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Synthesizing ε-Caprolactone Monomers: Converting 4-Oxocyclohexyl Acetate to γ-acetyloxy-ε-caprolactone via a Greener Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation
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The Relationship Between Aerial Courtship Displays and Sexual Dimorphism
No full textAerial courtship displays are energetically demanding flight behaviors performed by birds to attract mates. These displays may drive differences between males and females in wing structure and flight muscle investment. We measured wing bone morphology across multiple bird species using imaging calibrations. Our goal was to determine whether males in high-display species exhibit greater development of flight-related traits compared to females
Understanding insect predator and prey preferences and dynamics across Brassica cultivars
No full textA Journey Through Washi: Bridging the Gap Between Traditional, Natural Craft and Modern Life in Kijimadaira, Japan
No full textThe goal of this project was to foster academic, professional, and personal growth through socially engaged art practice. A major process for this project was the art of Uchiyama Gami Washi Papermaking. It is an ancient art that has taken place in the region for years but now those partaking in the process are fewer and fewer. For this project, we worked with master artisan Satoko Ueno to create paper pieces. Professor Manami Ishimura worked as an Artist in Residence within the village of Kijimadaira, Japan with these goals in mind and I worked as her studio assistant. As her assistant, I aided her process by helping to facilitate workshops, creating textured molds for paper, and making and shaping the paper to be displayed
Exploring The Relationship between Parents and Transgender Youths & How Parental Rights are invoked in reasoning for Anti-trans legislation
No full textParental support is one of the strongest predictors of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youths’ well-being, yet the relationship between parents and their children is highly variable. While some parents cultivate bonds of trust and resilience through affirming approaches, others adopt a rejecting mode, which heightens risks of mental illness, family estrangement, and housing instability for TGD youths. Legislators and courts selectively invoke parental rights to either protect parents’ authority to reject their children or to question the capacity of supportive parents, exposing contradictions in how the argument “parents know best” is applied. I seek to demonstrate that affirming parental approaches, rather than rejection, best fulfill the purpose of parental autonomy by centering children’s well-being and supporting their ability to thrive, and that the law should reflect a commitment to a fairer application of parental rights