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Margaret Cavendish's Powerful Leadership in The Blazing World
No full textMargaret Cavendish was a powerful, eccentric woman of the seventeenth century. Cavendish grew up wealthy, educated, and did not conform to the world around her. This ultimately led her to the creation of her book, The Blazing World, which tells the story of an empress who is transported to a new world, the blazing world. Here she becomes an empress with philosophical servants of bird-men, spider-men, and more, who study math and science. Cavendish, who had much interest in the topics of science and philosophy, used her interest in these topics to create a story full of imagination for her readers to enjoy.Winner of the 2022 Friends of the Kreitzberg Library Award for Outstanding Research in the Junior Arts/Humanities category
Design and Implementation of a Green Chemistry Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry I
No full textGreen Chemistry, also known as sustainable chemistry, is an area of chemistry and chemical engineering focused on the design of products and processes that minimize or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances. We have integrated Green Chemistry into the CH103 laboratory for several reasons. Sustainability has countless interdisciplinary applications, which is well suited to the wide variety to majors taking CH103. The implementation of green laboratories has been shown to increase interest in sustainability and responsible science. Green Chemistry also increases safety within the laboratory by promoting the use of safer reagents and procedures.Winner of the 2022 Friends of the Kreitzberg Library Award for Outstanding Research in the Freshman/Sophomore Science/Technical category
Integration of Exercise Therapy in Inpatient Psychiatry
No full textThe aim of this paper is to explore the benefits of utilizing exercise based interventions among an inpatient psychiatric population. The paper evaluates the effectiveness of exercise therapy contributing to positive health outcomes for diagnosed mental health disorders including decreased cardiovascular and metabolic complications, improvement of self-esteem, reduction of anger and depression, and developing healthy coping mechanisms for post-psychiatric care.Winner of the 2021 Friends of the Kreitzberg Library Award for Outstanding Research in the Junior Science/Technical category
Tolkien’s Methods of Demonization in The Hobbit
No full textIt is no secret that J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) Tolkien was an academic. He studied many works rich in historical context; in particular, he enjoyed delving into the epic poem Beowulf. Tolkien drew much inspiration for his works, particularly The Hobbit, from dynamics within Beowulf. Tolkien’s personal experiences, such as his upbringing, studies of philology, and experiences with the World Wars, impacted his worldview (and thus his view of reading material and his studies) tremendously. This paper will demonstrate the ways in which J. R. R. Tolkien condemned the treasure-seeking nature of the epic poem Beowulf, and how he demonizes materialistically-based motives in his book The Hobbit.Winner of the 2021 Friends of the Kreitzberg Library Award for Outstanding Research in the Junior Arts/Humanities category
Using Daphnia Ephippia Pigmentation and Size to Determine Past Trophic Levels of Twin Ponds, Vermont
No full textThe purpose of this study was to examine how trophic interactions have changed over the last 500 years in response to weather events and human impacts. Past trophic levels of Twin Ponds in Brookfield, Vermont was determined by analyzing a short sediment core. The ephippia in this mesotrophic pond were analyzed for abundance, size, and pigmentation using image analysis. These changes in characteristics were compared to known land use changes such as deforestation and reforestation, recent changes in climate, weather events, and European settlement. The ephippia abundance also helped determine the past abundance of fish and phytoplankton due to them having an inverse relationship with ephippia. This research and analysis provides a better understanding of how Twin Ponds ecosystem has changed over time, and will allow for future predictions. The short core was analyzed to complete ongoing research of a Holocene core that was also collected from Twin Ponds at a similar depth.Winner of the 2021 Friends of the Kreitzberg Library Award for Outstanding Research in the Senior Science/Technical category
Coastal Resilient Architecture: Designing Sustainable Strategies for Coastal Communities
No full textThis study investigates current methods and strategies implemented in residential coastal community design that allows architects to adapt, prevent, and ultimately create designs that ask what the best ways are to enable structural and foundation elements that withstand coastal inundation due to climate change. The intent of this thesis is to use case studies of current methods and strategies to develop and propose a coastal residential design. This design will combine current methods and strategies from existing designs into an affordable, sustainable, and resilient response to inundation brought about by the current climate change crisis. Through research, field examinations, and analysis of New Orleans, Louisiana, the proposed design responds to and includes sustainable methods and architectural design strategies deemed to withstand, adapt, and exist to form a resilient coastal communityWinner of the 2021 Friends of the Kreitzberg Library Award for Outstanding Research in the Junior Arts/Humanities category. Second place in the 2023 Friends of the Kreitzberg Library Award for Advanced Undergraduate Researchers: Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences categor
The Social and Neurobiological Differences Present in Men and Women with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
No full textAbout 60% of women and 50% of men experience at least one traumatic event in their lives (Gradus, 2018). The type of prevalent trauma in men and women is also different as women are more likely to experience sexual assault and child sexual abuse while men are more likely to experience physical assault, disaster, or combat (Gradus, 2018). These differences play a role in the treatment and diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While there is much known about PTSD, there are still many unknowns when it comes to the main gender differences. One major theory of hypothesis includes the social and neurobiological difference in the processing of trauma. The goal of this critical review is to examine the neurobiological and social differences that are present in men and women with PTSD.Winner of the 2021 Friends of the Kreitzberg Library Award for Outstanding Research in the Senior Science/Technical Honorable Mention category
There Is Nothing More Inherently American: How the Rebellion of Alden Partridge and Greek and Roman Influences Led to the Rejuvenation of the American Education System
No full textBuilding upon research done by Carl J Richard, and Ricardo Herrera, this research paper will discuss how the Ancient Greek and Roman ideals that Alden Partridge was exposed to through his life growing up in close proximity to the time of the American Revolution and resulted in his development of a values based educational system that would produce citizen soldiers who would be able to serve their country both in the military and civilian sectors.Winner of the 2021 Friends of the Kreitzberg Library Award for Outstanding Research in the University Archives category
Efficacy of the Ketogenic Diet in Children with Refractory Epilepsy
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to describe the effectiveness of the ketogenic diet (KD) in reducing or eliminating seizures in children with refractory epilepsy. The clinical problem that directed this evidence-based practice (EBP) change paper was: In children with refractory epilepsy, is the implementation of the KD associated with a reduction or elimination of seizure activity?Winner of the 2021 Friends of the Kreitzberg Library Award for Outstanding Research in the Senior Science/Technical category
“Trafficking for a Cause”: Cuban Drug Trafficking Operations as a Foreign Policy
No full textThis paper aims to examine how effective Cuba’s national security services were in working with drug traffickers to obtain their national goals, how exactly the Cuban government was involved and when these drug operations began, as well as the level of culpability on the part of the Castro brothers and legal veracity of the drug trials. Given the extreme lack of academic study into Cuban intelligence and their potential involvement in the drug trade, this research (utilizing interviews with persons who have direct involvement and insight, analyzing declassified files and memorandums) is highly instrumental in determining how effective Cuba has been in making effective foreign policy in addition to offering insights into how Cuba’s military and intelligence agencies have performed covert action operations.Winner of the 2021 Friends of the Kreitzberg Library Award for Outstanding Research in the College of Graduate and Continuing Studies Graduate category