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Factors Influencing Small Business Employees’ Decisions to Return to Work
By Alexis Kochanski Faculty mentor: Dr. Alexandra Dunn Some states in the early summer of 2021 decided to cancel their pandemic-related benefits nearly three months before the federal expiration date. The rationale was that removing this assistance would motivate the unemployed to reengage with the job market. The U.S. experienced a record number of job…
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Synthesis of KasA Inhibitors
By Emma Ostrander, Caroline Pitches Faculty mentor: Dr. Davis Oldham In order to treat tuberculosis, specific KasA enzyme competitive inhibitors must be synthesized. This was done by doing a Grignard reaction, chlorination of an alcohol, and alkylation. For the Grignard reaction, bromobenzene was mixed with magnesium and then mixed with 1-benzylpiperidin-4-one. Ammonium chloride was then…
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Ethical AI: An Evaluation of AI Laws and Deployment
By Madison Williams Faculty advisor: Christopher Garcia 11:00-11:50am HCC 328 Over the years, the rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms has been met with conflicting views. While discourse surrounding AI is often positive and framed as innovative and forward-moving, there are scholars who contend that actors are hastily adopting algorithms at the expense of ethical…
