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Gaia Bioplastics: A Design Exploration Of Bioplastics Through A Brand Campaign, Kelsey Long
Gaia Bioplastics: A Design Exploration Of Bioplastics Through A Brand Campaign, Kelsey Long
Honors Program Theses and Projects
The world is drowning in petroleum-based plastics. Plastics and their byproducts have created an environmental crisis by polluting our oceans and negatively affecting human health and diverse ecosystems around the world. Alternative bioplastics sourced from plants, especially hemp, seaweed, and lignin (organic polymers in wood and bark), offer promising solutions. Still, bioplastics currently make up only one percent of the global plastics market. My undergraduate scholarship in Graphic Design aims to build a consumer awareness campaign of bioplastics and promote their viability through branding, logos, and advertising designs. Based on research into hemp, seaweed, and lignin-sourced bioplastics, I have developed …
Valuing Arts-Based Academic Projects In A Faculty Of Nursing: Experiences Of Graduate Students And Supervisors, Susan E. Slaughter, Mandy M. Archibald, Lauren Albrecht, Bryan Say, Pauline Paul, Shannon D. Scott
Valuing Arts-Based Academic Projects In A Faculty Of Nursing: Experiences Of Graduate Students And Supervisors, Susan E. Slaughter, Mandy M. Archibald, Lauren Albrecht, Bryan Say, Pauline Paul, Shannon D. Scott
Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to explore student and supervisor experiences and perspectives regarding the advantages and challenges of arts-based projects in the context of graduate nursing education programs. We define arts-based academic projects as graduate level projects that incorporate a significant artistic component, and that culminate in a final written report of a capping exercise, a thesis or a dissertation. Procedures: Three graduate students were asked to briefly summarize their arts-based academic projects and to reflect upon their experiences with their projects, noting the advantages and challenges that they encountered in the process. The students’ supervisors also …