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To complete a lighting audit of Vassar's academic building, we gathered data from a random sample of 10 academic buildings, and in each did a weekend nighttime and weekday daytime audit. From our data, we then calculated the electricity usage and…

The North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) is a keystone species that creates wetland habitats through dam construction, dramatically altering local hydrology and ecosystem composition. At the Vassar College Preserve, beaver activity has created a…

Like many public school districts in major U.S. cities, the School District of Philadelphia offers a variety of different high school experiences. Upon entering eighth grade, students and their families must decide whether they will pursue a high…

In order to combat climate change, it is imperative to replace individual automobile and air travel with mass transportation. The US Inter-City Rail system is lacking serious connections. Bus systems and routes can be useful in locations that are…

Black Americans have unequal access to wealth across the U.S., making up 13.6% of households but holding only 4.7% of wealth (U.S. Census Bureau 2022). Redlining, a widespread practice in the 1930s and 1940s, has contributed to this wealth gap, as…