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Participating in Love Data Week: Connecting Everyone to Data and Data Viz
No full textThe Binghamton Libraries\u27 Digital Scholarship team has worked to expand its data science programming, notably through Love Data Week, an international event promoting data literacy including data visualization. Participation has allowed librarians to try out creative programming and get unexpected people on campus involved. This talk will include examples of how the team has both participated in Love Data Week and how practices have been more widely adopted as part of Digital Scholarship year-long offerings
From Peril to Perseverance: Dr. Arthur C. Parker and the Seneca Arts Project
Get PDFLike many Native people, the Haudenosaunee were subjected to culturcide and assimilation using residential schools like the Thomas Indian School in the late 19th and early 20th century. In 1925, the Seneca archaeologist Dr. Arthur C. Parker was hired as the director of the Rochester Museum and Science Center. Parker used his museum position to uplift and preserve Haudenosaunee arts and culture. This paper focuses on his Seneca Arts Project (1935-1941), which gathered art and artifacts from both ancient and contemporary Haudenosaunee members. This project explores how Parker’s work was used to help revitalize and honor Native American identity in New York State. Consulting biographical pieces, historical research, newspaper articles, and state archives, this paper argues that Parker’s work was key in revitalizing Haudenosaunee culture and helped lay the groundwork for the Red Power movement.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1025/thumbnail.jp
Voices from the Frontlines: Resistance, Policy, and the Path to Climate Equity
Get PDFClimate change policies and solutions frequently disregard the frontline communities most affected by environmental damage, particularly those resisting extractive industries such as fossil fuel industries and large-scale energy projects. This research explores how this resistance shapes more than just policy, focusing on the ways communities challenge harmful practices and search for solutions that prioritize equity. Through case studies, such as the Wayúu people in La Guajira, Colombia fighting against a new form of extractivism, the connection between activism and policymaking is evident. The findings reveal that without a community based system, climate policies risk reinforcing existing inequalities rather than addressing them. By looking at both past and present movements, this research highlights the need for solutions that center local voices and reparative justice. A truly sustainable transition must not only step away from fossil fuels but also get rid of the structures of exploitation that have marginalized these communities for generations.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1028/thumbnail.jp
Association Between Illicit Adderall Use, Gambling and Substance Use
Get PDFIllicit Adderall use, gambling and substance use are common and growing concerns among college students that have been found to be a precursor for a wide range of mental and physical health problems. An anonymous online survey was administered through a Google Form questionnaire and shared through multiple social media platforms and Binghamton University outreach events. The survey included a basic demographic questionnaire and questions on illicit Adderall use, substance use, gambling, stress, nutrition and coping mechanisms. A Pearson Correlation Coefficient was used to analyze the data in SPSS version 25.0. A positive correlation was found between illicit Adderall use and gambling (p \u3c 0.01), illicit Adderall use and substance use (p \u3c 0.01) and gambling and substance use (p \u3c 0.01. The results of this study indicate the potential link between illicit Adderall use, gambling, and substance use, as well as the potential dangers involved with engaging in these addictive behaviors concurrently.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1031/thumbnail.jp
Power to the People: Cutting Red Tape in the Fight for Publicly Owned Electric Utilities
Get PDFIn 2023, New York passed the Build Public Renewables Act (BPRA), in which the state committed to sourcing 70% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. Although investor-owned electric utilities make up the majority of New York’s energy landscape, publicly owned utilities are generally better suited for advancing renewable energy because they prioritize public interest over profit. Using a variety of scholarly articles and case summaries, as well as two self-conducted interviews, I will compare two New York municipalities to demonstrate how outdated condemnation laws, prohibitively expensive feasibility studies, and drawn-out legal battles make it extremely difficult for public utilities to form. Furthermore, I will suggest that New York State streamline the municipalization process and provide state-backed financial and legal support to municipalities pursuing public power to meet the goals laid out in the BPRA.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1037/thumbnail.jp
Associations Between Cannabis Consumption, Eating Habits, and Illicit Drug Use Among College Students
Get PDFCannabis use has expanded among young adults in the United States due to its recent accessibility. This trend raises alarm for the harmful habits associated with cannabis consumption. An anonymous online survey was administered through Google Forms, distributed across multiple social media platforms and shared at Binghamton University outreach events. The survey included questions on basic demographics, healthy eating habits, unhealthy eating habits, and other illicit drug use. Data was analyzed using Pearson Correlation Coefficient in SPSS version 28.0. The study revealed a positive correlation between cannabis consumption and unhealthy eating habits (p\u3c0.01) and cannabis consumption and illicit drug use (p\u3c0.01). The data further showed a negative correlation between cannabis consumption and healthy eating habits (p\u3c0.05). This study aims to emphasize the potential issues associated with frequent cannabis use to support the detrimental effects of cannabis on overall health.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1050/thumbnail.jp
Rape Pregnancies and Consequent PTSD Resulting From The Overturning of Roe v. Wade
Get PDFThe intersection of reproductive health and politics has historically shaped women’s healthcare, particularly influencing availability of abortion services. The 1973 Roe v Wade decision legalized abortions and allowed American women to access life-saving care on a national level. Fifty years later, politics and women’s health evolved again following the 2022 Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v Wade decimating federal protections of abortion. The research presents a direct prediction that one in 20 women in the United States will be affected by this matter as rape-related pregnancies and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for mothers and their children will increase in the immediate future. The overturning of Roe v Wade has restricted racial and economic minorities from access to abortion in one-third of the United States. By re-electing Donald Trump’s administration, who employs healthcare officials with no medical training like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., equal access to reproductive care is threatened.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1100/thumbnail.jp
The Morrill Act\u27s Unseen Cost: Indigenous Land Seizure and the Path to Reparations
Get PDFThe Morrill Act of 1862, which formed state “land-grant” universities, has long been celebrated for boosting American educational opportunities and distributing Western land at a reasonable price for Americans to develop. Yet it did so by dispossessing Indigenous Americans through unfair treaties and seizure. In 2020, High Country News exposed this neglected history of what it relabeled “land-grab” universities with a detailed analysis of the parcels of land taken from Native nations to endow each university. Arguments over reparations have ensued as some of the universities funded by the act started to take small steps forward. This project analyzes the many potential reparative ideas posed by different scholars, institutions, and Native nations to evaluate whether they are feasible, would set up communities for future success, and would bring justice to this tragic history.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1112/thumbnail.jp