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Dissertation Title: "Towards Real-World Multimodal Determination of Sleepiness and Cognitive Degradation Based on Conversational Spontaneous Speech and Wearable Electrodermal Activity". Degree: Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering.

Dissertation Title: Advancing the Understanding of the Influence of Freezing and Annealing Kinetics on the Lyophilization Process. PhD Candidate: Mohsina Rahman Academic Advisor: Dr. Robin Bogner Field of Study: Pharmaceutical Sciences

Raising Allies: White Children's Anti-Racist Development and The Impact of Color-Conscious White Racial Socialization by Parents Dissertation for the completion of a PhD in Developmental Psychology

Evaluating Phosphorus and Potassium Application Rates on Yield, Nutrient Uptake, and Post-harvest Soil Testing for Fall Cabbage and Corn Julie-Ann Adorno is a second-year plant science master's student and graduate research assistant at the University of Connecticut under Dr. Haiying Tao. Her current research involves evaluating sustainable fertilizers in a greenhouse setting, and field evaluation of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer application rates on fall cabbage and corn yield, nutrient uptake, and post-harvest soil testing. The current recommendations based on critical soil test values and optimum phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) fertilization rates are derived from poorly documented, decades-old research conducted in outdated agricultural production systems and under historic climate conditions. In the NE region, the last collective effort for soil fertility trials was funded by the USDA more than 20 years ago, with a limited scope on understanding responses to P and K fertilizers. Robust soil test correlation and calibration data are needed for many modern crop varieties in the region. This research will help modernize critical soil test values for crop yield response and responsible nutrient management.

Abstract: Environmentalism is increasing among the general public, with more people believing in the severity of anthropogenic climate change and adopting green behaviors. This paper studies the change in levels of environmentalism over time and which individual-level factors—namely, gender, race, and class—play a significant role. Drawing on data from the General Social Survey in the years 1993, 2000, 2010, and 2021, I use factor analysis to develop three components of environmentalism: concern, attitudes, and behavior. Relying on T-tests and linear regression models, I find some evidence that suggests environmentalism has increased in 2021 among both men and women when compared to previous surveyed years. Still, for some variables, women are more likely than men to be environmentally concerned, have positive attitudes toward pro-environmental efforts, and engage in environmentally friendly behavior across all years. Environmentalism is also influenced by race, occupational prestige, education, political affiliation, age, and parenthood status, although there are no interaction effects between race, class, and gender. Contrary to my hypotheses, there are no significant gender differences regarding the belief that climate change is extremely bad for the world, willingness to pay more to protect the environment, or participation in environmental activism. These results imply that while gender may still be a significant predictor of some types of environmentalism, these distinctions are evolving in complex ways.