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Full Bee from Bella\u27s Blooms and Bees
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A Tale of Two Austins: Negotiating Segregation in the Sapphic Community of Austin, Texas
No full textPast research on intersections of race and sexuality have been limited to heterosexual people and gay men, with limited research on racial dynamics in lesbian communities. Through an exploratory analysis of 10 in-depth interviews, this qualitative research study examines how racism and racial segregation are experienced by people of different races in the sapphic and lesbian community of Austin, Texas. In this paper I analyze results through Bonilla-Silva’s theory of Color-Blind Racism, May’s theory of Integrated Segregation, and Feagin’s Theory of the White Racial Frame. I argue that there is a broad pattern of self-actualizing segregation among my participants, whereby segregation of experience leads to reinforced social segregation. As a result of this finding, I call for a re-evaluation of how to respond to ongoing segregation in the post-Jim Crow era United States, one that considers both the subversive agency of people of color and the oppressive power of white people in social spaces, and how the politics of sexuality further complicated Color-Blind Racism
Transcriptomic Analyses of the Central Nervous System of Biomphalaria glabrata: BS-90 and NMRI
No full textBiomphalaria glabrata is a freshwater snail that is an intermediate host to the parasite Schistosoma mansoni, a parasite that infects humans causing a debilitating and neglected tropical disease - schistosomiasis. B. glabrata can either be susceptible or resistant to S. mansoni infection. The immune response of both resistant and susceptible B. glabrata to the parasite has been studied extensively, but the snail’s central nervous system (CNS) has not been studied much. Furthermore, research has shown that other parasites release chemicals in the host that ultimately alter the production of certain chemicals in the CNS. Therefore, we are interested in studying how the CNS of B. glabrata is altered by infection or exposure to the parasite. Using RNA-sequencing, we are examining the potential changes in gene expression in NMRI (susceptible strain) and BS-90 (resistant strain) snails in response to S. mansoni at 1, 2, and 4 weeks post-exposure. Additionally, we are examining whether there are differences in the CNS gene expression profiles between uninfected NMRI and BS-90 strains. Our results demonstrate changes in gene expression in infected NMRI compared to uninfected snails. Moreover, a surprising result that we did not expect was that there are differences in the CNS between uninfected NMRI and BS-90 strains
Building Food Agency in the Fox Valley: A Program Evaluation Case Study at the Building For Kids in Appleton, Wisconsin
Full text linkThe Building For Kids children’s museum in Appleton, Wisconsin, as a part of their recent initiative to promote food and nutrition education in the Fox Valley, developed and administered cooking classes geared towards families with young children. This honors project evaluates these workshops through the theoretical lens of food agency, an emerging paradigm in food systems scholarship. Following a mixed-methods design, this project utilizes group interviews, systematic behavior observations, and the Cooking and Food Provisioning Action Scale survey to identify barriers and supports of home cooking among Fox Valley parents, recommend areas of opportunity for future workshops, and explore the role of children in the meal making process. Time constraints emerged as a major barrier to meal prep among participants. Many participants articulated the difficulties of involving children in meal preparation, but for others, children’s involvement in meal preparation was a support of home cooking and often reduced time constraints. The workshops demonstrated to parents that their children can perform many meal prep tasks, and some children have become more engaged in the meal making process as a result. Participants wished the workshops were expanded to incorporate more cooking tasks for children and include more nutritional and organizational advice for adults
Lawrence University Course Catalog, 2024-2025
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