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Note From The Editorial Board Dec 2017

Note From The Editorial Board

Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science

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Cognitive Dissonance At Dartmouth College: Measuring Student’S Openness To Politically Incongruent Ideas, Jase A. Davis, Kristen Hinckley Dec 2017

Cognitive Dissonance At Dartmouth College: Measuring Student’S Openness To Politically Incongruent Ideas, Jase A. Davis, Kristen Hinckley

Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science

Do the psychological theories of cognitive dissonance and selective exposure have bearing on how students at Dartmouth engage with news? Are students less likely to consume politically charged materials that they disagree with? Results from a true randomized survey administered to all undergraduates at the College in the classes of 2017 and 2018 found that Democrats at Dartmouth are less likely to engage with news that contradicts their political beliefs at a statistically significant level. Republicans, however, were more likely to engage with politically disagreeable news, but not at a statistically significant level.


Uncertain Influences: Genetics, Pathology, And Alzheimer’S Disease, Sumita M. Strander Dec 2017

Uncertain Influences: Genetics, Pathology, And Alzheimer’S Disease, Sumita M. Strander

Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that primarily affects individuals above the age of 65 and is often associated with memory loss, one of its chief symptoms. Although it was first discovered by Alois Alzheimer in 1906, AD has only recently garnered attention proportionate to the impact it is expected to have as the world’s population ages at increasing rates. Despite the certainty of this its importance, there is much the medical and scientific communities do not know about the etiology of this disease. This paper will discuss a few of the reasons for this lack of knowledge …


The World Of Placebos, Zachary Z. Wang Dec 2017

The World Of Placebos, Zachary Z. Wang

Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science

The Placebo Effect is a fascinating but poorly understood mystery of medicine and human biology. Its workings continue to surprise scientists and patients everywhere. This is a brief introduction to the placebo effect from its early roots to current issues and new discoveries in the field.


Lyme Disease: An Influential Outdoor Hazard, Kevin Kang Dec 2017

Lyme Disease: An Influential Outdoor Hazard, Kevin Kang

Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science

Lyme disease is an important, common illness in New England. A relatively new illness, it was discovered about forty years ago in the town of Lyme, Connecticut. Now, it has become the most common vector-transmitted illness in the United States, with over 30,000 cases annually. Lyme disease arises when a bacterium is transmitted to a human via deer tick bite, so those of us involved in outdoor sports are most likely to contract the disease. Inhabitants of New England and the northeastern U.S. are most vulnerable to the disease, as 95% of Lyme Disease cases occur in only 14 out …


Towards Simulating The Human Brain, Logan T. Collins Dec 2017

Towards Simulating The Human Brain, Logan T. Collins

Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science

The human brain has been described as “the most complex object in the universe.” Its meshwork of 86 billion neurons,84 billion glial cells, and over 150 trillion synapses may seem intractable. Nonetheless, efforts to comprehensively map, understand, and even computationally reproduce this structure are underway. Large collectives of researchers have come together, working in concert towards these goals. The Human Brain Project (HBP) and its precursor, the Blue Brain Project, have spearheaded the brain simulation goal.Some other notable organizations include the China Brain Project, the BRAIN Initiative. On a scale which parallels the space program and the Human Genome Project, …


Satellite Imagery-Based Monitoring Of Archaeological Site Damage In The Syrian Civil War, Jesse Casana, Elise Jakoby Laugier Nov 2017

Satellite Imagery-Based Monitoring Of Archaeological Site Damage In The Syrian Civil War, Jesse Casana, Elise Jakoby Laugier

Dartmouth Scholarship

Since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, the rich archaeological heritage of Syria and northern Iraq has faced severe threats, including looting, combat-related damage, and intentional demolition of monuments. However, the inaccessibility of the conflict zone to archaeologists or cultural heritage specialists has made it difficult to produce accurate damage assessments, impeding efforts to develop mitigation strategies and policies. This paper presents results of a project, undertaken in collaboration with the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) and the US Department of State, to monitor damage to archaeological sites in Syria, northern Iraq, and southern Turkey using …


The Role Of New Media In The Radicalization Of Diasporic Youth, Morgan S. Hamilton Nov 2017

The Role Of New Media In The Radicalization Of Diasporic Youth, Morgan S. Hamilton

CLAMANTIS: The MALS Journal

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How To Read The Black Atlantic, Brian J. Klarman Nov 2017

How To Read The Black Atlantic, Brian J. Klarman

CLAMANTIS: The MALS Journal

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Three Generations Of Southern Food And Culture, Margaux E. Novak Nov 2017

Three Generations Of Southern Food And Culture, Margaux E. Novak

CLAMANTIS: The MALS Journal

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Wyoming: A State In Fantasy, Kasey Storey Nov 2017

Wyoming: A State In Fantasy, Kasey Storey

CLAMANTIS: The MALS Journal

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The Moe Politics In Year, Hare, Affair, Jiarui Sun Nov 2017

