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Events from 2021
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
Potential Therapeutic Effects of Snake Venom Components on Pain Management in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients, Maggie Metzger
Transportation Network Companies, Proposition 22, and the Future of Labor Relations in the United States, Nate Midgley
Using Blood Biomarkers to Predict Traumatic Brain Injury, Rosol Hatim Mikail and Martin Schreiber
Peak-Load Pricing in Portland: Theory, Application, and Recommendations for Central Business District Pricing Policy, Camille N. Mikkelsen
Emotional Intelligence and Resonant Leadership: Investigating School Principals' Preparation and Professional Development in Response to Covid-19 and Other Challenges, Ashlie Kaye Miller
My Mountain, Your Mountain, Our Mountain: Incorporating Emotional and Sensory Experiences in Mapping Sense of Place in Mount Hood National Forest, Alicia RaNae Milligan
Before Menstruation: The Upholding and Downfall of Child Marriage in India, Amanda Mills
Foreword: Mark O. Hatfield's Legacy, Anthony Miranda
Burnt Out: Encouraging Breaks and Lessening Burnout Symptoms in a Digital Landscape, Maria Miranda
Trail Impact Monitoring in Forest Park, James Mitchell
An Analysis of Capillary Flow in Finite Length Interior Corners, Samuel Shaw Mohler
Flocks, Digraphs, and Oscillator Arrays, Choomno Moos and J. J. P. Veerman
The Erasure of Intersex, Transgender, Nonbinary, and Agender Experiences by Misusing Sex and Gender in Health Research, Tessalyn Morrison, Alexis Dinno, and Taurica Salmon
Understanding Financial and Human Resource Capacity Challenges among Small Nonprofits in Oregon: How to Overcome Challenges Unique to Size and Urban-Rural Divide, Anindita Mukerjee
Assessment of Vertical Accuracy from UAV-LiDAR and Structure from Motion Point Clouds in Floodplain Terrain Mapping, Andrew Muller
Does Reading Violent Books Increase Aggression? Perceptions of an Overlooked Medium, Cassandra H. Muniz