Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects
Project: “Does the quality of education a student receives in Texas depend on the neighborhood they live in? Wealthy neighborhoods in Texas are less taxed but receive more funds for schooling, while poor neighborhoods in Texas are more taxed but receive less funding. There have been issues in Texas’ school funding system and yet there have not yet been changes.“
Project: “Gesture-Controlled Drone Flight“
Project: “How does the combination of Allopurinol and Azathioprine impact the progression of Autoimmune Hepatitis for a patient who isn't responding to Azathioprine alone?“
Project: “Designing a Robotic Action Figure to Autonomously Detect and Grasp Small Objects“
Project: “Specific phobias in children: Etiology, treatment, and directions for future research“
Project: “Exploring Disparities and the Development of Mental Health in Asian Communities“
Project: “An Economic Approach to Solving Issues of Single Parenthood“
Project: “Keeping up with the Immortal Jellyfish: Biological Immortality in the Animal Kingdom & Applications for Prolonging Human Lifespan“
Project: “How do the individual experiences and familial history of the Vietnam War affect the Vietnamese identity and sense of nationalism? How has this changed (with 2-3 generations removed from the VN war)? (How does this affect Vietnam’s economic, social, and political future?)“
Project: “Effects of Various pH Conditions on the Carbon Sequestration of Carex nudata“
Project: “Behavioral Interventions for ADHD: A Systematic Review of Organizational Skills and Academic Outcomes“
Project: “Comparison of Root Canal vs. Dental Implant: Outcome and Success Rates“
Project: “In The Nung“
Project: “What were the crucial reasons that led to the transformation of Boeing from a customer-friendly, safety-oriented company to a financial-corporate-interest-driven one, and what were the effects of such a transformation?“
Project: “What metrics have the most significant impact on the Houston Astros’ likelihood of winning a game?“
Project: “Causes of Chemo Brain, Potential Treatment Options, and its Prevalence in Breast Cancer“
Project: “The GameStop Short Squeeze: Retail Investors, Market Mechanics, and the Decline of a Legacy Business Model“
Project: “In Search for Love: Modernization, Home, and Romance in Wang Kar Wai and Jia Zhangke“
Project: “The Use of Machine Learning to Decode Neural Activity in the Motor Cortex of Primates“