Sally Drescher, STS Major, Honors, Cold War Games: The system and science of Soviet domination in international games.
Caitlin Dufraine, STS Major, Honors, Uncharted Dimensions of Media: A map of the social implications of geographic information systems (GIS).
Jessica Leuders-Dumont, STS Minor, Ocean Iron Fertilization -- Is it feasible? Is it ethical? Addressing the scientific and ethical considerations of OIF in the global community.
Maddie Given (STS Major) Honors Thesis, "The Ironic History of Medical Radiation: From Cancer Causing to Cancer Treatment." Maddie is planning a career in orthopedic medicine or physical therapy.
Kim Rudolph (STS Major) "What is Internet Addiction and Why is it a Problem in East Asia?" Kim is attending graduate school to study the history of science at the University of Oklahoma.
Adam Salamon (STS Minor) "The Development of Large-Scale Beer Brewing and the Significance of Microbreweries"
Camden Bucsko (Completed STS Senior Project) "Head Injuries in Football and Protective Equipment used to Prevent Them"
Aaron Bradford (STS Minor), "A Very Moral Concern: Molecular Biology and the Development of Chemotherapy."
Brian W. Fulmer (STS Major, Distinction in the Major), "Political Biology: Peter Kroptkin's Mutual Aid and the 'Darwinian Revolution."
Tom Reznick (STS Mahor, Distinction in the Major and Senior Scholar), "Morals and Milk: Neo-Luddism and Bovine Somatatopin." Senior Scholar's Thesis: "Science Technology and the Garden of Maine." Examines the technological, economic, and cultural roots of the industrialization of potato production in northern Maine as exemplified by the swift rise of the potato cash crop in Aroostook County from 1850 to 1900.
Tom Testo (STS Major, Distinction in the Major), "Last Blast: The Politics and Sponsorship of Formula One."
Joseph D. Berg, (STS Minor), "Eisenhower and the Fascist Interstate System."
Aaron Bradford, (STS Minor, Independent Study), "Video Games and Social Anxiety: A Historical Approach to the Fear of Youth."
Madeline Horwitz, (STS Major, Senior hons. thesis), "Man Made Menopause: A history of the medicalization of the female body."
Jakob Moe, (STS Major), "The Peak and Plummet of the Maine Fishing Industry: How Maine was removed from the Fishing Map in the progressive Era."
James Oh, (STS Minor), "Stem Cell Research: The Unspoken Benefits."
Ethan Payne, (STS Minor), "Hazard or Disaster? Social Implications in Earthquakes in Developing Countries."
George Anthony Williams, (STS Minor), "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices."
Allison Stewart, (ES Honors), "The U.S. Forest Service's Quest for Power and Money: Implications for the American Public."
Caroline E. V. Collins, (STS Minor), "Broadacre City: An urban plan Frank Lloyd Wright and Lewis Mumford could agree upon?"
Zachary S. Sager , (STS Major), "Industrial and Wild Snow: The legacies of 10th Mountain Division soldiers David Brower and Pete Seibert."
Chase D. Cohen and Corwith Cramer III, (Independent Study), "Throwing Things: Construction and demonstration of a Roman onager."
Jessica Kellett, "GMO Technology and Corporate Agribusiness. Why is the U.S. such a strong supporter of GMO crops and such a weak supporter of labeling GMO foods?"
Sabina Warren, "The Effects of Climate on People: An Anthropological Analysis of Ellsworth Huntington's Theories."
Marshall White, "What's for Dinner? A Brief History of Refrigeration."
Brittney Lazar, "The Looking Glass Media: The Media's Construction of Identity for College Athletes as seen through the University of Notre Dame Football Program."
Ashley Porter, "Sports Television Broadcasting: Providing Nationalism and Camaraderie amidst World Struggle."
Nina Martin, "The Effects of West Nile Virus on the Environmental Movement of the North Shore of Massachusetts."
Nicholas Walendziak, "Elk Ecology and Habitat Management in Eastern Tennessee."
Lauren Abbott, "Raising America's Energy IQ: Increasing Efficiency and Reducing Consumption."
Nicholas Battista, "The New Eco-Technic Paradigm Parker Thompson, Hydrogen Fuel: An Outlook on the Renewable Energy Future."
Leif Pearson, "A Critical Look at the Evolution and Future of Signal Transmission."
Derek Snyder, "Economic Transition in New England: The Case of Waterville, Maine within the Last Fifty Years."
Erica Ayotte, "Spar and Spindle: The Effect of Lowell's Textile Industry on Nineteenth-Century Agrarian New England."
Vincent Domestico, "The Clash of New Military Technology with Old Ways of Fighting: The Civil War Rifle and How It Changed Warfare."
Brock Barton, "Flat Screens and Fat Kids."
Mike Moran, "Surveillance Nation: Technology and the Erosion of Privacy."
Jeff Owen, "Crea-Teens: The Use of Performance-Enhancing Supplements by High School Athletes."
Jamie Lue, "Digital Eyes in Sports."
Michael R. Pincus (STS major), "The Environmentalism of Saint Francis."
S. Carter Pace, "The Irish Republican Army: Why They Fought the Anglo-Irish War."
David J. Manning, “Tecological” Disaster: Newfoundland's Cod Fishery."
Russell B. MacPherson, "Hazards of Technical Diving."
