CHEM-465 Senior Seminar Fall
2000
Proposition Assignments
First eight groups are in Section
10. The remainder are in Section 11.
Date | Presenting Group | Proposition for Presentation |
11/15 | Laura Tolen, Michael Poot,
and Brad Yuska |
4. The nature of drug addiction is such that it is irreversible. |
11/8 | Gina Bui, Adam Hock,
Jacob LaPorte, and Candy Tong, |
14. Vehicles powered by a combination of batteries and gasoline actually cause more environmental damage than those powered by gasoline alone. |
11/1 | Brian Canna, Ivy Choe,
Brian Gillespie, and Isaac Hubner |
16. The negative effects of caffeine are sufficient enough that individuals should limit their consumption of it. |
11/1 | Nicole Goodwin, Eric Johnson,
Lex Kim, and Kate O'Reilly |
19. Modern combinatorial approaches to drug discovery are so effective that there is virtually no need to seek new drug leads from plants in disappearing tropical forests. |
11/29 | Whelton Miller, James Moore,
Cristina Ricardo, and Acacia Strachan |
26. Antibiotics used in animal food creates long-term health hazards for humans. |
11/15 | Heather Bunting, Shannon FitzPatrick, and Kevin Hascup | 27a. It is appropriate to exclude athletes from sanctioned competition if they have consumed performance enhancing natural products such as creatine, androstenedione, or epinephrine. |
11/29 | Kenneth Ayers, John Hartnett,
and Michael Scoblete |
29. For many reasons, Americans should eat less meat. |
11/8 | Joanna French, Greg O'Neill,
and Jeffrey Smith |
30. Mercury emitted by coal-burning power plants represents a significant health concern. |
11/15 | Suzanne Bart, Christina Crowers, Krista Myers, and Stephanie Sabatino | 20. Until the efficacy of herbal supplements is demonstrated, the Federal Food and Drug Administration should ban advertizing claims about them. |
11/29 | Joanna French, Matthew Kuhls,
Adam Himebauch, and Lindette Thornton |
23. Knowledge of the genetic determinants of human behavior and the sequenced human genome should be used to screen infants to identify and monitor people who may become criminals as adults. |
11/8 | Bob Hempton, Jennifer Fuerch, Rebecca Helm, and John Yeomans | 24. Besides being a whole lot cheaper, Newark tap water is safer than bottled drinking water. |
11/29 | Brian Canna, Doug Clark,
Donald Jones, and Andrew Palm |
27b. It is appropriate to exclude athletes from sanctioned competition if they have consumed performance-enhancing natural products such as creatine, androstenedione, or epinephrine. |
11/15 | Nina Baron, Cory Ocasio,
Marianne Politowski, and Daniel Sauers |
32. "Natural" and "Organic" foods are chemically indistinguishable from their counterparts that are not-so-labeled. |
11/8 | Marc DeLuca, Julia Li,
and Mosleuddin Sikander |
35. The experience with "Mad Cow Disease" in Great Britain suggests that there is risk of MCD associated with eating beef in the United States. |