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Food Scarcity and COVID-19 (2) Bailee Whitley Introduction As of my last post, global rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine was well underway with the exception of the United States’ progress who had just begun to gain momentum in distributing to at-risk populations. Thankfully, as of finalizing this post vaccines have become available to all Hoosiers… Read more »

Introduction As the world and more specifically the United States continues to engage in fisticuffs with COVID-19, those belonging to governments who responded lackadaisically to the epidemic continue to face the consequences of their ruling body’s actions. The United States just last night broached half a million deaths as a result of COVID and with… Read more »

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, medical waste has not been regulated by the EPA since the 1988 Medical Waste Tracking Act expired in 1991. Instead, state environmental and health departments are responsible for the regulation of medical waste. Other federal agencies such as the CDC, OSHA, WHO, and the FDA do have regulations regarding… Read more »

Introduction  In 2011, only 35% of all Americans had smartphones, but now in 2020, 61% of all Americans have smartphones (Demographics of Mobile Device Ownership and Adoption in the United States, 2020). It is evident that technology has become increasingly more prevalent in everyday human life, yet few conclusive studies have been done showcasing the… Read more »

Introduction Most people are aware that the human population is growing at an exponential rate; however, many people do not realize the full extent of how our rising population is negatively affecting the environment around of us and Earth as a whole. The current world population is currently at 7.8 billion people and is estimated… Read more »

Eco-Architecture at Indiana University   Introduction Architecture has changed over the years as much as we have changed. People are always creating magnificent structures both in size and in beauty. Architecture changes throughout history and it usually changes hand in hand with how our society changes. From caves to skyscrapers, the exponential advancement of technology… Read more »

Effects of Pandemic on Human Health due to Changes in Transportation By: Sloane Rauschenbach When I initially began this research project, I knew that I wanted to connect methods of transportation in Bloomington to human health, and I was primarily interested in the exercise aspect of it. After I began researching, I realized that there… Read more »

Abstract: Malaria is the deadliest parasitic mosquito-borne disease. Transmission rates and geographic distribution are being heavily influenced by climate change. As the effect of climate change on underdeveloped countries continues to worsen, the number of rates simultaneously follows. Although there is a correlation evident, the relationship between the two is still very complex (United Nations)…. Read more »

Abstract: Throughout this semester, I have heard the reoccurring theme of stress during my lectures. This discussion follows the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in a lot of different subsets of stress for many individuals. However, even without the pandemic, stress levels have been increasing and the mental health of students in Bloomington, IN has been… Read more »

Introduction Nature offers a multitude of services to all walks of life, especially humans, and yet we often take it for granted. In Gretchen Daily’s 1997 book Nature’s services: Societal dependence on natural ecosystems, she defines the term ecosystem services. According to her book, “ecosystem services are the conditions and processes through which natural ecosystems,… Read more »

    One of the everyday tasks in the life of a college student is traveling to and from their classes and traveling from place to place while on a college campus. Or at least these things used to be everyday tasks, until we were faced with a global pandemic that influenced all aspects of… Read more »

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