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1 Borrowman, WilliamGas exchange of co-occurring plant species of the Great Basin Desert in an irrigated common gardenThe majority of plants in the Great Basin ecosystem have adapted to cope with drought during summer. While general characteristics of these plants have been studied in non-managed environments it is important to investigate the physiology of these plants when additional water is supplied. In this ...Urban heat island -- Prevention; Desert plants -- Ecology -- Great Basin -- Research; Plant ecophysiology -- Research; Irrigation -- Environmental aspects; Red Butte Garden (Salt Lake City, Utah)2014-04
2 Halberg, NickThe Inverse effect of population growth on water use in UtahThe Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute projects that Utah will experience rapid population growth over the next 45 years. It is commonly assumed that this sudden increase in population will subsequently lead to a sudden increase in the demand for water, thereby creating a need for new water diversions....2020
3 Harris, IanThe Colorado River compact: questioning the past, present, and future justificationIn recent decades, the reliability of the Colorado River to remain the main provider of water for the Intermountain West region has been called into question. Particularly under discussion is whether the Colorado River Compact (CRC) and Law of the River, first enacted in 1922 are still relevant gove...2021
4 Fernandez, Megan E.Preserving the Great Salt Lake: integrating low impact development for a sustainable futureThe Great Salt Lake (GSL) faces significant challenges due to declining water levels, exacerbated by human activities and a variety of environmental factors. This research explores the potential of Low Impact Development (LID) as a solution to mitigate the impact of urban water use on the GSL's heal...2024
5 Azadpour, ElmeraThe effect of inorganic VS organic fertilizer on an urban lawn in Salt Lake City, Utah2019
6 Azadpour, ElmeraThe Effect of Inorganic VS Organic Fertilizer on an Urban Lawn in Salt Lake City, UtahWhile lawn management practices have altered the capacity for urban lawns to act as Nitrogen (N) sinks, there have been few studies of the effects of organic vs. inorganic fertilizer additions to urban lawns. We evaluated how foliar and soil N content and isotopic N composition (δ15N) varied as a r...2019
7 Thissen, CaitlinEstablishing sense of place in an urban desert wasteland : reconsidering traditional design materials in contemporary buildingA reconsideration of traditional and sustainable construction materials should not only be encouraged in the contemporary age, but should support the establishment of a more engaging spatial experience, culturally and ecologically. Traditional building and design materials preserve the local charact...Sustainable architecture - Arizona; Building materials - Arizona; Pueblo architecture - Arizona2013-05
8 Curtis, Caleb A.A Mycenecan enviorment: an analyasys of textual and archaelogical data from the aegean, c1400 BCE-2023 CEThe historical climate of the Aegean is a topic that has become a focus among scholars as of late. In the face of anthropogenic climate change, the urge to look back to the past to see the outcome that climate had on the environment and how past people reacted to those events is strong. Looking to t...2023
9 Seshan, ThulasiComparative Indigenous Water Law in the Western United States and AustraliaIn 2010 the United Nations declared that water was a human right. Yet indigenous peoples around the world still do not have full access to water- to their human right. This paper attempts to understand what water rights indigenous people do have, and how those can be expanded to meet international h...2018
10 Cheek, IsaacRights of nature for the Colorado RiverThe Colorado River is the backbone of civilization in the Western United States, and it is facing an unprecedented environmental crisis. As drought tightens its grip on the Basin, a diverse array of stakeholders and policymakers are postured to negotiate a new policy regime for the Colorado River. T...2022
11 Holden, EllaThe impacts of climate change induced droughts on smallholder farmers in Latin America and the caribbean: poverty, food insecurity and drought adaptation strategiesExtreme weather events caused by climate change have serious implications. Drought, a natural disaster, has been worsened by climate change, and has had major consequences on the agricultural industry. While many farmers can adapt to major droughts, small-scale farmers in developing countries strugg...2023
12 Quackenbush, CameronThe Great Salt Dustbowl: the Impacts of a Drying EcosystemThe Salt Lake Valley faces a dire environmental situation: the drying of the Great Salt Lake (GSL). As state and local water authorities push forward with plans to further dam and divert the single largest input to the GSL, it is crucial to acknowledge the implications of a drying lake bed for the W...Salt Lake Valley; acknowledge; Wasatch Front2019
13 Quinn, ChloeThe impact of the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River: options for the futureThe Grand Canyon and the Colorado River at its base are iconic natural features of the western United States that are revered by many. This landscape may be well known for its resplendent red canyon walls and beautiful river with huge whitewater, but it is also famous for the monstrous dams that con...2023
