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Nitrates in the Upper Mississippi River continue to pose a threat to aquatic life and are associated with a growing number of human health risks including cancer, despite [...]
2024-06 |
Environment, Geography and Urbanization; Environmental and Urban Studies; Public Policy Theses and Projects |
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A growing body of research demonstrates that individuals aged 65 years and older are disproportionately impacted by climate change, yet there are few policies that provid [...]
2024-06 |
Environment, Geography and Urbanization; Environmental and Urban Studies; Public Policy Theses and Projects |
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Residents of Seattle, Washington, live under constant threat of natural disasters, and the risks are only increasing due to climate change. Hurricane Katrina made clear t [...]
2024-06 |
Environment, Geography and Urbanization; Environmental and Urban Studies; Public Policy Theses and Projects |
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In the winter of 2020, Illinois suffered millions of dollars in coastal damage from abnormally strong waves. These waves were fueled by record high lake levels, a phenome [...]
2024-06 |
Environment, Geography and Urbanization; Environmental and Urban Studies; Public Policy Theses and Projects |
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With the development of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities over the past years, many industries have integrated AI-based tools into their workflow to improve produ [...]
2024-04 |
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Minority business owners (MOs) naturally build value-creating relationships within their racial groups, and co-ethnic business networks and organizations utilize racially [...]
2024-04 |
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Following the enactment of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, several states raised their Medicaid eligibility income thresholds, leading to a substantial rise in M [...]
2024-04 |
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One prominent immigration strategy employed by the Biden administration is a tool called “humanitarian parole,” which has been controversial due to its perceived ille [...]
2024-04 |
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Between January 2022 and January 2023, the estimated homelessness population in the United States increased 12% from 582,462 to 653,104. This is not only the largest incr [...]
2024-04 |
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A growing body of research demonstrates that individuals aged 65 years and older are disproportionately impacted by climate change, yet there are few policies that provid [...]
2024-04 |
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Many states in the U.S. require parental consent for minors to obtain abortions, creating barriers for minors in foster care who often must obtain judicial approval for a [...]
2024-04 |
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Women have been involved in activism for centuries in America; however, their roles, credibility, and influence in politics have constantly changed. While there is signif [...]
2024-04 |
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This investigation examines the strategic favoritism displayed by the United States toward six Mexican revolutionaries in the years leading up to and during the Mexican R [...]
2021-04 |
History; Public Policy Theses and Projects |
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Due to special education's individualistic and legal nature, increased parent participation is required to achieve the desired outcomes for their students. Parents who do [...]
2024-04 |
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Despite the ruling in Roe v. Wade (1973), states across the U.S. have enacted restrictive abor- tion laws that severely stunted Americans’ access to abortion services; [...]
2024-04 |
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This research paper focuses on heritable gene editing, which is a technology that modifies the germline in order to produce heritable changes to an individual and their s [...]
2024-04 |
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Since the 1860s, with the advancement of womens’ working rights, the gender wage gap has been a heavily contentious issue in U.S. political debate. While many efforts h [...]
2024-04 |
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Following a 2012 Department of Justice investigation, North Carolina courts were compelled to significantly liberalize their language access policy. I take advantage of t [...]
2024-04 |
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In the field of international development, Intergovernmental Organisations (IGOs) must implement their global mandate while navigating local systems and cultures. However [...]
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Faculty-student mentorship has been shown to impact students’ career development while in college, yet Black women students’ experience with this form of mentorship h [...]
2024-04 |
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Urban communities suffer from a spiral of decay where poor conditions—structural and social— induce crime, and crime worsens those conditions. Policies attempt to aid [...]
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This paper draws from qualitative interviews with Chicago-based formerly incarcerated individuals (FIIs) who work in criminal legal system-related fields (e.g., law, reen [...]
2024-04 |
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies; Public Policy Theses and Projects |
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The use of recidivism risk assessment instruments throughout different stages of the criminal justice process continues to grow. Much of the existing literature fails to [...]
2024-04 |
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From kidnapping for ransom to political corruption, Nigeria is a nation grappling with great insecurity. This has an impact on vulnerable populations, such as women and c [...]
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This paper seeks to test the claim commonly put forward by preservation advocates that older housing is less expensive than newer housing and that this warrants policy in [...]
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