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Community Engagement Poster Session: Join at https://utrgv.artsteps.com/ ArtStepsNidia Garza • Perez Erika • Sally Sandoval • Sylvia Robles Creative Works Poster Session Join at: https://utrgv.artsteps.com/ ArtStepsMichelle Hernandez • Raja Yeazji-Ayoubi • Alejandra Martinez • Diego Zarate-Alvizo Applied Science and Computer Science Research Poster Session: Join at http https://utrgv.artsteps.com/ ArtStepsIlse Perez • Gerardo Salinas • Hasbanny Irisson • Marzieh Ayati • Jose Flores • Intisar Qubbaj • Chris Cantu • Pedro Cantu • Sangjoon Cha Health Science Research Poster Session: Join at https://utrgv.artsteps.com/ ArtStepsDaniela Cruz • Liya Manoj • Daniella Hernandez • May-Hui Ding • Rene Rico • Felicia Lopez • Roman Sanchez Martinez • Horus Ortega • Dr. Cindy Yarely Marroquin-Garza • Paulina Kowalski • Ying Jia • Chinyere Agba • Ozuna Kaysie • Annu Karithara • Juan Amieva • Angela C. Jimenez • Marco A. Arriaga • Hannah Obregon • Lili Guerra • Luis Acosta • Gabriela Echiveste • Magdalena Alfonso • Hongxing Lu • Constanza Ruiz Elizondo • Paulina Arteaga • Omar Benavides • Cristian Botello • Daphne Alcala Zuniga • Hansapani Rodrigo • Upal Roy • Mario Gil • Smaran Marupud • Ryan Russell • Deandra Torres • Priscila Torres • Sue Anne Chew • Kristina Vatcheva • Monica Betancourt-Garcia, MD • Robert Alleyn, MD • Ambrosio Hernandez, MD • Michael Martinez, MD • Manish Singh, MD • Robert Armour Forse, MD • Jefferson Chandler • Naba Asif • Beatriz Tapia • Megan Schneider • Nuvia Cortez • Larisa Garcia • Ashley Rivera • Ruby Charak • Julianna Castillo • Amit Sharma • Akanksha Gandhi • Rupesh Kariyat • Charlie Maureen Acosta Humanities and Social Science Research Poster Session: Join at https://utrgv.artsteps.com/ ArtStepsGiovanni Gallo • Oscar Cazares • Fatima Arevalo • Alondra Aguilar • Briana Castillo • Heriberto Gonzalez • Angela Arteaga • Paola Ibarra • Ayline Garcia • Dr. Maria Castaneda • Dr. Sue Anne Chew • Kristina Vatcheva • Qing Zeng • Gerardo X. Torres • Carolina Isais • Hubert Bazan • Julianna Castillo • Zuleika Gonzalez • Intisar Qubbaj • Hasbanny Irisson • Marzieh Ayati • Jose Flores Life Sciences and Behavioral Science Research Poster Session: Join at: https://utrgv.artsteps.com/ ArtStepsAlejandro Lopez-Juarez • Megan Keniry • Katelynn Rentería • Esperanza Isabel Alaniz • Joseph Caleb Cantu • John L. VandeBerg • Mario Gil • Joshua Sandoval • Ariana Hinojosa • Nicole Altamirano • Ashley Figueroa • Hector Zepeda • Shanzida Kabir • Justin Lerma • Andrea Mota • Lindsey Richards • Pushpa Soti • Christopher D. Regalado • Ramiro Garza • Thalia Alvarez • Ayushi Agarwal • Catrina De La Cruz • Carlos E. Cintra Buenrostro • Verenice Cano Physical, Earth, and Space Science Research Poster Session: Join at https://utrgv.artsteps.com/ ArtStepsCarlos E. Cintra Buenrostro • Alitza Gracia • Michael J. Carrillo • Wei Lin • Natalie Uribe • Rim Touhami • Ahmed Touhami • Andreas Hanke • Alejandro Fierro Cabo • Dr. Hyun-chul Lee • Douglas Harris • Romuliss Lopez • Diego Rodriguez • Marie Erwin

