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Reviewing the Ethics and Philosophy Behind Social Media's Crowdsourced Panopticon
Amanda Furiasse
Jan 01, 2022
Philosopher Jeremy Weissman theorizes a new approach to social media surveillance by utilizing a familiar theoretical model: the Panopticon. In effect, Weissman argues that social media has transformed ordinary people into...
Brought, Sought, and Taught
Skillification is a powerful concept that can drive better outcomes for students, employers, and institutions of higher education (IHEs). Successful use, however, requires IHEs to adopt a systems thinking mindset more than...
Winthrop's Development Office Reorganized
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
J. Terrell May, Laurie Nortz, Teleia White and Amanda Stewart have assumed new positions within Winthrop's Development Office. The new positions are part of a departmental reorganization.
Published by: Winthrop University
Linear response of east Greenland's tidewater glaciers to ocean/atmosphere warming.
Predicting the retreat of tidewater outlet glaciers forms a major obstacle to forecasting the rate of mass loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet. This reflects the challenges of modeling the highly dynamic, topographically complex...
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The Grizzly, February 16, 2023
Spring Rush '23 Ursinus Reacts to an Eagles Loss The Hunt for a New English Professor Dominating Diabetes Meet Amanda Laucks '23 Opinions: What are the Lovers of Ursinus Doing This Valentine's Day? Spring Sports are Back ...
Published by: Ursinus College
Civic Value of National Service
Research from one large public university highlights that on average, of the 10,000 students who graduate, 650 students, or 8% of participating graduates, indicate ‘volunteering' or ‘taking time off' as their immediate next step...
Dance Major from Lugoff, S.C., Earned Tillman Award
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
Amanda Floyd earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in dance and wants to teach dance with the ultimate goal of working in choreography. The Tillman Award is the university's highest academic honor. Established in 1940 to honor former...
Published by: Winthrop University
Crowdfunding for Entrepreneurial Education
This paper applies the concept of a crowdsourcing campaign in the context of entrepreneurial education, and reports the perception of participants in such application in a large business school. The classroom task is to prepare...
Developmental programming of offspring adipose tissue biology and obesity risk
Abstract: Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions and imposes major negative health crises and an economic burden in both high and low income countries. The multifaceted nature of obesity represents a major health challenge...
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On Trampled Ground
Amanda Warner
Mar 24, 2021
In her work, Rossiter (2011) considered the violence inherent in representation and called for a critical social work that is committed to an unsettled practice. In following Rossiter’s call to action , this article works to...
Analysis of Polarity Dynamics in the Single-Cell C. elegans Embryo
Amanda Otto
Jan 01, 0001
In the nematode C. elegans, the first cell division corresponds with anterior-posterior axis formation. Polarity establishment prior to the first cell division is essential for correct separation of "head" and "tail" components....
Published by: Ursinus College
Purge
Amanda Foshag
Jan 01, 0001
This thesis statement describes the eight hanging veil-like structures and sculptures that constitute my thesis exhibition work; it further comments on the movements, philosophy, and personal sensibility that most influenced the...
Published by: Winthrop University
Developmental programming of offspring adipose tissue biology and obesity risk.
Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions and imposes major negative health crises and an economic burden in both high and low income countries. The multifaceted nature of obesity represents a major health challenge, with obesity...
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Pedagogical Innovation in Higher Education
Quality teaching in higher education (HE) is gaining increasing international attention and pedagogical innovation is seen as an important construct of quality teaching. The drivers for pedagogical innovation include the need...
Investigation of the Role of the lz4 Suppressor of pam-1 in Polarity Establishment in the Single-celled C. elegans Embryo
Amanda Otto
Jan 01, 0001
In the nematode C. elegans, the first cell division corresponds with anterior-posterior axis formation. Polarity establishment prior to the first cell division is essential for correct separation of "head" and "tail" components....
Published by: Ursinus College
Mitochondrial metabolism and DNA methylation
Amanda F. C. Lopes
Nov 23, 2020
Abstract: Mitochondria are controlled by the coordination of two genomes: the mitochondrial and the nuclear DNA. As such, variations in nuclear gene expression as a consequence of mutations and epigenetic modifications can...
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Why do People Blame Others?
According to Amanda Watson when the situation is "someone else's fault", then there's little reason to do anything further about it, let alone seek to understand the role that one's own behaviour, feelings or assumptions might...
The Meritocratic Fallacy of Higher Education in America
Amanda Galczyk
Jan 01, 0001
I argue that the admissions process in the American system of higher education, especially at selective colleges and universities, resembles an engineering process by which schools turn their applicants into raw materials who...
Published by: Ursinus College
A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi): The Intersection of Gender and Disability in Japanese Society
Amanda Weber
Jan 01, 0001
Nishimiya Sh?ko is the female protagonist in the hit Japanese manga and anime film adaptation, A Silent Voice. She is introduced as a transfer student to a sixth-grade classroom and is immediately 'othered' for her deafness....
Published by: Ursinus College
Regulating needs
During pregnancy, the fetus requires nutrients supplied by the mother to grow and develop. However, the mother also requires sufficient resources to support the pregnancy, as well as, to maintain her health. Failure to regulate...
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