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COVID Prevention Tips PSA

Find out in this video outlining the Six Key COVID-19 Prevention Tips!

The Economics of Roman Trade Through the Lens of Virgil’s Georgics

I analyze how trade at the time of the late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire aided Rome’s expansion and sustenance of power throughout areas…

The Influence of Racial Bias Incidents at Wheaton College

We examined the impact of Wheaton College’s response to racial bias incidents on campus on the student body.

Imagine A Just World Through Action

This semester, we’ve learned about social justice through reading, researching and attempting to make change on Wheaton’s campus.

Sugar, Stress, and Sex: Impact of stress on reward-related behaviors and pathways in female rats

A closer look at the effects of stress in an animal model of anhedonia.

Documenting the History and Experiences of Trybe

I am creating a documentary film about Trybe’s history, the inequities the group has faced, and Trybe’s value to the Wheaton community.

“Blue Bossa” Variations With Existence & Resistance

As someone who did not grow up with a formal education in Classical music and related time periods, I never intentionally wrote for a string…

Learning About Global Health While Living in a Pandemic

For Global Health: Power, Sex and Gender class this term, the world we lived in became the classroom.

Induced Simultanagnosia in a Saccadic Persistence of Vision Display

We spent our fall semester creating and experimenting with a saccadic persistence of vision display.

The Impact of Interventions on Students with ADHD

The goal of our research was to find answers to this question: In talking to individuals with ADHD who have received various types of interventions,…

Genetic Modification of Human Embryos : Should This Practice Be Allowed?

The development of human genetic modification stands as one of the most impactful discoveries of the 21st century.

Social Reproduction and Student Development in College Extracurricular Spaces

This work explores the true impact of extracurricular realm on the lives of college students and college campuses