Whether it is going to children’s museums with family or visiting art museums on a field trip, attending museums can be a rite of passage for many people. However, museums have not always been a welcoming place for all. Power and privilege have historically influenced the museum landscape, leading to the exclusion of marginalized identities… Read more »
Month: May 2022
Hospitals Kill People?! Working Kills People?!
Introduction The United States has a unique health landscape where healthcare spending accounts for 19.7% of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, but this high spending does not equate to improved outcomes, quality, or access, especially in rural parts of the country. One of the most common sources of medical services is from primary care physicians,… Read more »
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Thesis Writer
Congratulations on being a part of the O’Neill Honors Program! You’re now ready to take on this fun, challenging, and rewarding process of turning a passion, interest or degree into an actual research paper and presentation! Although everyone’s process and path to putting idea to research to finished paper will be a little bit different,… Read more »
If I did it, you can too!
So you’ve decided to undertake an undergraduate thesis. Good for you! Here’s some friendly advice – you’ve got this. Find your passion, and stick to it. We’re all here in the O’Neill School because we care about something and want to make the world a better place to live in. Doing research will be much… Read more »
Advice for a Nervous, Anxious Student Preparing to Write a Thesis
If you’re anything like me, you’re probably dreading the O’Neill Honors Thesis. Whether it be the hours and hours spent doing research, the entire pages of drafts that will be scrapped, or the presentation in front of multiple faculty members, it is certainly overwhelming thinking about the gargantuan task that currently sits immediately ahead of… Read more »
You vs. You: How to Trick Yourself into Writing Your Thesis
Dear Thesis Writers, A few months ago, I was in your position. I learned that when it comes to writing a long paper over the course of a few months, it can oftentimes be you versus you. Here are two strategies I used to trick myself into getting work done. These worked – I was… Read more »
Emily’s Declassified Thesis Survival Guide
I joined the O’Neill Honors program when I was a second semester freshman. I spent 5 semesters going to events and fulfilling my requirements for the program. However, it wasn’t until my senior year when I started V499 and V491 where I really felt the magic of the honors program. I met so many new… Read more »
Is there a Relationship between Facebook and Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes in the U.S.?
On the morning of October 27th, 2018 Robert Bowers entered the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA chanting “all jews must die.” This shooting, killing eleven congregants and injuring six others, now marks the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the United States (Robertson et al., 2018) After the shooting, it was discovered… Read more »
The Flexible Workweek Preferences of College Students: Are College Recruiters Missing the Mark?
College Student’s Workweek Preferences: Are Recruiters Missing the Mark? Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the employment sector needed to immediately adapt and create flexible workweeks, fast-tracking a process that had been only slowly emerging throughout the past few decades. As these new workweeks continue to evolve and organizations continue to adopt them, college students are… Read more »
Activism in Local Government Climate Action: Does it matter?
It is no secret that addressing climate change nationwide has been almost impossible. Political partisanship, differing state priorities, corporate interests, and bureaucratic red tape have largely stagnated federal-level policy measures in the United States. The question begs, how will our communities be ready to respond when disasters and extreme weather events strike? In recent years,… Read more »