This series contains posters from the 2026 Graduate Student Association Conference at the University of Rhode Island.

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Submissions from 2026

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Residential Life as an Equity Strategy for First-Year Persistence Among First-Generation, Low-Income, and Racially Minoritized Students, Joshua Kwaku Addai

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A Universal Influenza VLP Vaccine Built on Conserved Antigens, Labone Akter, Yibo Li, and Xinyuan Chen

Determine the Role of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Age-Associated Sarcopenia, Sajida-Jan Bibi, Jaime M. Ross, and Giuseppe Coppotelli

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Analysis of Parameters for Improved Morphogenic-Regulator-Meditated-Transformation Using Immature Embryo Explants in Sorghum bicolor., Ryan Donnelly, Yu-ton Chen, Michael Tilelli, Erik A. Myers, and Albert P. Kausch

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Microbiome Editing in Vibrio for Oyster Aquaculture and Disease Mitigation, Molly Hardwick, J. Elaine Rivera-Ortiz, and Amanda T. Alker

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The Contributions of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Vasculopathies of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Dakota Hunter, Riley Sullivan, and Joseph Schrader

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Machine Learning in Sensors: Feature Learning from Complex Spectra in mmWave Radar Signals, Erkan Karakus and Qing Yang

Mapping the Responses of Commercial and Recreational Fishing Vessels to Offshore Wind Energy Development in Southern New England, Malachy McCaffrey and Kris Lewis

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WIC Staffs’ Perspectives on Underutilization of WIC in Rhode Island, Ophelia Xorlali Mensah, Fred B. Addo, Kathryn Roy, and Ann Barone

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Adaptive Capacity of Rhode Island Commercial Lobstermen: An Analysis of Ecosystem Shift Impacts from Warming Waters, Jocelyn Miller

Cruise Industry Considerations of Coastal Hazards Resilience for Cruise Ports: A Baseline Survey, Abigail B. Murray, Austin Becker, and Jon Nelson

Shareholder Rights and Staggered Boards, Maniraj Muthyala

Proteomics Analysis reveals greater disruption of mitochondrial bioenergetic pathways in the RV than LV, correlating with dysfunction severity, Joseph Owusu-Sarfo, Lauren Bazinet, Benison Aguocha, Kenneth S. Campbell, Gaurav Choudhary, Peng Zhang, and Richard T. Clements

Risk Mitigation for the Vulnerable Segment of a Population under Short-Notice Disasters Using Autonomous Vehicles, Arome John Ozigagu

A Study on School Preparation for Students' Understanding of Space Science, Bethany Pucino and Sunshine Menezes

Framing the Seascape: Coastal visitor perceptions on offshore wind development in New England, Eva Pumo

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Alteration of Spinal Serotonin Receptors After Prenatal Hypoxia Ischemia in an Animal Model, Tracy Santos, Landon Genry, Emily Reedich, Elvia Mena Avila, Brendan Moline, Katharina Quinlan, and Marin Manuel

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Rapid Visual Selection of Transgenic Sorghum in Facilitated by GRF/GIF, Joelle Shamatta, Ryan Donnelly, Dylan Langton, Yu-ton Chen, Mike Tilelli, Eric Myer, and Albert P. Kausch

Rapid Identification and Classification of eccentric binary blackhole mergers using Machine Learning, Yuvraj Sharma and Prayush Kumar

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Depression and Hypertension Among U.S. Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of NHANES Data, Abimbola Sola-Aremu

Toll-like receptor 2 agonist Pam3CSK4 enhances lipid nanoparticle uptake and enhanced green fluorescent protein mRNA translation in dendritic cells, Yuna Song, Xinliang Kang, Labone Akter, Minkyung Cho, Youbin Kim, and Xinyuan Chen

Viral-Induced Amyloidogenic Potentiation: Investigating SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein as a Driver of CAA Pathology in rTg-D Rats, Riley J. Sullivan, Dakota Hunter, Joseph Schrader, and William Van Nostrand

Development of lignocellulosic lightweight foams for cavity insulation in beverage coolers using cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) as a binder, Quazeem Tiamiyu and Mehdi Tajvidi

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Using multi-group path analysis to examine variability in risk for alcohol problems across race/ethnicity and gender, Riza Tolga Ulman, Liam Rozum, Milagros Grados, Chrystal Vergara-Lopez, and Hector Lopez-Vergara

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V3 interneurons in spinal cord injury mouse model: Mapping the circuit and roles in locomotion, Tugba Ulman, Marin Manuel, and Rebecca Manuel

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Biosynthesis of Manganese Oxide Nanoparticle for Agricultural Fertilization Application, Nicoly Welter and Vinka Oyandel-Craver