Submitted by: Anna Bettini Department: Anthropology Faculty: Arts This picture captures Rodney, a tree farmer I interviewed for my research as we walked through his farm in Taranaki, New Zealand. Rodney has a deep connection to his place, but he is also afraid things could change. A predominantly agricultural and rural region, Taranaki is considered …
Surrealist Venus in Translation Submitted by: Sofia Monzon Department: Modern Languages & Cultural Studies Faculty: Arts What are the connections between censorship and translation? Studying the intersection of censorship and translation helps us define the power dynamics lurking in the circulation of literature. My research focus on literary exchanges that took place between North America, …
Tobler’s Mandala Submitted by: Dean Koch Department: Mathematical & Statistical Sciences Faculty: Science Tobler’s First Law of Geography observes that “everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things.” This phenomenon is important in many areas of science because, if ignored, it can make measurements appear more precise than …
