Abstract: In this paper, I will be making reference to a discussion in the philosophy of action regarding the role played by intention as it relates to the attitudes of belief and credence. Building on work by Carlos Nunez, Facundo Alonso, and Donald Davidson, I will be making the argument that one can intend to […]
C07-T: Effective Communicative Styles when Presenting Research to a Specific Audience
Students in a First Year Research Experience [FYRE] class, conducted group projects focussed on “Communicating Research to public audiences”. Specifically, the projects examine how research opportunities have been impacted by the pandemic, and how to best leverage the currently predominant online instructional environment. Our group examined the communicative interactions between disciplinary groups throughout the Miami […]
C01-T: Impacts of COVID-19 on Miami University’s International Students
This synthetic literature review is intended to provide Miami University and other higher education institutions with suggestions as to how they can best assist international students who have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the pandemic’s spurring of rapid changes in the social environment, both on and off university campuses, the review draws […]
C08-T: The Gentrification of Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, Ohio: The Effect on Long Term and Lower-Income Residents
This case study explores the relationship between gentrification and city residents, and fits into the fields of sociology, urban planning, and social justice. Our research question is: How have long term and lower-income residents of Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, Ohio have been affected by the recent gentrification of the area? Over-the-Rhine, a predominantly lower-income neighborhood, has been […]
C04-T: How Fast does Magma Move? Insights from Volcanoes of the Central Andes
Reaction rims surrounding amphiboles in hornblendites allow for the investigation of the timescales associated with magmatic ascent beneath volcanoes and new insights into the magma dynamics beneath active volcanic centers. The hornblendites of this study originated from andesitic-dacitic lavas that erupted from the Quillicas Volcanoes of the Central Bolivian Andes approximately 1.4 million years ago. […]
C05-T: Challenges and Strategies in Remote Design Collaboration during a Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic forced college education to shift from face-to-face to online instruction. This effort is particularly challenging for freshmen and sophomore students, in engineering design projects where collaboration is needed. The study aims to qualitatively understand challenges and possible strategies in remote design collaboration through the lens of an undergraduate-level engineering design introduction class. […]
C02-T: Heart: A Book of Short Stories Examining the Complexities of Love and Relationships
Over the past year I conducted research in the areas of Psychology and English, mainly applying concepts to the question: What makes hookup culture so enticing for young adults in collegiate settings? As a young adult myself, I had always wondered what the psychological connections were between this type of culture and feelings of fulfilment […]
C03-T: Sequence Stratigraphy of the Albian-Cenomanian Naturita Formation and Lower Mancos Shale, Eastern Utah and Western Colorado
The late Albian-Cenomanian Naturita Fm. and lower Mancos Shale in eastern Utah and western Colorado are interpreted as containing three unconformity-bound depositional sequences. The first Naturita sequence (Kn1) consists of fluvial channel conglomerates/sandstones and overbank mudstones deposited above a regional erosion surface above the Albian Ruby Ranch Member of the Cedar Mountain Fm. The second […]