The Moe Politics In Year, Hare, Affair, Jiarui Sun

CLAMANTIS: The MALS Journal

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Breaking Barriers In Whale Rider: Overcoming Gender Roles To Unite The Whangara, Mariah R. Farbotko Nov 2017

Breaking Barriers In Whale Rider: Overcoming Gender Roles To Unite The Whangara, Mariah R. Farbotko

CLAMANTIS: The MALS Journal

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The Idiosyncrasies Of Globalization As A Hyperobject, Jovana Stojanova Nov 2017

The Idiosyncrasies Of Globalization As A Hyperobject, Jovana Stojanova

CLAMANTIS: The MALS Journal

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Reconciling The Objective And Subjective: Demanding Space For The Forgotten, Maisea Bailey Nov 2017

Reconciling The Objective And Subjective: Demanding Space For The Forgotten, Maisea Bailey

CLAMANTIS: The MALS Journal

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With Liberty And Justice For All, Analisa Goodmann Nov 2017

With Liberty And Justice For All, Analisa Goodmann

CLAMANTIS: The MALS Journal

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Proactively Improve Library Experience By Focusing On Hospitality, Micro Skills And Micro Affections, Thomas Paige, David Mac Court, Isabel Espinal Oct 2017

Proactively Improve Library Experience By Focusing On Hospitality, Micro Skills And Micro Affections, Thomas Paige, David Mac Court, Isabel Espinal

Dartmouth Library October Conference

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When Outreach Met Instruction: A Cross-Team Focus Group Success Story, Samantha Walsh, Robin O’Hanlon Oct 2017

When Outreach Met Instruction: A Cross-Team Focus Group Success Story, Samantha Walsh, Robin O’Hanlon

Dartmouth Library October Conference

No abstract provided.


Don't Reinvent The Wheel: One Community College's Approach To Creating A Rubric, Carrie Salazar Oct 2017

Don't Reinvent The Wheel: One Community College's Approach To Creating A Rubric, Carrie Salazar

Dartmouth Library October Conference

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Using An Advisory Board As A Student-Driven Assessment Tool, Cori Wilhelm Oct 2017

Using An Advisory Board As A Student-Driven Assessment Tool, Cori Wilhelm

Dartmouth Library October Conference

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Using The Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique (If-At) To Assess Student Learning Outcomes, Eugenia Liu Oct 2017

Using The Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique (If-At) To Assess Student Learning Outcomes, Eugenia Liu

Dartmouth Library October Conference

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Assessment In Parallax: Research Education, User Engagement And Change At Trinity College, Jeff Liszka, Joelle Thomas, Erin Valentino, Rob Walsh Oct 2017

Assessment In Parallax: Research Education, User Engagement And Change At Trinity College, Jeff Liszka, Joelle Thomas, Erin Valentino, Rob Walsh

Dartmouth Library October Conference

No abstract provided.


Mailchimp Or Mail Chump?, Zoe Weinstein Oct 2017

Mailchimp Or Mail Chump?, Zoe Weinstein

Dartmouth Library October Conference

No abstract provided.


Saving Space: Collecting Building-Usage Data To Advocate For Student Space In The Library, Curtis Ferree, Jackie Kremer Oct 2017

Saving Space: Collecting Building-Usage Data To Advocate For Student Space In The Library, Curtis Ferree, Jackie Kremer

Dartmouth Library October Conference

No abstract provided.


For Your Information: Assessing The First Year Info Lit Transition, Maura Keating, Allison Papini Oct 2017

For Your Information: Assessing The First Year Info Lit Transition, Maura Keating, Allison Papini

Dartmouth Library October Conference

No abstract provided.


One Lits: Pioneering A Unified Customer Service Program At Mount Holyoke College's Library, Information, And Technology Services, Chrissa Lindahl, Erin Stalberg Oct 2017

One Lits: Pioneering A Unified Customer Service Program At Mount Holyoke College's Library, Information, And Technology Services, Chrissa Lindahl, Erin Stalberg

Dartmouth Library October Conference

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Enhancing Active Learning: Assessment Of Poll Everywhere In The Classroom, Sarah Clark Oct 2017

Enhancing Active Learning: Assessment Of Poll Everywhere In The Classroom, Sarah Clark

Dartmouth Library October Conference

No abstract provided.


Tell Us What You Really Really Want: More Soap, Katherine Morley, Debra Berlanstein Oct 2017

Tell Us What You Really Really Want: More Soap, Katherine Morley, Debra Berlanstein

Dartmouth Library October Conference

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Quick Change: Using Immediate Student Feedback To Enhance Research Instruction, Hilary Kraus Oct 2017

Quick Change: Using Immediate Student Feedback To Enhance Research Instruction, Hilary Kraus

Dartmouth Library October Conference

No abstract provided.


Engaging In The Undergraduate Researcher Writers’ Process: Creating A Thesis Writers’ Bootcamp, Katie Harding, Lora Leligdon Oct 2017

Engaging In The Undergraduate Researcher Writers’ Process: Creating A Thesis Writers’ Bootcamp, Katie Harding, Lora Leligdon

Dartmouth Library Staff Publications

No abstract provided.