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Can We Reverse Aging? Using Cognitive Training in Rodents to Enhance Overall Cognitive Performance

Name: Sarah Snider Major: Cognitive Neuroscience Minor: Economics Advisor: Amy Jo Stavnezer Cognitive plasticity is the ability for cognitive outcomes to be flexible and fluid. […]

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Dawn of Darkness by Pookar Chand

Name: Pookar Chand Major: English Minor: Economics Advisors: Lisa Perfetti, Claire Eager My English Independent Study project was to create a novella length experimental and […]

Yeeun Koh

A Drunken Carnival of Hate: The Impact of a Minority Group’s Growth on Intergroup Conflict

Name: Yeeun Koh Majors: Economics, Mathematics Advisors: Edward Teather-Posadas, Robert Kelvey Conflict is, by nature, cost inefficient and has naturally attracted economists’ devoted attentions. […]

Gold Sounds: An Empirical Analysis of Popular Music From the 1960s to Today

Name: Ian Leon Major: Economics Minor: Statistical and Data Sciences Advisor: Moses Luri and Edward Teather-Posadas The music industry brings in billions of dollars […]

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Fatal Extraction: A Comparative Analysis of Environmental Conflicts in Ecuador during the Presidency of Rafael Correa

Name: Joey Harris Major: Political Science Minor: Economics Advisor: Erum Haider Conflicts over how natural resources are governed have become an increasingly important factor in […]

Claira Schiffrik

Don’t Fight the Fed? An Analysis of the Role of Monetary Policy in the Formation of Bubbles in the Housing Market

Name: Claira Schiffrik Major: Economics Advisor: Huiting Tian This study provides an analysis of the relationship between monetary policy and the housing market and […]

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The Political Games of Foreign Direct Investment: Investigating the Influence of Regime Type on Host Country FDI Inflows During the Olympics

Name: Clare Leithauser Major: Political Science Minor: Economics Advisors: Erik Davis; Jeffrey Lantis (second reader) Foreign direct investment (FDI) is one of the most important factors in […]

The Power of Narratives: Exploring the Influence of Propaganda Narratives on U.S. Ethiopian Migrants’ Remittance-Sending Behavior Post 2020 Ethiopia/Tigray Conflict

Name: Alegnta Dawit Mezmur Major: Global and International Studies, Economics Concentration Minor: Data Science Advisors: Edward Teather-Posadas, Philip Mellizo This thesis examines the impact […]

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Fighting poverty through economics: Rashmi Ekka ’08 uses microfinance and agricultural development to tackle big-world food problems

This story originally appeared in the Spring 2023 edition of Wooster Magazine. Rashmi Ekka ’08 grew up as part of the Oraon tribe in […]

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Economics alumna analyzes effect of pandemic on student assessment

Mahi Lal ’22, a College of Wooster economics alumna recently contributed to a national press release elaborating on the effect of the pandemic on […]

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Brooke Krause to study cost-effective vision programs for students in Sierra Leone schools

Brooke Krause, associate professor of economics and business economics at The College of Wooster, is part of a research team that received a $1.5 […]

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Wooster receives $475 thousand HHMI grant to support inclusive excellence in research mentoring in STEM

The College of Wooster has received a grant of $475,000 from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) initiative for work over […]

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APEX Fellowship | Sumaiya Sarrat

Majors: Biology and Economics Class Year: 2025 Organization: SQUARE InformatiX Limited As a brand executive intern for SQUARE InformatiX, an IT company in Dhaka, I […]

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APEX Fellowship | Zineb Sair

Majors: Political Science and Economics Class Year: 2023 Organization: Jubilee USA Network As an intern at Jubilee USA where I will be a policy associate. […]

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APEX Fellowship | Amanda Iskin

Major: Economics Class Year: 2024 Organization: Community Action Wayne/Medina As an intern at the Community Action Wooster/Medina, I will assist in designing and implementing […]

AMRE Team | Wooster Brush

David Sokurov ’24, Statistical & Data Sciences and Business Economics Yeeun Koh ’24, Economics, Mathematics minor Ruisha Prasai ’23, Psychology Advisors: Brooke Krause, Huiting Tian […]

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AMRE Team | The Fund for Our Economic Future

Max Shiffman ’23, Philosophy Mekdes Shiferaw ’23, Global & International Studies and Economics Advisors: Moses Luri, Brooke Krause The team explored the effects of cash […]

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AMRE Team | Carbon Credits for Ohio Landowners

Carolyn Klein ’24, Environmental Studies Emma Staggs ’24, Studio Art (Economics minor) Advisors: Moses Luri, Matt Mariola The team worked with a local landowner […]

AMRE Team | Main Street Wooster and Wayne Economic Development Council

Rehann Silvanus ’24, Economics Ishika Gupta ’23, Business Economics and Statistical & Data Sciences Eric Kwabena Tetteh (Ashesi University) Advisors: Jim Burnell, Huiting Tian […]

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The College of Wooster partners with Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management to expand access to master’s programs

WOOSTER, Ohio—A new partnership between The College of Wooster and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) will offer early admission and scholarships to Wooster students […]