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About MCLA At A Glance About The Area The President Notable Speakers Community Collaborations Berkshire Compact STEM Pipeline Starlab Region I H.S. Science Fair Region I Middle School Scifair BWLI Berkshire Environmental Resource Center BCRC - Cultural Connections Administrative Offices Employment Opportunities Institutional Advancement History COPLAC Privacy Policy	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Proudly presents Serving Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire Counties March 13, 2009 AWARD RANKINGS First Place: Yawn Much? Olivia Almeida Rachel Aylward, Westfield HS Carcinogenic Effects on the Regeneration of Planaria Cindy Schmelkin Maureen Clark, Monument Mt HS Second Place: Which Antiseptic Works Best on eColi? Nancy Maleno, Greenfield HS Effects of Environmental Conditions on the Stress-Strain Behaviors Steve Reynolds Andrew Ellis, Westfield HS Oil Wells Within Plant Cells Terianna Wax Zachary Grobe, Westfield HS Organic or Inorganic? Aiden Barrett, Hopkins Academy Sugar vs. Splenda Chelsea Villareal Renee Barouxis, Westfield HS Go Greenhouse Jessa Orluk Kaela Poulin, Westfield HS Gender Under Pressure Ellen Hutchinson Julie Ogonis, Westfield HS Who Cares? Julie Diamond Rhea Howard Signe Dahlberg-Wright, Monument Mt HS The Effectiveness of Honey As An Anti-Bacterial Agent Leigh Moffatt Louisa Carman, Monument Mt HS "Is It In You?" Gatorade vs Water on Basil Plant Growth Aliza Majewski,Hopkins Academy 3D Scratch Holograms Adam Daniere Matthew Jacques Joseph Milewski, Hopkins Academy Entomophagy: Mealworms as a Viable Protein Source for Humans Brenna Keogh, Mohawk Trail Third Place: Tea Tree Oil: Beneficial or Superficial Shannon Aurigemma , Mohawk Trail HS Effect of Enzyme Cleaners on Petroleum Hydrocarbon Spills Yara Tayeh Aline Parnagian, Westfield HS Are You Sure You Know Your Colors? Joanna Janik Lesya Gavrilyuk Alisa Gavrilyuk,Westfield HS Memory Kevin McLaughlin, Taconic High School The Link Between Lightning and Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes William Wannamaker, Taconic High School The Application of Chemistry to Produce Natural Ceramic Glaze Sarah Tucker, Taconic High School More Advanced Racing Solutions Jacob Mullen Brett Haas, Taconic High School Factors of Bacteria Levels in Raw Milk Lauren Avery, Mohawk Trail HS Fry Factor Is Your Skin Protected? Gabriel Chevalier, Mohawk Trail HS Assessing the Impact of Development on Stream Biota Stephanie Bacon Katherine Landeck,Minnechaug Regional HS Healing Hair Cells Using Natural and Synthetic Oils Becca Hopkins Jamie McNary Miranda Bona,Drury HS The Thermal Guardian Tyler Cowan, Taconic High School Honorable Mention: Reading Rainbow Caroline Call, Westfield Dog Food Calorimeter Emma Binkowski, Lauren Robinson, Westfield The Bottle Catcher Jacqueline Boino, Kalee Carmel, Pittsfield Arthritis Lightweight Lifting Attachment Elissa Bordeau, Connor Kelley, Pittsfield Algae Cultivation William Mills, Elias Ghitman-Gilkes, Monument Late Bloomers: A Study on Plants, Part II Chelsea Young, Sarah Kosakowski, Hopkins Academy The Dog Declumper Hannah Link, Nicole Krebs, Lauryn Garner, Pittsfield Most Effective Handsoaps Mitchell Hunt, Jonathan Hunt, Zachary Robarge, Pittsfield The Air Quality of Greenfield, MA Amber Tidlund, Autumn Tidlund, Greenfield Daphnia to the Rescue: Finding a Better Treatment for High Blood Pressure Carmen Estevez, Taconic Go Green With Alternative Energy Amber Connors, Carl Favata, Westfield Can There be Sparks? Coleman Lynds, Mohawk Clean Energy: Osmosis at Work Nadya Shylhova, Westfield Special Awards: American Meteorological Society Tyler Cowan, Taconic William Wannamaker, Taconic AMS Materials Steve Rynolds, Westfield Andrew Ellis, Westfield Army Aurelia Grant Wingate, Hopkins Academy Holy Czanikowski, Hopkins Academy Foresight Project Elizabeth Niedziela, Hopkins Academy Miranda Mooring, Hopkins Academy Genzyme Cindy Schmelkin, Monument Mt. Maureen Clark, Monument Mt. Intel Olivia Almeida, Westfield Rachel Aylward, Westfield Navy Nicole Chaves, PHS Addie Fleron, Westfield Bridget Lewis, Westfield NOAA Katherine Landeck, Minnechaug Stephanie Bacon, Minnechaug Northeast Food Institute Brenna Keogh, Mohawk Optical Award Caroline Call, Westfield Professional Engineers Connor Kelly, PHS Elissa Bordeau, PHS Psychology Society Brianna Flynn, Taconic Kevin McLaughlin, Taconic Ricoh Aiden Barret, Hopkins Academy SI Barry Williams, Taconic Society of Women Engineers Jacqueline Boino, PHS Kalee Carmel, PHS Water Federation Samantha Zdanowicz, Greenfield Nathan Jepson, Mohawk Nadya Shylohova, Mohawk Yale Engineering Kaylee Paulson, Westfield Voc. Matt Turgeon, Westfield Voc. Scott Kring, Westfield Voc. Go Greenhouse Jessa Orluk Kaela Poulin, Westfield HS Which Antiseptic Works Best on eColi? Nancy Maleno, Greenfield HS Effects of Environmental Conditions on the Stress-Strain Behaviors Steve Reynolds Andrew Ellis, Westfield HS Keynote speaker:Kathleen Arcaro, Professor of Environmental Toxicology, Department of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts • Earned a Bachelor of Arts from Douglass College in NJ (1980) • Earned Received a PhD from the Institute of Animal Behavior, Rutgers University, NJ (1987) • Conducted postdoctoral research on the genetics of Kin Recognition at the University of Albany, Dept of Biology, Albany, NY • Conducted postdoctoral research on Environmental Endocrine Disruptors at the New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY. • Accepted position at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst 2001 Today my research focuses on the effects of environmental pollutants on human health. For the last several years I have used breast milk to monitor human exposure to various chemicals. Breast milk is also a new and exciting approach to understanding breast cancer risk. The cells present in the milk reveal patterns that show whether and to what extent pregnancy and childbearing protects mothers from developing cancer in later years. The cells can also be used to detect the early signs of breast cancer. The Avon Foundation, Army of Women, Rays of Hope, and cancer clinics across the US are all partners in this new effort to collect breast milk samples and help us detect and understand changes in the DNA of cells contained in breast milk. Schedule for the day: 8:30 - 9:30 am Registration, set-up, safety check 9:30 - 12:30 am Judging 12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch 1:30 - 2:30 pm Open to Community 2:30 - 3:00 pm Breakdown of Exhibits 3:00 pm Speaker / Awards Ceremony Direct questions to: Monica Joslin, Chair, Region 1 Planning Committee Dean of Academic Affairs, MCLA 413-662-5242 or Dawn.Jamros@mcla.edu
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March 13, 2009