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Events from 2021
The 'English Bath': English Sweating Sickness and the 1529 Continental Outbreak, Anika Esther Martin
Uncovering the Dirt on Cancel Culture: An In-depth Analysis of Publishing’s Relationship with Controversy, Alix Martinez
Claiming Miscommunication to Justify Rape: The Role of Liking the Perpetrator, Alyssa Marie Glace Maryn
Judicial Review as an Instrument of Natural Rights Theory: An Intellectual History, James M. Masnov
Religious Freedom Matters, At Home and Abroad: Thomas Jefferson in Paris in the 1780s, James M. Masnov
Nerve Targeted Fluorophore Synthesis: From Scheme to Administration, Cassandra Mathieson and Robert Strongin
Transformative Health Care: Integrating the Perspectives and Lived Experiences of Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients into Health Care Education and Delivery, Shammarie Raquel Mathis
Digitally Reporting Trail Obstructions in Forest Park, Colton S. Maybee
Climate Change Will Increase the Vector Capacity of the Aedes aegypti in South America: A Systematic Map, Liliana I. Maz and Richard S. Lockwood
The Use of Mayflies, Stoneflies and Caddisflies as Indicators of Fine Sediment Pollution in Salmon-Bearing Streams of the Pacific Northwest, Cory Michael McCaffrey
An Instructional Guide to Environmental Campaigns for K-12 Schools, Erin McCarty
Community Engagement in Oregon Water Governance: Evaluating a State Water Policy and a Collaborative Q Methodology Research Project, Clare T. McClellan
Understory Species Increase Project: Evaluating Establishment From Seed, Erin M. McElroy
Example Submission: How to Record and Download Your Presentation Using Zoom, Shaun McGillis, Amy Crelly, and Sherry Buchanan
The Holodomor: The Trickle-Down effect of Political and Economic Choices, Patricia A. McManigal
McNair Symposium (Video Recording), McNair Scholars Program
Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program Profiles and Abstracts 2021, McNair Scholars Program
Fallout from the Wall Street Bombing, Maxwell McPherson
Romans, Religion, and the Aid of the Gods: An Exploration of the Pontifex Maximus in Roman Society, Gregory Meade
Familiar Ecology: The Demonization of Spirit Knowledge in Early Modern England and its Ecological Ramifications, Ryan P. Mealiffe
Chemical Characterization of Toxicologically Relevant Molecules in Cannabis Concentrates and Vaporizer Aerosols, Jiries Meehan-Atrash
The Kings Have Daddy Issues: Masculinity and Generational Kingship of the Plantagenet Dynasty, Richard Merrell
Clinical Swallowing Evaluations via Telehealth: A Scoping Review & Ideas for Implementation, Stephanie J. Merrill