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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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Assessment of the Diversity and Abundance of Marine Species around Appledore Island Using Remote Underwater Videos

Publication Date
2023-May-02
Authors
Carolan, Melanie
Department or Program
Earth Science and Geography Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Vassar Only
Abstract

The Gulf of Maine, located in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, is biologically, ecologically, and socio-economically important. Humans have interacted with this region by overfishing cod, implementing bounties on harbor and gray seals, instigating warming through human induced climate change, and...

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The Children’s Books of Nancy Willard

Publication Date
2017-August-30
Authors
Willard, Nancy
Patkus, Ronald
Department or Program
Vassar College Libraries
Document Type
Exhibition Catalog
Access Level
Open
Abstract

The exhibition The Children’s Books of Nancy Willard was planned and mounted by the Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College. At the Frederick Ferris Thompson Memorial Library August 30 — December 20, 2017.

Cover illustrations are # 15 in...

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Ugly Food for Thought: Ripple Effects from a New Food Movement

Publication Date
2020-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Craig, Lindsay
Department or Program
Science, Technology, and Society Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

In 2015, the Ugly Food Movement started by companies and campaigns to market and sell aesthetically suboptimal fruits and vegetables. The movement began in response to an increasingly visual culture in which many customers and retailers reject produce on the...

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