Reducing Plastic Straw Use on the University of Oregon Campus
Presenter(s): Nozomi Yamada Co Presenter(s): Alexandra Urrutia, Riley Roefaro Faculty Mentor(s): Peg Boulay & Sarah Stoeckl Poster 177 Session: Environmental Leaders ARC In the U.S alone, approximately 500 million plastic straws are used everyday. Earlier studies...
The Hukou System’s Influence on Rural-Urban Inequality in China
Presenter(s): Amber Thorp Co Presenter(s): Anneliese Merrigan Poster 179 Session: Global Engagement ARC The Hukou system used to be the main tool to curb urban migration, especially the diaspora of rural farmers. In the past ten years, in spite of rising numbers of...
Nintendo and its Climb to the Top
Presenter(s): Jia Suwatanapornchai Co Presenter(s): Hanna Drake Poster 181 Session: Global Engagement ARC Nintendo is a common household name, but many often don’t know how it came to be this way. This presentation explores and discusses strategies and means which...
Islam in the German Sphere
Presenter(s): Lucas Shannon Co Presenter(s): Zachary Gee Faculty Mentor(s): Matthias Vogel Poster 193 Session: Global Engagement ARC The Muslim population in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland is growing in a manner parallel to the ever more polarizing political...
Naturalization and Immigration in Quebec
Presenter(s): Jessica Samples Co Presenter(s): Lucille Shadburne, Emma Meese Faculty Mentor(s): Matthias Vogel & Laurie deGonzalez Poster 192 Session: Global Engagement ARC Obtaining Canadian citizenship is a process many people aspire to complete every year....
The Spread of Islam and Eastern Religion in Chile and Argentina
Presenter(s): Helen Robinett Co Presenter(s): Emma Synder Faculty Mentor(s): Matthias Vogel Poster 191 Session: Global Engagement ARC In an increasingly isolationist society, multiculturalism is becoming less of a goal and more of a buzzword as citizens are subjected...
Send Noodles
Presenter(s): Andrea Rivera Co Presenter(s): Laura Ho Poster 180 Session: Global Engagement ARC Send Noodles College students are stereotyped to live off caffeine and Cup Noodles, and for a good reason. Cup Noodle can be prepared in 3 minutes with hot water and for a...
Immigration Customs Enforcement’s Deliberate Targeting of Undocumented Activists
Presenter(s): Giovanni Ricci Faculty Mentor(s): Noah Glusman Poster 170 Session: Social Activism ARC In the nearly twenty years since September 11th attacks, the United States has seen, as a result of changed cultural values, a dramatic increase in aggressive...
Islam in France: Secularism
Presenter(s): Claire Putman Co Presenter(s): Bridget Johns, Amanda Henney, Myrriah Jones Faculty Mentor(s): Matthias Vogel & Laurie de González Poster 190 Session: Global Engagement ARC In this project, we will examine how France reflects the ideas of the...
“Drug Cartels and the Colombian Economy”
Presenter(s): Francesca Muchow Co Presenter(s): Katee Kuhlman, Bronwyn Lord Faculty Mentor(s): Matthias Vogel Poster 189 Session: Global Engagement ARC A city built on drugs: Medellin, Colombia. For most that live in the city, especially those in more impoverished...
Portland, Oregon: Minors Affected by Sex Trafficking
Presenter(s): Emily Mirbod Co Presenter(s): sophie hansen, Desiree Whitney, Madisen Campbell, Tom Tandberg Faculty Mentor(s): Noah Glusman Poster 169 Session: Social Activism ARC Portland, Oregon has one of the highest rates of human sex trafficking, especially of...
A Sustainable Growing Method for Everyone
Presenter(s): Cristoff Ligon Co Presenter(s): Gavin Bradley Faculty Mentor(s): Sarah Stoeckl Poster 176 Session: Environmental Leaders ARC During the Winter 2019 term and the Spring 2019 term, the Community of Environmental Leaders hydroponics team has been hard at...
The Oil Economy of Venezuela
Presenter(s): Emily Kraschel Co Presenter(s): Enrique Menjivez Faculty Mentor(s): Matthias Vogel Poster 188 Session: Global Engagement ARC This project explores Venezuela’s oil based economy and how that exacerbates employment and poverty issues. In Venezuela, there...
