Compared to international countries with dissimilar health care systems, the United States is ranked at the bottom regarding its COVID-19 response. ‘Medicare for All’ (MFA) is a policy proposed to the US Congress to provide universal, comprehensive, and affordable health coverage, has received even further criticism during the pandemic. The researcher’s article seeks to begin…
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Honors Thesis Spotlight: The Effect of Public Renewable Energy Spending on Economic Growth in the EU
Climate change, pollution, greenhouse gasses, and other environmental factors of fossil fuels have led to research about renewable energy and its viability. Transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy has become increasingly innovative and efficient within the past couple of decades. The European Union is one of the leading advocates, which this study aims…
Honors Thesis Spotlight: The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Puerto Rico’s Tourism Industry
Tourism is one of the primary businesses which attracts external investment to the island of Puerto Rico, while also furthering pro-business interests in place of those from the general public. It has set the bar for Puerto Rico’s urban economy today, especially that of its capital, San Juan, and has developed around the influx of…
Honors Thesis Spotlight: Accommodation, to Competition, to Rivalry: An Evaluation of U.S.-China Relations in the Obama & Trump Administrations
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, public opinion has changed regarding the PRC in the populations of the United States and others, while showing the hazardous Chinese behavior has to the international community (1). Steven Richards’s thesis explores the US-China relations and identifies major events and trends within their history. In addition, the research will explore the…
Honors Thesis Spotlight: Investigating Humeral Retroversion in Archaic Populations
Based on prior research, the standard degree of humeral retroversion (the rotation of the head relative to the distal articulation) has been agreed to be between 25°- 35°, and increased retroversion is potentially correlated with several factors. Madison Hubbart’s research evaluates retroversion angles among adult male and female humeri from the Windover population to test…
Honors Thesis Spotlight: China’s Evolving Non-Interference Policy and Expanding Role in Conflict Mediation Abroad
In 1954, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced a policy of non-interference after the “Century of Humiliation” that was inflicted on China from 1842 to 1949 by other foreign powers. This policy was proposed in the form of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence: the mutual respect for other territories, the absence of aggression,…
Honors Thesis Spotlight: Far-Right Fever: Examining the Electoral Rise and Political Persistence of Brazil and Hungary’s Populist Radical Right
Since the 2010s, the right-winged authoritarianism movement (combination of nativism, antidemocracy, and authoritarianism) has shaped political parties in electoral policies, garnered public favor, and rejected the ideals of liberalism. In Europe, Southeast Asia, the United States, and South America, the right-winged populist (having the right-wing ideas but lacking a bias toward an economic system) has…
Dissertation Spotlight: Essays on Educational Attainment and Labor Outcomes 
Researcher Audrienna Tremise Burgin writes this dissertation on Educational Attainment and Labor Outcomes; the dissertation includes three essays. Burgin argues that education is the root of all humans. Education is widely accepted. All of the essays in this dissertation go into detail and relate back to education. The introduction explains in-depth how important educational attainment…
Dissertation Spotlight: Sisterhood, Safe Spaces & Self-Affirmations: How Black Women Practice Self-Care In Response To Racism And Discrimination
Being a minority comes with tremendous obstacles; however, for Black women who exist in a world that isn’t designed for their dual identities as both a racial and a gender minority, it can be debilitating. Regarding these two separate but equally defining identities, Black women experience specific forms of stress that other individuals may not….
Dissertation Spotlight: Legal and Illegal Bribery: What’s the Difference?
In 1976, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) outlawed US firms’ ability to bribe foreign officials, which put US firms at a disadvantage in the growing global market. FCPA stated that no United States firms or firms established by a US citizen were allowed to bribe foreign officials to maintain or seal their business. US…
Wicked Problems, Wicked Solutions 