9:30am CDT

Overcoming Adversity To Succeed In College: Courageous Student Journeys of Triumph And Hope PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón – Student Union (BSTUN) Transforming Through Engagement: A Core Priority ZoomChristian Corrales

10:05am CDT

Anti-diabetic and Anti-inflammatory Properties of CDDO-EA in a Mouse Model of Type 2 Diabetes ZoomKristen Hallas • Austin Cantu

10:25am CDT

A Hierarchy of Aristotelian Moral Virtues ZoomKristen Hallas • Nicholas VanHee

11:00am CDT

Cultural Implications of a Design Communications Project: “Borderland Places—an Interpretation of Cities and Signs—from Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino” ZoomElizabeth McCormack-Whittemore How has COVID-19 Affected Students Learning and Study Habits? ZoomMaria Sanchez • Alexia Roque Impact of Spinal Cord Architecture after Spinal Cord Injury ZoomAaron Carrillo • Nicole Alonzo • Kelsey Baker Pesticides affect Apoptosis, DNA damage, and global DNA Methylation in aquatic organisms ZoomMichelle Rivera • Esmirna Cantu • Alexa Campos • Brittney Lacy • Saydur Rahman Understanding value systems: A cross-cultural approach ZoomAdrian Ortega • Reto Felix

12:30pm CDT

Romantic Nature ZoomDanielle Karr Vote Jones ZoomSavannah Carren Effective Literacy Practices of Transnational Bilingual Students ZoomCynthia Cantu Unraveling the mechanistic link of induction of cellular autophagy by gut bacteria ZoomTripti Saini

2:00pm CDT

AMSA Accessibility Awareness Campaign – Depression and Dyspraxia ZoomGiovanni Gallo • Oscar Cazares • Annu Karithara • David Moreno Composing Without A Piano: Where The Computer Comes In ZoomRoberto Perez In The Midst Of Justice: Raising Awareness About Femicide ZoomKimberly Barrera The Texas Ranger Legacy: The Continuation of Border Violence Through ICE and CBP ZoomAriana Luna

3:30pm CDT

Bridging the Divide: Effects of Tissue Bridges on Neurophysiology and Functional Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury ZoomAlyssa Canales • Marylu Cabello Use of Computational Modeling to Inform tDCS Electrode Montages for the Promotion of Motor Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury ZoomIleana Therese Mendoza • Maria Martin Latino Educational Videos ZoomSantos Reyna

5:00pm CDT

Arte Kinetica ZoomMonik Douglas • Arianna Douglas Understanding Female STEM Identity Through Narrative Inquiry ZoomKristen Hallas • Nayeli Gurrola • Priscila De Azevedo Drummond • Alyssa Rodriguez • Stephanie Cano tDCS: Does Sex Matter? ZoomLeslie Cardenas • Marysol Cabello

9:30am CDT

A Platica: Our Community Engagement Journey ZoomTeresa Feria Arroyo • Alicia Rodriguez • Chelsey Faris The Multiple Intelligences of Opera ZoomPatrick Hansen

10:20am CDT

Biomaterials for Combination Therapy of Cancer ZoomEmily Jordan • Sue Anne Chew • Mario Milazzo • Serena Danti

11:00am CDT

Exercise with Grandpa During the Pandemic ZoomBenjamin Waddell Cultural Implications of a Design Communications Project: Borderland Places -- an Interpretation of Cities and Signs -- from Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino ZoomCorinne Whittemore

12:30pm CDT

Role of Biofertilizing Traits of “Pseudomonas fluorescens” in Plant Growth and Development ZoomMandip Tamang AMSA Accessibility Awareness Campaign (AAC) ZoomOscar Cazares • Annu Karithara • Giovanni Gallo • Omar Benavides • Carmen Alejandra Garcia • David Moreno Significant Gene Array Analysis and Cluster-Based Random Forest Modeling for Breast Cancer Relapse Prediction ZoomMyrine Barreiro-Arevalo • Hansapani Rodrigo What do you know about language in the RGV? ZoomMadeline Hernandez • Dr. Katherine Christoffersen

