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The fifth annual Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium featured 175 student presentations on original research

John Weir Perry’s Diabasis House Program both built on and exceeded Jung’s previous understanding of psychosis.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Caroline White-Nockleby is a PhD student in MIT’s doctoral program in History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology, and Society (HASTS), which is co-sponsored by the History and Anthropology sections, and the Program in Science, Technology and Society (STS). White-Nockleby’s research centers on the shifting supply chains of renewable energy infrastructures. In particular, she is interested in the interfaces between policymaking, social dynamics, and t...

Caption: "Renewable energy must be collected, stored, and transported, says PhD student Caroline White-Nockleby. "It requires financing, metals extraction, and the processing of decommissioned materials. ... Not everyone stands to benefit equally from renewable energys potentials, and not everyone will be equally exposed to its socio-environmental impacts.” Credits: Photo courtesy of Caroline White-Hockleby. Cap...

Caption: "There is tremendous and growing interest in environmental questions within economics," says Assistant Professor Clare Balboni. "Economic models and methods can help to enhance our understanding of how to balance the imperative for continued growth in prosperity and well-being — particularly for the world’s poorest — with the need to mitigate and adapt to the environmental externalities that this growth creates." Credits: ...