Tag: Weston J

Mitch Arakida, Elijah Goosby, Jada Iheanyi-Igwe, Lauren Sprengeler, Jacob Weston & Austyn Woolcott

“The Die is Cast”: Exploring History Through Play 

HIST 152 students invite audiences to learn history by doing history. Students will transform primary-source research into interactive experiences. Each project will ask participants to solve problems, make decisions, or interpret evidence while engaging a historical argument grounded in evidence. The result is a hands-on approach to the past that treats history not as passive information, but as something explored through play, experience, analysis, and reflection.

HIST 152, Western Civilization

Stephen Andes

1:30 – 3 PM

Goodrich 104

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Jacob Weston

Unlocking Ketamine: Medicine, Function, and History

To begin my presentation I will be introducing ketamine as a chemical anomaly in the medical field. Following this I will talk about the history of the drug and why it is valuable to know about its use and risks. From this history I will transition into examples of how ketamine is being used in medical practice and how the drug is administered. To continue and add understanding I will then explain the NMDA receptors in our brains and how they interact with the chemical. This will lead to the function of ketamine in the brain covering some effects of the chemical. I will then be talking about the structure of the chemical, explaining how the shape is of integral importance to how ketamine binds to brain receptors. To conclude I will restate that ketamine is a chemical that we don’t fully understand but, despite that, we can learn from it daily to  better understand medicine as a whole. Thank you.

CHEM 121, General Chemistry

Pamela Beilby

Goodrich 109

2:30 – 3 PM

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