Thursday, June 4th, 2015
Local Water Analysis
Water Analysis: Safe Drinking Water in Sunbury and Milton Skyler Finning, Elyse Pfleger, and Brandn Green Water Analysis Research Paper
Water Analysis: Safe Drinking Water in Sunbury and Milton Skyler Finning, Elyse Pfleger, and Brandn Green Water Analysis Research Paper
The Central Columbia School District Health Impact Assessment Report: Bucknell University Community Research Group, 2013 Carl Milofsky, Hayden Yancey, Wenhui Xiu, Zach Moon, Matt MCanear, Kety Silva and Brandn Green Central Columbia School District — Health Impact Assessment Report
Once a week during the open enrollment period, a group of Bucknell students and faculty members assisted community members applying for the Affordable Care Act. President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010. The law makes health care more accessible and affordable for many Americans and lowers the uninsured rate of health insurance. However, many who apply struggle with computers. This is where the Place Studies initiative comes into play. Carl Milofsky is a Professor of Sociology at Bucknell University and the co-director of the Place Studies Initiative. In an interview, he discussed the importance of Bucknell’s […]
Why is conservation of the Susquehanna River imperative to inhabitants of the river counties along the rivershed? What are the cultural, social, environmental, and economics assets that the river provides? Buck Doyle explores and answers these questions in his Pilot Study for Envision the Susquehanna, research that was requested by the Chesapeake Conservancy. In order to generate qualitative data necessary for his research, interviews of land and water conservation officials were carried out. The data obtained from these interviews will be used for the development of a survey that will transpire the fall of 2014, specifically a phone survey that […]
Sam Jacobson and Yash Bhutwala created SRVCdata.org as a resource for social organizations to measure how well their programs are addressing issues in the central Susquehanna Valley. Their website includes data resources such as reports dealing with health, security, demographics, economic growth, and much more. The website also provides a trendalyzer, a visualization software that creates an animation of a plot of two different variables and then tracks them over time. Individuals can also use the website to learn more about the five counties of the Central Susquehanna Valley through the qualitative data and reports they provide. The website allows […]