Japanese Tattoo
Presenter(s): Mason Klepp Faculty Mentor(s): Matthias Vogel Poster 187 Session: Global Engagement ARC Japan has a rich history with the medium of tattoo that stretches back thousands of years, a history which has occupied a fascinatingly unique place in Japanese...
Proposal for Textile Recycling at the University of Oregon
Presenter(s): Courtney Kaltenbach Co Presenter(s): Alli Eroh, Stella Augustine, Caitlyn Mccall, Racheal Maloney, Maggie Craven Faculty Mentor(s): Sarah Stoeckl Poster 17 Session: Environmental Leaders ARC We are in an age of fast fashion in which clothing is produced...
Uyghur Muslims in China
Presenter(s): Nikki Irvine Co Presenter(s): McCall Delaney, Genevieve Slaton, Malaya Cansdale Faculty Mentor(s): Matthias Vogel & Alina Chen Poster 186 Session: Global Engagement ARC The issues facing the Uyghur minority in China are pervasive, yet severely...
Smoking in China: A Student’s Perception
Presenter(s): Kevin Iriawan Faculty Mentor(s): Matthias Vogel Poster 185 Session: Global Engagement ARC Teenage smoking in China as well as America has been a rising problem. With the evolution of e- cigarettes, smoking has become easier than ever before....
Companion planting at the University of Oregon Grow Pod
Presenter(s): Anabelle Huffman Co Presenter(s): Isabel Mosley, Sydney Gastman Faculty Mentor(s): Sarah Stoeckl & Peg Boulay Poster 174 Session: Environmental Leaders ARC Our project explores the method of companion planting as an alternative way to produce food....
Drones Implanted into Combat, and Their Effects on Countries that Manufacture, Use, and Distribute Them
Presenter(s): Ramon Hernandez Co Presenter(s): Elliana Pastrano, Thomas Hesser Faculty Mentor(s): Matthias Vogel Poster 184 Global Engagement ARC For over decades, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been in combat and dominating the remote fighting tactics that...
Oregon’s Gender Bias in Regards to Capital Punishment; the Complications and Implications Scholarly Article
Presenter(s): Lydia Giersch Faculty Mentor(s): Noah Glusman Poster 168 Session: Social Activism ARC In our research, we analyzed the role that gender plays in correlation to capital punishment in Oregon. Our research started through an abolitionary point of view in...
月子中心, “Maternity Hotels” for Chinese Mothers in the United States as a Form of Immigration
Presenter(s): Lauren Garcia Co Presenter(s): Jaidan McLean Faculty Mentor(s): Matthias Vogel & Alina Chen Poster 183 Session: Global Engagement ARC In this presentation, we will be exploring the topic of birth tourism, specifically regarding mothers from China....
Diet and the Environment
Presenter(s): Alice Floyd-Preston Co Presenter(s): Jay Lopez, Zach Colligan, Jordan Hankins Faculty Mentor(s): Sarah Stoeckl Poster 173 Session: Environmental Leaders ARC In the sphere of sustainable living, veganism is hailed as the ideal diet to reduce environmental...
Tour de Friends
Presenter(s): Jack Buechler Faculty Mentor(s): Sarah Stoeckl Poster 172 Session: Environmental Leaders ARC Eugene, Oregon is one of the most bike friendly cities to live in. Due to the high number of bike paths and bike lanes, the League of American Bicyclists awarded...
People Incarcerated Working for Wages keen to Slave Labor within the Oregon Prison System
Presenter(s): Evie Blythe Faculty Mentor(s): Noah Glusman Poster 167 Session: Social Activism ARC When the 13th amendment to the US Constitution was added, it outlawed involuntary servitude for almost all cases. The only exception is punishment for a crime. Today,...
Fundamentally F****d: America’s Racially Disparate Healthcare System
Presenter(s): Alexis Blaschka Co Presenter(s): Gabby George Faculty Mentor(s): Noah Glusman Poster 166 Session: Social Activism ARC This project stems from the treatment, and lack thereof, of undocumented individuals in the United States, with a focus on the quality...
Digital Piracy in Cuba
Presenter(s): Alex Abele Co Presenter(s): Robert Wyrick Poster: #178 Session: Global Engagement ARC Vox, a famous youtuber that is very trustworthy and credible, made a youtube video called “This is Cuba’s Netflix, Hulu, and Spotify – all without the internet”....