The adverse effects of climate change are largely due to an increase in harmful human behaviors, such as, greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, and natural resource extraction. These harmful human behaviors are leading to rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, and biosphere. A National Public Radio (npr) headline reads, “Earth has 11 years to cut… Read more »
Month: December 2021
In 5 months, you’ll be thanking yourself for this!
As I read the syllabus for V499 back in August, I was filled with fear and doubt. The idea of writing an honors thesis was extremely overwhelming. I was fully convinced that this was going to be the hardest and most impossible task of my life. If these are the emotions that you are feeling,… Read more »
Emissions & Equity: How a carbon tax on Indiana household emissions will impact households at different income levels.
Indiana is a state built on fossil fuels. This statement is supported by the presence of fifteen coal-fired plants found throughout the state. While these power plants are essential to provide energy for major population centers throughout the state, they are also major polluters, emitting millions of pounds of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and… Read more »
What I wish I knew before writing my thesis
Congrats! You’ve decided to write a thesis! While that may seem daunting, I hope my little bits of advice will help you relieve some of the big paper jitters and set you up for success to tackle this monumental paper. Picking a topic and sticking to it (or not). Picking a topic for your paper… Read more »
Variables Affecting Cover Crop Acreage in Indiana
What motivates farmers to adopt more sustainable practices in Indiana? Indiana is a very agriculturally focused state with large-scale industrial farming operations contributing largely to our state’s economy, as well as our state’s carbon emissions and pollution. What is it going to take to motivate these industrial farmers to change their routine that has been… Read more »
So You’ve Decided to Write an Honors Thesis
When I first joined the honors program and learned that I would one day have to write a thesis, I was absolutely terrified. It felt so unattainable at the time, as I knew nothing about conducting my own research. Yet now here I am with a completed thesis that I actually feel very proud of…. Read more »
Speaking through security or health? Examining the effects of framing climate change
Since 2003, social psychologists have agreed that in the United States, political party identification is one of the chief determinants for levels of policy support and concern for certain issues. The intimate tie between political identity and climate attitudes, motivations, and beliefs in the U.S. has only tightened over the past 15 years. Studies still… Read more »
Research Retrograde? It is okay if you feel like you are going backwards.
Writing an undergraduate honors thesis has more to do with Ptolemaic astronomy than you might guess. While I am not at liberty to discuss the full details (you will have to ask Prof. Baggetta to fully address the connection) I can tell you the connection comes down to one word: epicycles. The perfect time to… Read more »
Covid-19 Can Kill Workplace Productivity: Keeping the Employee the Priority
Although the Covid vaccines, and now booster shots, are making it to homes around the world, 83 percent of respondents from a Mercer study of over 800 employers said that even after the health crisis has passed, they plan to put more flexible work policies in place. With little research on what working from home… Read more »
Maximizing Connections (5 Step Checklist)
Hello fellow honors thesis writers. How strange to be on the advice giving end, and not the receiving end… First of all, if you are taking the time to read advice, you are on the great path to excellence! Keep pushing and it will pay off! My first bit of advice lies in that… Read more »