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The Heart of Wooster: A Family Legacy That Will Live Forever
No full textThis Independent Study is looking at my family history at The College of Wooster. This project is built on seven interviews done by me, of the seven family members that went to Wooster who are still living. My great grandmother and grandparents are included but have passed away. My family kept coming back to Wooster for college, and this Independent Study is going to examine the reasons for why that is the case. It is more than just family and more than just college. Factors like Independent Study, professors, courses, and thinking of the future and proximity play a role. There are multiple reasons that now eleven of us have gone to The College of Wooster. The legacy of the family will be seen throughout the project, and certain questions will be answered. Growth as a human being, the liberal arts experience and family will connect everything as to why The College of Wooster is the second home of my family
Idea Management for Composers
No full textA challenge many composers face during the process of writing music is managing their early ideas. Not only does inspiration strike in a variety of places, but ideas themselves come in a myriad of forms: a melody, a texture, an image, words, rhythms, sounds, etc. However, current composition applications focus on notating music to create performance-ready sheet music and lack the ability to record early, inexact ideas. Utilizing knowledge of design principles, interviews with active composers, and research on the composition process and composition tools, I designed and implemented a software tool that allows composers to store, edit, and combine their early music ideas in one workspace. When testing the tool, composers enjoyed the ability to see all their ideas at once and the ability to switch quickly between different idea formats (which may be represented as notated music, drawings, images, audio recordings, or text in the workspace) and found that these features aided the creative process
Meritocracy News: Estimating the Relationship Between the Varsity Blues Scandal and Post-Graduate Earnings
No full textThis research examines the impact of the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal on labor market outcomes of graduates of elite and non-elite colleges. Although not all elite colleges were affected, employers may have less confidence in these degrees as a signal of productivity. Using a longitudinal dataset that combines institutional characteristics, student characteristics, and average graduate earnings by institution, I use difference in difference models to measure the earnings premium of graduates of elite institutions before and after the scandal. Results indicate that early career earnings differences remain unchanged after the scandal, but there is a reduction in the earnings premium at the mid-career level post scandal. These findings suggest a potential shift in hiring and recruitment practices
Saints, Shrines, and Souvenirs: The Effects of the English Reformation on Pilgrim Badge Use
No full textPilgrim badges are small metal objects that were worn on the hats or cloaks of pilgrims beginning in the twelfth century. Badges were bought at pilgrimage shrines across Europe and played many roles in medieval society including touch relics, communication devices, and protective devices. More than 20,000 pilgrim badges survive to this day, indicating their popularity and ubiquity. Around the beginning of the Reformation in the sixteenth century, pilgrim badges disappear from the archeological record. Why? What about pilgrim badges made them incompatible with post-Reformation religion and practices? Further, what can be learned about the Reformation by looking at pilgrim badges? What can be learned about pilgrim badges by looking at the Reformation? Using quantitative analysis of pilgrim badges from Saint Thomas Becket’s shrine at Canterbury, this essay suggests that the English Reformation eroded two institutions and beliefs that supported pilgrim badge production and use: the cult of saints and the locality of the divine. Pilgrim badge loss emphasizes the role of the cult of saints and the locality of the divine in pilgrim badge function and the profound impact the Reformation had on what ordinary people wore, what they kept in their houses, and how they communicated their identities
Exploring Surfactant-Based Treatments for Varroa Mite Infestations in Western Honey Bee Colonies
No full textThe Price of Energy: Investigating the Impact of Photovoltaic Rooftop Solar On Housing Prices Using Solar Potential
No full textThis paper employs multiple hedonic regressions to estimate the impact of solar potential on housing prices in the United States, utilizing data from Google’s Project Sunroof and the Residential Energy Consumption Survey from the Energy Information Administration. The empirical analysis, based on two sets of regressions, yields mixed results. At the state level, I find a marginally significant but negligible positive relationship. At the zip code level, the relationship is statistically significant and negative but has a low R-squared value, indicating limited explanatory power. While these findings vary, they emphasize the importance of examining the effects of solar energy on housing markets at different scales. This relationship is vital for policymakers shaping renewable energy policies to prevent the exacerbation of unaffordable housing or other unintended socioeconomic consequences
The Depths of Archaeology: The Use of Photogrammetry on Underwater Sites for Public Engagement and Collaboration with African Diasporic Communities
No full textFor my Senior I.S. I expand upon my research from last year by incorporating new data, in the form of photogrammetric models, from the 2024 and 2023 field seasons of the Shipwreck Survey’s Archaeological Project in Turks and Caicos. Using photogrammetric models, such as the model of a Pering anchor, allows for easier engagement with the public to access the cultural patrimony of underwater sites. These models also allow for digital site preservation and evaluation of changing site conditions due to various factors of erosion, corrosion, or the impact of marine life. Photogrammetric models also permit discussion of colonial sites in the Caribbean linked to the Middle Passage, enslavement, and colonialism to address the ongoing legacies that members of African Diaspora communities face. Given the accessibility to digital content, I propose that photogrammetry is not only one of the best ways to preserve sites that cannot be recovered from the sea floor but also offers interactive engagement with modern socio-political issues that are rooted in the colonial era of the Caribbean
The Future of Medical Technology: A Study of the Impact of Clinical Trials on Medical Devices and Adoption Rates
No full textMy Independent Research Thesis examines the influence of clinical trials on medical device adoption rates, with an emphasis on MRI density in various countries. My introduction discusses the importance of clinical trials in potentially validating medical devices and their potential impact on adoption rates. My theoretical section analyzes market dynamics, such as information asymmetry and buyer-seller interactions, to determine how clinical trials influence acceptance. The empirical literature review looks at previous research on medical device regulation, safety, and market behavior, highlighting major results and gaps in medical device testing and the effects of clinical trials. The model specification and empirical strategy sections discuss the data sources, variables, and regression models used to analyze and test the relationship and statistical significance between clinical trials and MRI density. My regression models are shown in the results section of my paper, and with these results and testing I was able to reveal a strong positive correlation between clinical trials and MRI density, but no significant influence of GDP per capita. The findings from my data indicated that clinical trials result in higher medical device adoption rates, underlining the relevance of my paper and the relation to real-world situations between clinical trial testing of medical devices and the rate at which they get adopted
It\u27s Okay to Feel Lost: Young Adults\u27 Engagement with Aesthetic Motivational Instagram Content
No full textThe purpose of my study is to understand why young adults choose to engage with trendy Instagram accounts: @WereNotReallyStrangers and @WeTheUrban. These accounts post a niche aesthetic of imagery combined with thought-provoking quotes. To investigate this, semi-structured interviews of 10 college students were conducted. The participant responses were primarily analyzed utilizing the framework of the Uses and Gratifications theory. Majorfindings indicated that the Instagram content fulfilled participants’ needs for escape, identity support, and companionship.In addition, the participants focused more on the verbal content of the posts than the imagery. By applying interviewfindings, situating the Instagram content in artistic context, and including my personal thoughts, I created paintings that shared encouraging messages and explored nuances behind positivity
