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An Analysis of the Proposed Nong Ta Dang Reservoir Project on Purakam Land
No full text12 p.Science essay winner of the 2022 Voynovich Essay Competition
Floristic Quality and Pollinator Assessment of the Powerline Right-of-Way at the Lillian Anderson Arboretum
No full textvi, 37 p.Pollinating insects are necessary factors to the survival of most flowering plants, forming symbiotic relationships wherein pollinators are rewarded with food while the plants use the pollinators to propagate. Pollinators are an important and often overlooked aspect of agriculture, particularly that of crops requiring biotic pollination. Global agriculture stands to lose billions of dollars with the decline of pollinators. A large contributor to these declines is from homogenization of large expanses of land for farming, creating hostile monocultures that cannot support pollinators and prevent their traversal. Thus, bolstering local wildflower populations is an excellent way to support local pollinators. A study by Russo et al. in 2020 showed that powerline Right-of-Ways (ROWs) are prime locations to enhance habitats for native pollinators with minimal work through common maintenance practices like weeding, selective herbicide application, and seeding native plants. This study was conducted to document the progress made by an enhancement project within the Lillian Anderson Arboretum (LAA), Kalamazoo, Michigan in 2019. Led by Amy Cazier, the study established a baseline list of wildflower species present along the powerline ROW, providing a standard with which to compare as the project progressed. It was found through weekly plant and pollinator surveys that the floral quality of the LAA Powerline trail is high, as calculated with a Floral Quality Index, and supports several highly conservative plant species. Number of floral visitors increased between survey years, indicating a more attractive habitat for pollinators, though insects of the order Hymenoptera constituted a smaller percentage than Cazier’s baseline. Improvement of the ROW is projected to continue with the removal of invasive species and repeated disturbance to limit aggressive homogenous plant growth
Dualidad de amor
No full text121 p.Inspired by the struggles between Kronos and his children in Greek mythology, the author creates an original work of musical theater with musical arrangements by Dr. Christopher Ludwa that explores the injustice and cruelty of racial and caste divisions in the United States
Self Portrait and Self Presentation : Exploring the Shape of Inner Self
No full text19 p.Self Portrait and Self Presentation concentred on Eastern and Western cultural blending and sojourner identity exploration, exploring the possibility of expressing the Eastern culture and artistic features by oil painting. My work focuses on finding the balance between Western and Eastern cultures that I experienced. This project will explore deep Eastern cultural connotations in oil painting of western artistic creations while exploring inner definition's change and development. My work content includes exploring the subject matter, composition, color, and techniques of Chinese painting, and combining them organically through the artistic medium of oil by painting landscapes, flowers, and birds as a frame that expresses childhood memories or subconscious feelings. Instead of simply painting some Chinese things and traditions, I dig deeper into the way of painting by combining my Eastern experience with western art media. Self Portrait and Self Presentation began with practice with different materials and ways to express Chinese paintings and culminated in a series of oil paintings. I would outline my research, inspiration, process, difficulties, reflections, and challenges that influenced and shaped my project
Diagnosising a Patient with Temporary Lobe Eplispsy a Case Report
No full text1 Broadside. 48"W x 36"HTemporal Lobe Epilepsy ( is the most common form of focal epilepsy
About 6 out of 10 people with focal epilepsy have TLE People with TLE have a
difficult time becoming seizure free with just seizure medication. These
medications can however lower the number of seizures and surgeries can
eradicate them. Common causes are prolonged febrile seizures, injury to the
brain when young, or head trauma.
The typical neurological symptoms of TLE include focal aware seizures such
as auras, feeling of déjà vu, fear, panic, and anxiety. They also include focal
impaired awareness seizure such as fixed stares, unusual posturing in an
arm, speak gibberish, or lose their ability to speak in a sensible manner.
