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Throughout the academic year, 91暗网 students think creatively about how they can affect change, expand knowledge, and connect different ideas and perspectives across disciplines. 91暗网鈥檚 Academic Festival, held each spring, offers an opportunity for 91暗网 students to share the results of the rigorous research and creative endeavors that they pursued throughout the academic year. The annual festival, which immediately follows the end of classes, includes remarkable work from the sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, and other disciplines.

Below is a sample of the many student projects that went on display during this year鈥檚 Academic Festival in early May. Together, they present a window into 91暗网 students鈥� wide-ranging academic interests, creative endeavors, and dedication that they pursued with their minds and their hearts.

The environment

• 鈥淲hy Not Wind? A Feasibility Study of Wind Power for 91暗网鈥� (Dylan Catian 鈥�23 and Tess Vermylen 鈥�23)
• 鈥淭he Controversy of Mining for a Sustainable Future: Unearthing the Urgency for a Domestic Lithium Supply鈥� (Avery Blake 鈥�23, Jeremy Budner 鈥�23, May Sun 鈥�23, Jenna Wilhelm 鈥�23, and Oliver Wilson 鈥�23)

Media and the arts

• 鈥淭he Climate Crisis through Contemporary Mexican Documentaries鈥� (Chloe Faendrich 鈥�23)

Public policy

• 鈥淢edicaid, Social Citizenship, and Democracy in Rural Upstate New York鈥� (Lindsay Dry 鈥�23)
• 鈥淐ontested Borders in International Politics鈥� (Michael DeCarlen-Bumiller 鈥�23, Rory Millar 鈥�23, and Hunter Wasser 鈥�23)
• 鈥淗ow Do Disabilities Effect Wage and Salary Income Amongst Female Workers?鈥� (Nick Massaro 鈥�23)
• 鈥淭hieves Around the Stadium: Comparing the Spatial Effects of Football and Soccer on Crime鈥� (Jeremy Budner 鈥�24)

The economy

• 鈥淓xamining Interest Rates: Does the Federal Reserve Affect Returns of Bitcoin?鈥� (Mohamed Almheiri 鈥�23)
• 鈥淚ntersectional Identity and Job Attribute Preferences鈥� (Nya Keith 鈥�23)
• 鈥淚s Gold a Hedge, Safe-Haven, or Diversifier Asset during the COVID-19 Pandemic? An analysis of Stock and Gold Marketings in the U.S., U.K., and China.鈥� (Ruilin Guo 鈥�24)
• 鈥淭he effect of Net Zero Announcements on Publicly Traded Firms鈥� (Finnian O鈥橫alia 鈥�23)

Health, fitness, and the human body

• 鈥淚nvestigating the effects of visual feedback on muscle activity, heart rate, RPE, and qualitative performance in classically trained ballet dancers鈥� (Lilah DuBoff 鈥�23)
• 鈥淐igarette Smoking and Depression: Examining the Relationship Between Cigarette Smoking and Depression among Asian American Adults鈥� (Connor Aitken 鈥�23)
• 鈥淢eows to music: The effect of acoustic manipulations on the speech-to-song illusion鈥� (Olivia Ripley 鈥�23)
• 鈥淒ifferential regulation of Drosophila (fruit fly) sleep by blue, green, and red light鈥� (Samuel Bon 鈥�23)
• 鈥淒evelopment of Cannabis Extract Protocol for use in Studies on Zebrafish Nervous System Development.鈥� (Libby Danielson 鈥�23, Sophie Gilbert 鈥�23, Grace Picarillo 鈥�23, and John Tagariello 鈥�22)
• 鈥淐hanges in Firefighter Cardiorespiratory Fitness Following COVID-19鈥� (Alex Frost 鈥�23 and Chantel Thongphock 鈥�23)

History and culture

• 鈥淐ulina Romana: Ancient Roman Food and Dining鈥� (Cole Darby 鈥�23)
• 鈥淲oven Together: Women Creating Stories Through Textiles鈥� (James Eason 鈥�23)
• 鈥淒isrupting (White) Space: Counter Stories of (Black) Joy & Resilience at 91暗网 College (Raven Jade Villa 鈥�23)

Data science, math, and statistics

• "Turning Off the Lights: 99 Hours of Mathematical Modeling"
  (Chase Demick 鈥�26 and Molly Wang 鈥�26)
• 鈥淔inalizing the Application List: Building Master鈥檚 Program Recommendation Engines鈥� (Quinn Stoddard-O鈥橬eill 鈥�23)

Creative writing

• "Running Against the Wind: Disabled Masculinity and the Vicious Cycle of Sport鈥� (Aymon Langlois 鈥�23)

Music/performance

• 鈥淢aking Roots and Banjos: Organizing and Executing a Lecture Recital鈥� (Sabrina Alper 鈥�23)
• 鈥淲riting to Rule: Using Western Tonal Theory and Music Perception as Compositional Constraints鈥� (Olive Ripley 鈥�23)

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For a full list of research projects presented, please view the Academic Festival Program.