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Books from 2013
Pathos, Spring 2013, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Pathos, Winter 2013, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Evaluating a Possible Association Between Déjà Vu Frequency and Memory Performance to Explain Déjà Vu, Duncan Prince and Caleb Archuleta
Front Matter Volume 1, 2004-2005, McNair Scholars Program
Front Matter Volume 2, 2006-2008, McNair Scholars Program
Front Matter Volume 3, 2009, McNair Scholars Program
Front Matter Volume 4, 2010, McNair Scholars Program
Front Matter Volume 5, 2011, McNair Scholars Program
Front Matter Volume 6, 2012, McNair Scholars Program
Front Matter Volume 7, 2013, McNair Scholars Program
Methyl Halide Production by Calcareous Periphyton Mats from the Florida Everglades, Ann Eileen Raffel
Is Application Dependent Forecasting of Microprocessors Possible?, Noshad Rahimi
Can Cross-Race Mentoring Help Minority Students and Break Down Prejudice? Mentoring Experiences in Higher Education, Jennifer Brooke Rainer
Solar Data Analysis, Mike C. T. Ray
Track I Diplomacy and Civil Society in Cyprus: Reconciliation and Peacebuilding During Negotiations, Elicia Keren Reed
Red Flag Warning, Jill McKenna Reed
Beyond the Program Year: Graduates Students’ Understanding of How McNair Scholars Program Participation Impacts Their Experiences in Graduate School, Cristina Restad
An Inquiry into the Division of Labor, Raul Reyes
Agricultural Transitions in Northwestern Argentina, Kimberly Reynolds
Designing A Low Cost Prosthetic Arm Device, Samira Rezaei, Frank Fields, and Tamara J. DePue
Corinth as a Catalyst Before and During the Peloponnesian War, Kevin Rhine
Ecomorphology and Mating Behavior of Two Species of Night-stalking Tiger Beetles, Omus audouini and O. dejeanii, Robert Kent Richardson
Arsenic in the Soils of Northwest Oregon, Tracy Ryan Ricker
Elvis Plays Texas, John Michael Ritchey
Mixed-Race Studies; Misstep or the next step for Ethnic Studies in a blending nation?, Jennifer E. Robe