Brain imaging in TLE usually reveals hippocampal sclerosis on the MRI. EEG
will show spikes or sharp waves in the tip or front of the temporal lobe when
a person is awake or asleep.Kalamazoo College. Department of Biology. Diebold Symposium, 202
American Maternity Leave Policies from an Economic and Sociological Perspective
No full text38 p.For this paper, I utilize my majors in Economics and Anthropology/Sociology and my concentration in Public Policy and Urban Affairs to discuss American maternity leave policies. This paper aims to show the complexities of maternity leave policies, from an economic and sociological perspective. Using these perspectives, I propose policy changes to better the position of women and families in the United States.
This paper includes a discussion over an article that changed my view on the status of the United States, in comparison to the rest of the world. I also include an extensive literature review, organizing existing research on maternity leave policies. The topics include the science of maternity leave, women in the workforce, economics of maternity leave, and maternity leave policies around the world. Next, I comment on upcoming American policy decisions. Finally, I include my own policy proposal that I created as an intern at the YWCA of Kalamazoo
Case Study of an Innovative Discharge Planning Program
No full text1 Broadside. 48"W x 36"HI worked with a discharge planning program at the
Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn Illinois. My
role was to ensure that patients had a plan prior to their
discharge from the hospital. If I encountered a patient that
had barriers to care such as not having insurance,
difficulties with transportation, or experiencing
homelessness, I was tasked with helping the patient to
overcome these barriers.
This SIP was done to look at discharge planning initiatives
in America and how they are a tool towards equitable
healthcare for all.Kalamazoo College. Department of Biology. Diebold Symposium, 202
Hillel Presents: Welcome Shabbat Dinner flyer
No full text1 p.Flyer advertising a welcome Shabbat dinner event hosted by Hillel at K. The event was held at Saffron, an Indian restaurant near campus
Small Scale Urban Agriculture with a Global Perspective
No full textiii, 21 p.Urban agriculture is a method of farming that creates many benefits, both material and intangible, for the community. Last summer I worked with the farmers at Global Garden Refugee Training Farm in Chicago, Illinois. The organization employs refugees from agricultural backgrounds as farmers, providing resources and tools to help them at succeed farming in the United States. There I learned how the farm operates as an example of small-scale urban agriculture, while also giving back to the community as income for the farmers and as a community garden space for others. I participated in many activities at the farm, from weeding and watering, to planting and growing some vegetables of my own. Through helping the farm manager and the farmers with these tasks, I not only learned about agriculture, but about communicating across language and cultural barriers. Additionally, I used my experience on the farm to guide the direction of my literature review. To explain, another task I participated in was collecting and spreading compost and woodchips. This was necessary because of the soil contamination present on the farm, which had previously been vacant land owned by the city. The soil problems at Global Garden led me to research soil contamination and nutrition issues, and possible solutions to them
No hay agua: Water Scarcity Affecting Farmers in Ensenada BC, Mexico Catalyzing the Requirement for Adaptation Methods to be Implemented
No full text1 broadside. 48"W x 36"HManeadero is a coastal municipality part of Ensenada Baja
California Mexico which has been an agricultural hotspot for
the past few decades. I conducted an autoethnographic
qualitative research project where I interviewed local farmers
in Maneadero who are family members, to note how their
experiences have changed throughout time with ongoing
change in temperatures and exacerbating deficit of rainfall.
As I went about conducting the interviews with my uncles, I
realized that many local farmers in Maneadero are protecting
their crops from drastically changing climate and reducing
the amount of water used to irrigate to the best of their
abilities, yet are struggling to maintain high levels of
production they used to yield. I noticed that when I
conceived of this research, I completely overlooked a very
important aspect regarding agricultural production in
Maneadero from the very beginning; the lack of access to
unpolluted water. By speaking with the participants, residual
treated wastewater becomes the solution to mitigate sea water
intrusions and helps recharge the aquifers providing cleaner
and abundant water. My thesis argues that there is a need for
a paradigmatic shift in how we see water availability and
accessibility.Kalamazoo College. Department of Anthropology and Sociology and Human Development and Social Relations (HDSR). Hightower Symposium, 202