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On Being and Unknowing: Moving with an ‘Other’ in Capoeira, Contact Improvisation, and Queer Tango
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Social Media Engagement & Color
No full textNews organizations strive to be the center of attention in an extremely saturated market. In that mass of advertisement it is difficult to understand what makes a post successful on social media. Social neuroscience research on online advertisement interactions have been focused on individual characteristics of a broad audience pool rather than the posts themselves. Recent research has found that colorful posts on Facebook drive more interactions from users. However, no research on newspaper advertisements has been done on Instagram posts. Our research investigates whether grayscale posts are more engaging to Instagram users or if colorful posts drive more interactions. We hypothesize that grayscale posts promoting news content will be more engaging to a college student (18-24) audience. Research has found that Colorful images are more stimulating to college students and drive more engagement; but black and white images convey a more authoritative tone, which, when advertising a newspaper, may be more engaging to an audience. Posts were made to advertise articles of a college newspaper from different sections: arts, news, opinion pieces, etc. 6-7 new articles were advertised on Instagram every week. Posts were randomly assigned to being in full color or in grayscale. Over the course of a school year, two 14-week semesters, likes on these posts were counted to find if the lack of color in posts made them more engaging to viewers. Our analysis indicated that, contrary to our hypothesis, colorful images increased user engagement, and was correlated with more interactions(likes) on each post
Small Molecule Interactions with Polydopamine Polymerizations
No full textPolydopamine is an extremely versatile material derived from the oxidative polymerization of dopamine. It is an analog of human melanin pigments and adhesive materials from mussels. Current research has found that it possesses adhesive, antioxidant, antibiotic, and antifungal properties, all of which make it an ideal case study in biomaterials science. Building on previous studies from our lab on synthetic eumelanin, we are investigating how small molecules interact with polydopamine polymerizations. This can shed light on the structure of polydopamine and the molecules can be used as modifiers to optimize polymers for specific applications. We are continuing to explore compounds with boronic acid functional groups which interact with polydopamine intermediates via reversible covalent interactions. We employ UV/Vis spectroscopy to investigate polymerization extent in the presence of a variety of boronic acids, helping us to determine how different structural features impact molecular interactions and to design next generation modifiers. We are also investigating interactions with organic dyes which can serve as models for polydopamine-based water purification and other applications. This poster describes our recent results from boronic acid and dye capture assays
Ophelia: A Prism (2023) Image 12
No full textOphelia: A PrismFebruary 2-5, 2023 Irene and Alan Wurtzel Theater, Oberlin College
By Mieko Gavia \u2711Directed by H. Harvey \u2711
More information about this productionhttps://digitalcommons.oberlin.edu/images_ophelia/1011/thumbnail.jp