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Innovating Sustainability: Graduate Student Perceptions of AI-Driven Solutions in Global Fruit and Vegetable Production Systems
Full text linkThis exploratory study investigated U.S. and non-U.S. graduate students' perceptions of artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool for advancing sustainable fruit and vegetable (SFV) production.
An in-person questionnaire was administered to horticulture graduate students at Auburn University and Perrotis College in Thessaloniki, Greece, spring of 2025. Four themes framed this investigation: 1) AI technology in SFV, 2) crop production practices, 3) research in AI SFV, and 4) global sustainability, AI, and SFV. Interval measurement scales determined responses from the participants and included 1) strongly agree, 2) agree, 3) neither agree/disagree, 4) disagree, and 5) strongly disagree in the constructs. Reliability coefficients ( = .75) were analyzed to examine the internal consistency of scale-based instruments.
Participants strongly agreed with international privacy regulations governing the use of AI in SFV (M = 1.40, SD = .75). Participants agreed that agroecological approaches were more effective than conventional farming methods for maintaining soil health (M = 1.60. SD = .84). Collaboration between researchers, universities, producers and AI is essential for practical solutions in SFV (M = 1.6, SD = .84). Participants disagreed about their perceptions of prioritizing funding for AI solutions to SFV in changing climates (M = 3.00, SD = 1.20), and interest in careers to improve AI use in SFV (M = 3.00, SD = 1.30).
Participants recognized the potential of AI in SFV. Their perceptions varied regarding specific applications and priorities. There was agreement between international privacy regulations for AI agroecological approaches. This implies a need for robust ethical frameworks and interdisciplinary partnerships to integrate SFV practices. Funding for AI in changing climates and students' interest in related careers suggests a potential gap between awareness and career pathways. Future research will investigate the locus of control factors influencing students' career interests, such as technological potential and practical skill development and implementation
A multi-strategic approach to locating institutional data deposits
No full textFragmentation in the landscape of data sharing poses a challenge to institutional attempts to assess research output and compliance with grant requirements. Variation in disciplinary norms, individual practices, and metadata standards make it difficult to determine where, or whether, affiliated researchers deposit their datasets at project’s end. While commercial providers do offer paid services purporting to solve these issues, many institutions prefer to keep this work in-house for reasons of cost, accuracy, and fit with local objectives. Practical examples of dataset discovery projects, their successes and failures, are useful to decision-makers within research institutions weighing their options in this area.
We report the results of a search for publicly accessible datasets produced by Auburn University researchers within the past ten years. This effort, a collaboration between two librarians and an undergraduate student, involved multiple strategies for finding data. Examples of such included searching databases for publications with associated data, searching generalist and specialist repositories directly, and utilizing the scholarly profiles (e.g. ORCID records) of known researchers of interest. Lists of federal grants received by Auburn-affiliated researchers were used to help identify and prioritize potential data depositors.
This poster explores the rationale behind the various strategies along with their relative success in discovering data. As the purpose of the project was to iteratively develop a methodology, the roadblocks we encountered were as instructive as the successes of each strategy. We conclude with a discussion of planned next steps, such as discussions with institutional stakeholders, and a broader reflection on the challenges posed by inconsistent or absent affiliation metadata in the research reporting infrastructure
Lady Castletown: A Postscript
Full text linkIn preparing my article on Lady Castletown in last year's issue (GER, 55, 55-65), I was at fault in overlooking the fact that Kathleen McCormack had already written about her in George Eliot in Society: Travel Abroad and Sundays at the Priory (Ohio State University Press, 2013, pp. 90-92; 111-124)
Time to step in: Practical Interventions for Improving Teacher Retention in Alabama
Full text linkThis report examines how interventions may be developed to reduce teacher turnover by identifying the warning signs and responses that may redirect the path along the process of job withdrawal and turnover. Presented here are the preliminary results and analysis of a statewide survey of the emotional state of teachers in Alabama.Ye
An Fe(II) Complex Detects Hydrogen Peroxide with 1H and 19F Magnetic Resonance Imaging Responses
No full textWe report the fluorinated quinol-containing ligand, 1,8-bis(2,5-dihydroxy-4-fluorobenzyl)-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane (F2H4qp4), and its highly water- and air-stable Fe(II) complex. Upon oxidation by H2O2, the 19F MRI signal of the complex decays while its 1H MRI contrast increases; these spectroscopic responses enable the complex to ratiometrically detect H2O2.PublishedYe