Nathan Gehlert, "Creationists and Scientists: Social, Religious, and Scientific Foundations of the Genesis Debate."
Fredrick Perowne, "The First Spike: Forging the Canadian Nation."
Kathryn Rowen, "Technology, the Environment and Home Depot:How Technological Innovation is Making the Lumber and Hardware Industries more Sustainable."
Tom Dulong, "Commercial Fishing at the Crossroads: Technology, Regulation, Conservation."
Jared Lazzaro, "Ships with Chips: The Effects of Electronic Navigation on Marine Transportation, 1900-2000."
Melissa Shea, "The Effects of Trap Limits and Vent Size Reductionson the Maine Lobster Industry."
Wesley Baff, "Atheistic Existentialism, the Life of Goods, and the Good Life:
The Impact of Technological Society on Human Self-Determination."
Warren Dixon, "Technological Savior? Technologies in the U.S. Meat and Agriculture Industries."
Peter Downing, "Finding Peace in a War against Desertification: Reconceptualizing Grassroots Participation in Dryland Management."
Raji Gupta, "Universal Health Care in the United States: Canada, Clinton and the Constitution."
Patrick Upatham (STS Major), "The French Nuclear Industry."
Melissa Carpenter, "To Clone or Not to Clone: A World "Divided": Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Regarding Human Cloning and the Need for Educated Public Opinion."
Amy Lyons, "Responsible Bioprospecting or Reprehensible Biopirating? An Examination of Bioprospecting Initiatives in the Ecuadorian Amazon."
Darren Perry, "The Challenger Launch Decision: An STS Perspective."
Mike Truman, "An STS Original: H.G. Wells and the Merging of Science and Literature."
Josh Walton, "The Outlook for Weather Prediction: A Chaotic Future?"
Dana Cease, "Water Quality Issues in Central and Eastern Europe."
Steve DiLella, "Duck and Cover and You'll be OK: Media Portrayals and the Social Psychology of the Bomb."
Thadd Eldredge, "Mathematical n-chotomies."
Simone Kaplan, "Star Trek and Science Fiction: Reflexive Impacts on Cultural Expectations of Technology."
Jon Nykvist, "Renewable Energy Economics".
Betsy Burleson, "Be the Change That You Wish to See in the World (Video)."
Lou Dagostine, "Global Organized Crime, Its Present and Future Use of Technology, and How International Law Enforcement Agencies Are Trying to Stop Them.
Karen Goodrich, "America's Cup Technology: History and Effects on the Sport of Sailing."
Mark Johnson, "The Might of the Marshes: Their Impact and Their Uncertain Future."
John F. Smith, Jr., "Rural Medicine and Technological Change."
Benjamin Waite, "Nuclear Weapons and American Popular Culture, 1945-1963."
Michael Yunes, "Computers and the Internet: Legal and Ethical Issues."
Eric Burger, "Technology and Art (with emphasis on postmodernist concerns): Towards Hyper-reality."
Karen J. Carlson, "Over the Counter Modern Technology. and Chemically Processed Nutrition Supplements."
Mark Dantos, "Technology and Art (with emphasis on postmodernist concerns): Towards Hyper-reality."
Sean Devine, "What's NEXRad? Modernization Plans of the National Weather Service."
Jan Dutton (STS major), "Looking Backward to See Forward: The New Paleoclimatology."
Eric Kemp, "Aesthetics Meets Technology: Issues in Film Colorization."
Jennifer Lock, "Time for a Change in the Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology."
Darrell Oakley, "There Are Three Sides to Every Story: The Effect of Deforestation and Urbanization on Migratory Songbirds."
Duc Buu Trac, "A Brief Overview of Environmental Problems in Communist China."
Christopher M. Chin, "The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant: Environmental Issues."
Marshal A. Mintz, "Virtual Reality: Computer Modeling and Perception."
Lisa E. Prenaveau, "A Comparative Study of Japanese and American Computer Manufacturing."
Lee W. Robbins, III, "The Genetic Revolution in Agriculture."
David M. Smith, "A Comparative Study of Japanese and American Auto Manufacturing."
Bethany H. Tilton, "Technological Advances and the Ethics of Prolonging Life."
Jonathan W. Walsh, "Technological Change in Baseball."
Daniel W. Connolly, "Nuclear Power in New England."
Walker Fenton, "What's Wrong with this Picture? Manipulation of Digital Images."
David Jorgensen (STS major), "Ethanol Fuel, Vodka for your Volkswagon: The Future of Biomass."
Kwok Lui, "Uses and Abuses of Telemarketing Technologies."
Brian Meehan, "The Promise and Problems of Nuclear Power."
Norm Stillman, "The Farrier's Toolbox: Town and Country Veterinary Medicine."
Gretchen Fisher, "The Development of the Sewing Machine and Its Effects on the Women Who Worked in the Garment Industry."
Aaron Mosher, "Conservation Awareness at Colby."
Sam Sharnik, "This Stuff is Getting Deep, video production."
Jake Silberfarb, "Maglev Trains and the Necessity for Rapid Rail Transportation in the United States."
Sally White, "Technological Advances in Swimming: How Far Can Technology Push the Athlete?"
David Coleman, "A Photographic Essay of High and Low Technology in Maine Industries."
Cindy Demskie, Maine: "The Way Life Ought to Be? An Analysis of Technology in Maine and the Work of the Maine Science and Technology Commission, and Developing STS Internships for Colby Students."