14 Beasley, AddisonMoving past the human/nature binary: catalyzing collective action to combat the climate crisisClimate change is one of the prime social issues of the modern era. I argue that in order to achieve the necessary collective action to reduce the harmful effects of the climate crisis, society needs to move past the human/nature binary. This binary obfuscates the reality that humans have a place wi...2022
15 Lietzke, StephanieRemoval of endotoxins from recombinant antithrombinEndotoxins (also known as lipopolysaccharides or ETs) are a pyrogenic byproduct of the breakdown of gram-negative bacterial cell-walls, such as E. coli. They cause fever and septic shock in humans, and are therefore highly regulated by the FDA and USP. ETs are a common contaminant in recombinant pr...Endotoxins - Research; Antithrombins - Therapeutic use; Sheep as laboratory animals - Research; endotoxin removal; Angiogenesis2016-04
16 Guynn, Isaac P. A.Confirming and quantifying ectoine production in Salinovibrio SP. eagsl in hypersaline cultureSalinivibrio sp. EAGSL was isolated from the Great Salt Lake in 2017 and has since been the focus of promising research in the field of microbial electrochemistry. Namely, S. EAGSL is an organism with both halotolerance and electroactivity, giving it a unique ability to bridge the gap between power ...2022
17 Sencion, MaglayGardens on food security and health of resettled refugees in the Salt Lake City AreaThere are several nutritional challenges that refugees and immigrants face during and after migration. Often, they arrive in their new countries with nutrition deficiencies due to cultural and language barriers, poor housing, and low socioeconomic conditions. Following their arrival, recently resett...2023
18 Baker, JustinDesigned Swarming Behavior Using Optimal Transportation NewworksModels of swarming behavior aid in disaster planning, direct the actions of ware- house robots, and can map the foraging characteristics of insects. These mod- els use the optimal behavior of individual agents to determine the behavior of the larger population. Optimal transportation is one such mod...2019
19 Jensen, Sierra A.Assessing Utah's 90th Percentile storm to understand bioretention design and cost to meet Utah's Modified stormwater mangeement rulehis research dissects and improves understanding of the implications of Utah's modified stormwater permit rule. By analyzing the 90th percentile (90th-P) storm depth calculation and modeling an urban watershed on the foothills of Salt Lake City, Utah; this project provides initial guidance to local ...2018
20 Schofield, Zachary CThe Effects of State Level Energy Policy on Renewable Energy MarketsFor the past few decades, state governments have attempted to steer their energy portfolios toward sources that are environmentally responsible and come at a lower cost. The two primary policies that are analyzed in this work are Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) and market deregulation. Because t...2017
21 Pacholarz, NataliaThe Great Salt Lake: drought, pollution, and economic impactsThis thesis analyzes the causes which are leading the Great Salt Lake to dry up and decrease in size. Furthermore, it examines the environmental implications of this trend, in particular looking at the impacts for air quality and pollution. This paper also discusses the economic impacts from these e...2021
22 Johnson, ChristiannaDiverse Neighborhoods, Food Access, and Urban Agriculture: a Case Study of Four Community Gardens in Salt Lake CityCommunity gardens have been shown to increase food security as well as develop social capital in an urban setting. Several socioeconomic factors (including age, education, annual household income, and more) have been demonstrated to substantially affect perceptions of benefits from participating in ...Food access; Community gardens; Urban agriculture; Planning
23 Martinez, TravisInvestigative work in antibiotic treatment of biofilms using a new reactor modelBiofilms are notoriously tolerant to antibiotics and a growing problem in modern healthcare, yet the inaccessibility of biofilm reactors hinders research in many instances. Existing biofilm reactors remain costly, time-consuming, and dependent on difficult-tomanage resources. To address this issue, ...2024
24 Bader, CecilyThe Response of Arabidopsis Mutant BPS1-2 on Salt MediaHow would our world change if salt tolerance could be engineered in plants? The Arabidopsis mutant bps1-2 has been shown to respond differently on salt media than a nonmutated plant would. In normal conditions, the bps1-2 mutant will arrest development in the root and shoot shortly after germination...2017
25 Sánchez, Alexander AlbertoReexamining global drug eradication policies: A systemic analysis of their ecological and societal effects in Mexico, Colombia and AfghanistanSince 1961, the U.N. Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs has continued to be the overarching treaty that has been followed and enforced, as a prohibitionist international drug control model. By conducting a systematic review of primary and secondary sources, this paper demonstrates how U.N. establis...Drug control -- Mexico; Drug control -- Colombia; Drug control -- Afghanistan2015-04
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