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“Science” as a whole seems to be one of the most allusive and misunderstood topics in America.
Even now, when we are living in a time where scientific and technological advancements are occurring every day, and play a key role in our lives. Why is this? My research attempts to answer this question through the lens of “Science Communication,” or how we present science in the media. After analyzing the importance of Science Communication to society I focus on two elements of this topic. First, the challenges Science Communication faces in this current national climate, including but not limited to, the public understanding of science and the relationship between scientists and journalists. Second, how communication of scientific topics can be improved to reach a larger audience. 
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Despite improvements in medical treatment, persons living with HIV (PLH) continue to face a multitude of challenges that diminish quality of life and reduce psychosocial and emotional health. Common challenges faced by PLH include social stigmatization, fear of rejection, substance abuse, lack of social support, and damage to self-concept, which occur after diagnosis (Kalichman et al., 2003; Levine et al., 1991; Skinta et al., 2018; Keith, 2013). Participation in music therapy provides opportunities for PLH to express their inner world in a meaningful way (Aldridge, 1993). Musical creation through therapeutic songwriting has been identified as an effective method when working with PLH (Cordobes, 1997; Hatcher, 2007). Composition and therapeutic songwriting have also been documented as effective music therapy techniques for influencing self-concept and identity exploration (Johnson, 1981; Clarkson & Robey, 2000; Colwell et al., 2005; Tamplin et al., 2016; Baker et al., 2017). Song collage is a therapeutic songwriting technique in which lyrics from pre-existing songs are selected and then collated to create a new song that represents a theme or tells a coherent story (Tamplin, 2006). The song collage technique can be an effective approach in a group therapeutic context. By having group members contribute lyrics from pre-existing songs based on a theme, the lyrics can be arranged to create a group song (Schmidt, 1983). This pilot study is among the first to investigate the effect of therapeutic songwriting, specifically the use of the song collage technique, on the individual self-concepts of adults living with HIV. The purpose of this pilot study was to 1) investigate the effect of group therapeutic songwriting, specifically the use of the song collage technique, on the individual self-concepts of adults living with HIV; and 2) determine the feasibility of conducting such a study in a transitional housing facility for adults living with HIV/AIDS
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“I Wasn’t Fucking Finished Yet” is the fictional account of a woman waking up to realize the on-again, off-again relationship she was in for years with a much older man was traumatic for her. She begins revisiting and commenting on old journal entries to reconstruct and make sense of how exactly this whole thing happened. She grapples with anger, guilt, and doubt as well as the confused voice of a girl from the past who just wasn’t finished being a kid yet.
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Janeites have been around in different forms for many years, but the rise of the Internet and, as an extension of this, fandom culture has led to a surprisingly strong legacy of Austen on popular sites, such as Twitter and Facebook. Austen’s fans are unique in how they straddle the line between the scholarly and recreational, and the unique workings of Jane Austen as both a part of popular culture and canonical literature is an essential aspect of studying her influence in a modern context. Through its legitimacy as the object of fandom (Jane Austen) being a canonical author, as well as it being made by and for women, the Jane Austen fandom has become a place where Austen fans can fangirl together in an isolated and protected place.
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Is there a justifiable right to resist injustice specifically within the American Carceral system?
There is a delicate balance between what gives prisoners the right to resist. Prisoners are being subjected to further oppression when resisting injustice because it is not seen as a right. 
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Over the past decade, many white nationalists have participated in a new, regressive social movement under the name “Alt-Right.” I argue that the modern Alt-Right misappropriation of medieval history exploits a false narrative of a ubiquitously all-white, Christian identity in the Middle Ages that simply never existed. Such an act allows the Alt-Right to connect themselves to a supposedly shared history, thereby emphasizing their assumed legitimacy. This rhetorical aspect of their social movement strategy is key to their ideological identity. This thesis engages with critical race theory and medieval historiography in order to understand why the Middle Ages hold such a powerful place in collective memory, and why medieval rhetoric and symbolism are misappropriated by white nationalist movements. Although concepts of race, gender, and ethnicity during the Middle Ages differed from and are inherently incompatible with their contemporary evocation by white nationalists, the false ideas about these medieval concepts evoked by white nationalists nonetheless retain potency.

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• Do piezoelectric nanoparticles affect gating of ion channels?
• This study observed the effects of polarized and non-polarized nanoparticles on voltage-gated ion channels
• Specifically whether or not changes in ionic currents through these channels are detected
• May determine whether nanoparticles can be used to modify channel gating
• Also may address the larger issue of nanoparticle toxicity to mammalian cells

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