience malnutrition during cancer treatment[34]. Malnutrition effects with cancer treatment: increases...
According to the CDC, 29.7 million people in the U.S. population had diagnosed diabetes in 2021. In addition, 352,000 children under 20 years had diagnosed diabetes as well. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2023)....
Marian partnered with the Bard Women's Collaboration Project at the Indiana Women's Prison beginning in 2019. Classes continued to be offered through COVID with distance learning and returned to in-person sessions this past...
El marianismo is a cultural ideology that affects the physical health, mental health and emotional well-being of a number of Latina women that live in the United States.
Hispanic population is one of the fastest growing...
Inclusive excellence is important for student learning. To learn, it is important to be engaged, be welcomed, and be considered during instructional design and assessment. Here, I share activities at Marian University as part...