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Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

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[Exhibition] Work Prints: Eric Lindbloom’s Panoramas of the Hudson Valley

Publication Date
2024-January-09
Authors
Bush, Sasha Louis
Patkus, Ronald
Lindbloom, Eric
Department or Program
Vassar College Libraries
Document Type
Archived Website
Access Level
Open
Abstract

During his lifetime, Eric made many photographs of the region where he lived. Some of them have appeared in print; others have not. In 2019, Vassar’s Archives and Special Collections Library acquired a collection of twenty-eight of Eric’s Hudson Valley...

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Energy Consumption and Habit Formation: Evidence from High Frequency Thermostat Data

Publication Date
2017-January-01
Document Type
article
Authors
Ge, Qi
Ho, Benjamin
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Article
Abstract

Using minute-by-minute data from over 60,000 smart thermostats in households distributed across the United States, we analyze the persistence of energy consumption behaviors in response to external weather shocks. The analysis examines habitual behavior and provides insight into what affects...

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Sustainable Agriculture in Ancient Rome

Publication Date
2011-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Savio, Hannah L.
Department or Program
Greek and Roman Studies Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

Sustainable agriculture discourse describes agricultural practices and techniques used to maintain land fertility.  At its broadest definition, sustainable agriculture aims to make land hospitable to cultivated crops for an indefinite amount of time.  The discourse itself has only arisen in...

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