Poster 1
Student Name: Carlos J Vasquez
Student Major: Psychology
Scholars Program: Public Leadership
Title of Project: Information Overload and Fatigue: How Modern Media Exposure Contributes to Societal Apathy and Declining Moral Outrage
This project is about Societal Apathy and Declining Moral Outrage. Their central question was: If we see upsetting or intense content all the time, do we start to become numb to it? Carlos looked at real-case studies and events and analyzed statistics and surveys and how media affects mental health and behavior. This project argues that too much exposure to intense media can actually reduce how strongly we react, which might make society less responsive to important issues over time. This project required more research compared to physically creating a survey which made it a lot easier and accessible to a various data. However they only relied on this and made it harder to prove cause and effect.
Poster 2
Student Name: Emmalynn K. Malixi
Student Major: Biophysics and Astronomy
Scholars Program: Science and Global Change
Title of Project: Perinatal Care Practices: Observations from Labor and Delivery and Neonatal Intensive Care.
Class:CPSP359G
Emmalynn observed specialized care in both the Labor and Delivery unit and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Virtua Voorhees Hospital. She documented her exposure to high risk obsteric procedures such as C sections and postpartum hemorrage management. Ultimately, it reflects on the intersection of maternal health and intensive infant care, highlighting the clinical skills and professional insights gained during the experience. A major benefit was the real life exposure Emmalynn got to have, which was super educational and informative. However she stated that it had a lot of emotional intensity and was a lot to experience at the time.
Poster 3
Student Name: Alexander Ethan Geretz
Student Major: Applied Mathematics
Scholars Program: Science and Global Change
Title of Project: Python-Pandas Automation
Class: CPSG359
This project covers a summer internship at IWCO Direct, where a student developed a custom Python-Pandas tool to automate a previously tedious manual marketing research workflow. By transforming raw source data into organized Excel Pivot Tables with automatic field detection, this project provided the marketing team with streamlined method for data analysis. A benefit of this was a strengthening of their technical skills, specifically in Python. However, an obstacle the student faced was locked down company devices which made it difficult for them to write and edit their code.
Poster 4
Student Name: James McCauley
Student Major: Aerospace Engineering
Scholars Program: Science and Global Change
Title: Facilties Management: The Backbone of all University Infrastructure
Class: CPSG359G
James interned with Aramark at Manhattan University to organize and improve the schools physical infrastructure. He created a maintenance program for over 400 pieces of equipment using software to track repairs like HVAC and plumbing. His work brought much-needed structure to a department struggling with budget cuts and staff shortages. A major benefit James faced was developing more professional skills in project management and communication. However, an obstacle was managing poorly organized facilities that were suffering from budget cuts and staff shortages.
Project 5
Student Name: Andrew Lefkowitz
Student Major: Government and Politics
Scholars Program: Public Leadership
Title: Campus Antisemitism after October 7: How Jewish students experiences are impacted
This project examines how rising antisemitism has affected Jewish college students safety and mental health. Andrew used surveys and academic studies to track how students now navigate their campus and express their identity. The results show a mix of increased fear for some and a stronger connection to their community for others. Andrew gained a deeper understanding of how campus climate affects personal identity and mental health but he faced the obstacle of how an emotionally charged social issue could impact students experiences. As well as not get the largest and most reliable student population in his survey.