Honors Thesis Spotlight: Could Medicare for All have Changed the Trajectory of COVID-19?

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…

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: 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: Will the Demographic Dividend Affect South Asia?

As fertility rates drop, it is evident that there are major economic and demographic consequences across the world. According to the researcher Melissa Pregasen, the replacement level of fertility at which the population will become stable is 2.1 children per woman given typical contemporary mortality levels. In other words, the average amount of births is…

Honors Thesis Spotlight: The Role of Education in Improving Human Development in Central America: A Comparative Analysis of Guatemala and Costa Rica

Costa Rica and Guatemala are two comparable countries in Central America that share similar geographic and cultural characteristics, yet maintain noticeably different levels of human development. Additionally, both countries are not considered economically wealthy (2). Regardless, Costa Rica is ranked first out of 140 countries and territories on the Happy Planet Index. The Happy Planet…

Honors Thesis Spotlight: Cultural Capital, Social Capital, and Horizontal Stratification among University

Relative inequality (average disproportion of income) can either be reduced or extended by the abundance of cultural and social capital. Cultural capital comes from one’s knowledge and academic credential, while social capital is obtained through the connections one has (e.g. clubs or social networks). Previous research has concentrated on how social and cultural capital functions…