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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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An Issue of Sewerage: The role of Ellen Swallow Richards in Broad Irrigation at Vassar College and the present day impacts of excavation on Haven Loam soil

Publication Date
2023-April-20
Authors
Amore, Adelaide
Department or Program
Earth Science and Geography Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Vassar Only
Abstract

From 1896 to 1909, a system of sewage disposal existed on the Vassar farm, purifying sewage through sandy soils and irrigating the adjacent crop fields. This system was ecologically innovative in its time and Ellen Swallow Richards, a Vassar alumna...

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Moving Towards a Nuanced Understanding of Human Mating Preferences and Strategies: A Critique of Evolutionary Psychologists' Emphasis on Sex Differences

Publication Date
2015-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Kathryn V. Walter
Department or Program
Science, Technology, and Society Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

This thesis examines how evolutionary psychologists study human mating preferences and strategies: the theories they test, the methods they use, and how they analyze their findings. Women's long-term mate preferences for high status, tall, investing men with resources and men's...

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