Tag: STEM
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On Death and Disease: How Physicians’ Perspectives Compare Across Specialties Through Written Work
in Fall 2025“If the weight of mortality does not grow lighter, does it at least get more familiar?” Paul Kalanithi, neurosurgeon and author, asks this of his readers in the face of his own terminal illness (183). It is a question loaded with the impossible task of response. No answer seems to both succinctly and precisely convey…
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Utah’s Dust Hotspots: How Oxidated Dust from Great Salt Lake Threatens Air, Health, and Justice
in Fall 2025In the 1930s, the United States faced one of its greatest environmental disasters—the Dust Bowl. Massive dust storms swept across the Great Plains, darkening skies, burying homes, and wreaking havoc on human health. Residents frequently experienced severe respiratory distress, developing conditions such as “dust pneumonia,” where fine particulate matter embedded deeply into lungs, causing inflammation…
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Characterizing the Effects of Misinformation Regarding Pediatric Cancer in the High School Setting
in Fall 2024This thesis is dedicated to the Vanderbilt Hematology/Oncology Team. Acknowledgements I would like to express my appreciation for my field of study advisor, Brenda Royal, English teacher, Ellie Wiggins, mentor, Scott Borinstein M.D. PhD., and peers for assisting me with formatting my research and revisions. Abstract This thesis primarily focuses on the implications of misinformation…
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Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis: A Comprehensive Review
in Fall 2024Abstract Multiple sclerosis (MS), characterized by autoimmune-driven demyelination in the central nervous system, poses significant challenges in diagnosis and treatment due to its varied symptoms. This synthesis of existing observational studies looks to determine the impact of vitamin D levels on MS development. Findings suggest a potential role for vitamin D in MS prevention and…
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STEM Stereotypes Through the Lens of Generative Artificial Intelligence
in Fall 2024Academically, commercially, and societally, attention towards artificial intelligence has increased exponentially in the past decade. Between 2010 and 2019, academic papers about artificial intelligence increased 20-fold to about 20,000 publications per year, with the most popular subcategory of artificial intelligence being machine learning—the technology behind popular generative AI tools (i.e., those AI tools designed to…