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Auctus: The Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship

Auctus: The Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship is student-run and peer-reviewed. Auctus accepts submissions from VCU undergraduates in all disciplines. The journal welcomes submissions of research articles, technical papers, expository articles and works of creative scholarship including visual art, music, creative writing, film and multi-media projects. Auctus is sponsored by the Honors College and the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.

News + Noteworthy News + Noteworthy

Immortal Mortals, Sterling Giles

Pursuing Cardioprotective Health Through Research, Sterling Giles

VCU Professor Researches Early Intervention Programs for Preschools, Ties to RTR Program, Sterling Giles

Hannah Huddle: Visually Comparing Art and Science, Mark Hardison

Zanzabari Textile Designs Bridge Cultural Contexts in Graphics, Mark Hardison

VCU's Green Richmond Research, Nadia Rentia

A Documentary Narrative: The African-American Male, Rebekah Rifareal

Discovering Protein Functions and Career Goals: The Suppressor SIKE, Rebekah Rifareal

Genetic Interaction Influenced by Fluvastatin and TGFb, Rebekah Rifareal

Independent Animation: Exploring the Fine Line between Inspiration and Imitation, Rebekah Rifareal

Personal Profile: Amanda Ndemo Archeological Accessibility through 3-D Laser Scanning, Rebekah Rifareal

Producing Children's Toys through 3-D Printing: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Rebekah Rifareal

The Reviving Project, Noor Sami

Neuronal Migration: How Do You Build a Brain?, Sravya Uppalapati

Social Sciences Social Sciences

Friends in Fiction: Bonding with Fictional Characters Introduced Through Fictional Narrative Positively Affects and Interplays with the Psychology and Social Behaviors of Adults to Influence Engagement, Vishnupriya Alavala

Analysis of the Progression of the Representation of Female Protagonists in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Shows Orphan Black and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Girl Power, Appropriated “Masculinity” in Conjunction with Femininity, Empowered Sexuality, and the Heterosexual Script, Dakota Becker

The Extent to Which the Humanistic Approach in Japanese Juvenile Training Schools Affects Recidivism, Natalie Bui

Homo heidelbergensis: The Tool to Our Success, Alexander Burkard

Queer Eye for the Hero Guy: Exploring Dick Grayson’s Sexuality, Thea Cheuk

Submission or Subversion: Women with Shaved Hair in Media, Thea Cheuk

Victim Silencing, Sexual Violence Culture, Social Healing: Inherited Collective Trauma of World War II South Korean Military “Comfort Women”, MiJin Cho

Can Student-Built GSAs Provide Positive Development for LGBT Youth in High Schools? A Review of Literature, Beau Coggsdale

Legal Pressure to Attend Substance Abuse Treatment, Angelicia Courteau

Pharmaceutical Industry's Effect on Socioeconomic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa in Relation to Family Planning Accessibility, Tessa Demarest

The Effect of Hawaii’s Vast Diversity on Racial and Social Prejudices, Alexandra Frigerio