2:00pm CDT

Transcribing a model: Utilizing a Model-Eliciting Activity in a music classroom ZoomAaron Galliher

5:00pm CDT

Development of a robot ZoomAna Carbajal An Assessment of Microplastics in Resacas of the Lower Rio Grande Valley ZoomWes Franklin • Elizabeth Heise Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Application in the Release of Minocycline by Magnetic Hyperthermia ZoomSue Anne Chew • Arely Salinas • Dean Michael Enriquez • Marco A. Arriaga • Romeo Garcia Jr. • Carlos Trevino De Leo • Silverio A. Lopez • Karen S. Martirosyan Quarantine Effects on Rio Grande Valley Students ZoomKatherine Ovalle

9:30am CDT

Keynote Speaker ZoomMegan Keniry Live Student Panel: "Climate Change, Transnational Collaborations, and Writing" Zoom Posters and Visual Art Exhibition Sessions Zoom

11:00am CDT

The Benefits of Exercising ZoomCesar Castillo

11:15am CDT

Find your Balance ZoomFrancisco Eguia

11:30am CDT

Live Bilingual Student Panel: "Lo que aprendí de research/ What research means to me" ZoomMarcela Hebbard

12:30pm CDT

Do Video Games Cause Real World Violence ZoomJose Morales Fostering Successful Partnerships ZoomConstantine Tarawneh Posters and Visual Art Exhibition Sessions Zoom

12:45pm CDT

Education Struggles Within Our Community ZoomEvelyn Panol

1:00pm CDT

Online learning in the Time of COVID-19 ZoomGabriella Garcia

1:15pm CDT

How are the different sexes impacted by body image issues ZoomBaylen Kennedy

1:30pm CDT

What to Expect in ENGL 1302 ZoomCharles McGregor

2:00pm CDT

Faculty Panel: Tomas G. & Charles M. Zoom Posters and Visual Art Exhibition Sessions Zoom

9:30am CDT

Posters and Visual Art Exhibition Sessions Zoom

11:00am CDT

Faculty: Marcela H & Cyndy G. Zoom Live 1302 Student Panel: "What Research Means for Me" ZoomAzaria Vasquez • America Torres • Luz Pacheco • Alix Loredo Posters and Visual Art Exhibition Sessions Zoom

11:30am CDT

The Magical Landscape Offered by Water and Birds- The Edinburg Scenic Wetlands and Birding Center in Perspective ZoomKofi Nketia Ackaah- Gyasi

12:30pm CDT

Live 1302 Student Panel: "What to Expect in ENGL 1302" w/ Charles McGregor & Students Zoom

1:00pm CDT

Drafting Personal Statements for Graduate Programs ZoomMarlene Galvan • Emilia Trevino • Lourdes Servantes • Jessica Abouchard Anaya

1:30pm CDT

Gender Inequality's Affect on College Students in America ZoomColin Baus

2:00pm CDT

Faculty Panel: Tomas G. & Charles M. & Cyndy L.G. Zoom Posters and Visual Art Exhibition Sessions Zoom

3:30pm CDT

Get Involved! Connect. Serve. Track. ZoomRaul Leal • Vanessa Sandoval

10:00am CDT

Welcome to our First Virtual Nursing Research Conference ZoomNANCY NADEAU

10:10am CDT

Pi Omicron Chapter SIGMA ZoomDahlia Rojas

10:20am CDT

Welcome UTRGVSON ZoomSharon Radzyminski

10:30am CDT

BREAK Zoom

10:45am CDT

Covid-19 ZoomMaryJane Lewitt

11:15am CDT

BREAK Zoom

11:30am CDT

Mexico to present Zoom

12:00pm CDT

Lunch time: UTRGVSON programs’ presentation ZoomOre Herrera-Erdem • Juanita Acebedo • Beatriz Bautista • Dahlia Rojas

1:00pm CDT

Engaging in Virtual Experiences Zoom Live Presentation ZoomKimberly A. Lewis

2:15pm CDT

Live Presentations and Adjournment ZoomNANCY NADEAU