Over the past few weeks, I’ve witnessed my research expand, encouraging me to look at my questions and goals more…
Category: 2021 Summer Research
Jennifer Qian: Connecting Intent and Environment
My summer research focuses on two key areas: first is investigating the interrelationship of art creation, artists and the environments,…
Laganeh, Fadé: Disaster Risk Management and City Development (Dakar Case Study)
Most disasters are unanticipated– or aren’t soon enough prepared for. With the onset of COVID-19, the pandemic has relayed the…
Claire Dause: Illinois Ballot Design
This summer, I have chosen to focus on electoral ballot design in Illinois. I have always been interesting in elections…
Troy Gibbs-Brown: Forecasting Before it’s Possible
The past few weeks of my independent research have been mostly literature-intensive, reading papers and reports regarding the spatiotemporal distribution…
Aisatou Diallo: Guinean Fula’s Migration Patterns
My summer research project aims to understand the high migration patterns for Fula people in Guinea. In Guinea, Fula people…
Emma Waddell: Using Neural Networks Creatively
My project focuses on using neural networks to create a unique generative soundtrack for a video game, based on each…
Graciela Blandon: Returning Dignity to a Fractured Land: Environmental Justice on the West Texan Border
I live in El Paso, TX, one of the sunniest cities not only in the United States but in the…
Corinne Butta: Artists’ Libraries and the Catalog
My research this summer focuses on the role of the catalog in alternative library spaces. In July, I will join…
Leo Yablans: Exploring the History of Exiled European-Jewish Composers (First Findings)
My summer research project analyzes a number of atonal pieces by European-Jewish modernist composers exiled by the Nazi regime, such…
Jesse McLaughlin: Practical Obstacles to “Artistic Collaboration as Multispecies Engagement”
It is my belief that collaboration cannot be confined to shared physical space between humans, especially as shared space (virtual,…
Sophie Spector: Understanding Gene Expression Mechanisms in the Parasite Trichomonas Vaginalis
Trichomonas vaginalis is not a very well recognized name – yet, this parasite is responsible for the most common non-viral…
Alex Ates: What Does “Avant-Garde” Even Mean? Why the Answer is Important to Understanding America
Featured image: photomural by Bauhaus and Black Mountain College faculty member Xanti Schawinsky in collaboration with Marcel Breuer and Walter…