The School of Arts & Sciences Annual Academic Symposium is designed to highlight the best in undergraduate scholarship. The goals of the symposium is to foster greater opportunities for faculty mentorship of our most engaged and talented students

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Submissions from 2023

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Providence Performing Arts Center: Disney Musicals in Schools Program, Kyle Wood, Hansel Figueroa, Victoria Aldrich, Alexis Butkiewicz, Brandon Castillo, Grace Dolan, Andrea Frost, Cameron Reardon, Liznett Rivera, Hillary Thilavong, Leah Ward, Makena Warfield, Carly Warrner, and Andrea Frost

Submissions from 2022

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Solving the JWU Mental Health Crisis, Kayley Gray, Christopher Protano, Sawyer Cosgrove, and Dylan Villa

Submissions from 2021

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Corks Versus Screwcaps: A Literary Review, Julia Dempsey

Submissions from 2020

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Genetic Intelligence: Myth Busted, Carissa Brand

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Food Security Site Project, Julia Rao

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The Genetic Role of Autism, Kimberly Sacaza

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Food Site Security Project: Hope's Harvest, Katherine van Rijswijck

Submissions from 2017

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Media Propaganda: Religious and Political Prejudice in the Middle East, Hassan Abuabdallah

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Finding Love in a Hopeless Place: Dating Patterns of American Millennials, Amanda Balbi

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Symmetry in Nature, Jessica Bourke

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Cross Rhythm: A Collection of Musical Short Stories, Stephanie Bowker

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Demeter and Persephone: Myth Interpretation, Miguel Feo-Orellana and Pedro Lora-Torres

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Genetics Research Paper: The Inheritance of Schizophrenia, Kolbi Holmes

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Pallister-Hall Syndrome: A Rare Developmental Phenomenon, Tierney McGonegal

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Bittersweet Fame, Bianca Suchite

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The Feminist Significance of "Beauty and the Beast" on Modern Society, Lily Sullivan

Submissions from 2016

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Preventing Suicide in Discharged Service Members: A Proposed Research Study, Kyri Barilone

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The Role of Anger in Sport and Relationships: A Discussion Regarding Intimate Partner Violence in At the Corner of Love and Basketball by Allison Glocke, Shannon Brennan

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Profile of a Veteran, Emily Fries

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What's Left of the Soul, Dolores Mohamad

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Where's the Representation?: The Impact of White Washing on Black Children, Kai Nelson

Submissions from 2015

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Overweight in the Military: Causes and Effects, Andrew Hooks

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Scoring a Goal against the "Dumb Jock" Stereotype, Gabrielle Longo

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Maddening: The Impact of Genre on Frustration and Aggression, V. B. Stalletti

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Crazy in Love with a Smooth Criminal: An In-Depth Look at Parasocial Relationships and How Celebrities Affect the Relationship, Alyssa Termini

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Barbie: The Real Enemy?, Shelby Wolfinger

Submissions from 2014

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"Can't Nobody Fly With All That Stuff": Exploring Representations and Standards of Black Patriarchal Masculinity in Television, Film, and Music, Chloe Marshall

Submissions from 2013

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The Rise and Fall of Bread in America, Amanda Benson

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Grandma’s Dictionary, Leiquan Jeremiah

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Government Provided Health Insurance, Kristina Lambert and Ryan O’Connor

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Deviance or making do: Seder in the institution, Jordan Mathurin

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George Barbier and the Art Deco Era: A Love Story, Elly Vander Kolk

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Revenge, Guilt, and Greed: Feast Scenes and Political Order in Shakespearian Society, Ashley VanderWeele

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Improving Non-Profit Organizations: Mon Ami, Dylan Yang, Kevin Diaz, Santos Miletes, and Robert Tonucci

Submissions from 2012

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Pinkberry Business Plan, Adriana Briones, Helena Langalis, Candy Matos, Diane Medeiros, and Richard Wilson

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Epigenetics: A Progressive View, Kimberly Gustafson

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Acts of Kindness, Demetria Hayman

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Changing Drink: How the Eighteenth Amendment Significantly Altered the Way People Regard Drink, Michelle Jasinski

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Hans Holbein the Younger – The Interweaving of His Life and Works with the Events of the Protestant Reformation, Jean Pulsifer

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Leather Whips and Rapier Wit: Observations on Sadomasochists and the World They Have Created, Samantha Ann Roberg

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Music, Mood, and Memory: An In-Depth Look at How Music Can Be Used as a Trigger to Elicit Specific Emotional Responses and Associated Memories, Jennifer Lynn Stubing

Submissions from 2011

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Paramore: A Spiritual Food Affair, Niki Brooks

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Retinal: The Biological Role and Significance, Frances Flowers

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World War II Technology that Changed Warfare - Radar and Bombsights, Sean Foley

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Computational Stylometry: An Interdisciplinary Project, Abby Miller, Taylor Horn-Speck, Blair Mondino, and John "J.C." White

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Maelstrom; or, Life After the Woods: Paolo Bacigalupi's "The Gambler", Otto Neubauer

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Improving Business Performance through Effectively Managing Employees, Ross E.L. Poquette

Submissions from 2010

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Monetary Policy Essay, Dan Brocklehurst

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The History of Canned Food, Lisa Couture

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If These Men Could Still Talk, Rebecca Damphousse

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Somalian Immigration and Assimilation to Minnesota, Chantae Erickson

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Artificial Intelligence: Soon to be the world’s greatest intelligence, or just a wild dream?, Edward R. Kollett

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Daybook, Sydny Loughlin

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4 Part Research Project: Cholecystokinin, Marcie Tasker