Educational Spending as Economic Development
Full text linkA major leverage point in improving employment, consumer demand, and investment is through state investments in quality PK-12 education. Research is clear that areas with higher and more targeted investments see significant long-term returns in terms of economic capacity, human capital, wages, and tax revenue, along with a host of social benefits including a ‘multiplier effect’ on local jobs, increased property values, reduced social and judicial costs, and community revitalization. In short, “Jobs follow better schools.”Ye
Gestalt-ing a Diagram
Full text linkUsing ideas from Gestalt psychology about how humans may perceive diagrams, we consider, and offer alternative representations of, a popular mathematics education diagram: the ‘egg’ model of mathematical knowledge for teaching (Ball, Thames, & Phelps, 2008; Hill, Ball, & Schilling, 2008).PublishedYe
Implementing Design Principles to Improve Scientific Communication and Modeling Via Game Board Development
Full text linkWhile the disciplines of science and visual communication are often relegated to their own fields, interdisciplinary collaboration can result in modeling tools with a higher standard for public engagement. For modeling tools to be effective in the public sphere, visual communication principles need to be more thoroughly integrated into the initial stages of development. To resolve this missed opportunity, this article presents three visual communication principles—visual hierarchy, color accessibility, and informational constraints—and presents one modeling tool, in the form of an educational board game, as a case study to understand the significance of their application. The board game at hand, Satellite Tycoon, is a modeling device used to evaluate the balance between market penetration and space sustainability in a publicly accessible format. Through an iterative set of play tests, visual communication principles function as variables to improve the model’s effectiveness. In practice, the application of design principles to Satellite Tycoon led to numerous visual changes that emphasize essential game features, clarify the relationship between game pieces, and remove extraneous information. Collectively, these communicative changes improved ease of adoption and reduced playtime, making the modeling tool accessible to a wider public while maintaining informational complexity. Such successes in the interdisciplinary collaboration between science and visual communication can act as a precedent for continuing interdisciplinary collaborations.Ye
A New Name for a Hybrid Bog Clubmoss from the Southeastern United States
Full text linkA previously unnamed hybrid between Lycopodiella alopecuroides (L.) Cranfill and L. prostrata (R.M. Harper) Cranfill is formally described as L. × shortii D.D. Spaulding. The specific epithet honors pteridologist John W. Short, whose contributions to the study of Alabama ferns and lycophytes span over five decades. This hybrid displays an intermediate morphology, combining traits of both parental species. It is currently known from scattered populations in the southeastern United States, primarily within the Coastal Plain from Florida to Texas and north to North Carolina.PublishedYe
Comprehensive Analysis of Tariff Effects on the United States Economy
No full textThis study examines the multifaceted impacts of U.S. tariff policies, tracing their historical evolution, theoretical foundations, and practical implications across economic, political, and social dimensions. It highlights how tariffs influence trade flows by altering relative prices, affecting consumption, production, and resource allocation within interconnected global value chains. The analysis covers sector-specific effects, including manufacturing, agriculture, energy, and technology, emphasizing the interplay between direct protection, input cost increases, and retaliatory measures. Attention is given to firm-level responses such as sourcing adjustments, supply chain reconfiguration, and investment decisions, alongside broader macroeconomic outcomes including GDP growth, inflation, employment, and capital formation. The role of market structure, imperfect competition, and strategic pricing in shaping tariff incidence and welfare consequences is explored. Additionally, the study addresses the political economy of tariff formulation, stakeholder influence, public opinion, and electoral dynamics. Emerging trends such as increased tariff granularity, integration with geopolitical strategy, and the interaction with preferential trade agreements are discussed. The work underscores the challenges posed by policy uncertainty and the need for adaptive strategies in supply chain management. Opportunities for further research are identified, particularly in areas linking tariffs to innovation, environmental considerations, and global trade governance. Overall, the analysis provides a comprehensive assessment of how tariff measures function as instruments of economic policy within a complex international trade environment.
keyword: Global Value Chains (GVCs), Trade Protectionism, Retaliatory Tariffs, Supply Chain Resilience, Tariff Incidence, Geopolitical Economy, Trade Diversion, Distributional Consequences, Tariff-Jumping FDI, Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs