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Vassar Scholarship

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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"It's Gotta be the Shoes": A Case Study on Shoes, Distance Running, and Technology in Sport

Publication Date
2021-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Martin, Hannah K.
Department or Program
Science, Technology, and Society Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

Over one weekend at the beginning of October 2019, Eliud Kipchoge's sub-two-hour marathon in the INEOS 1:59 Challenge and Brigid Kosgei's world-record-breaking Chicago Marathon win reset the clock in terms of what was believed to be humanly possible in the...

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Branding the Globe: The Real Madrid Takeover

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Nicolette Harley
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Archive Only
Abstract

Real Madrid got its start in 1902, but it wasn't until the 1950s under Santiago Bernabéu as president and his squad of international superstars that the team began to make a name for themselves as the best, winning five championships...

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Transgender Gynecology: The Construction of Medical Knowledge and Health Social Movements as Catalysts for Change

Publication Date
2023-April-21
Authors
Oppenheim, Hannah
Department or Program
Science, Technology, and Society Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Open
Abstract

This thesis examines the current state of routine transgender gynecologic care, highlighting patient discomfort and distrust of healthcare providers, particularly during the gynecological exam. I discuss how the construction of medical knowledge, including the makeup of the medical field, sources...

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